jsonData = [ { name: "Lee Tolhurst", marathonPB: "2:43:36", marathonsRun: "10", age: "44", pacingTime: "3.00 - Green Start, Pen 1", imgThumbUrl: "assets/img/selected_600/Lee_Tolhurst112.jpg", imgUrl: "assets/img/selected_1000/Lee_Tolhurst112.jpg", img2ThumbUrl: "assets/img/selected_600/Lee_Tolhurst158.jpg", img2Url: "assets/img/selected_1000/Lee_Tolhurst158.jpg", topTip: null, topStat: "In preparation for the Abingdon Marathon I was on a family holiday in Devon. After a day on the beach I decided to run back to our campsite, around 15 miles, a distance I was more than capable of. I got lost and dehydrated and had to take a drink from a standpipe in a field. Eventually, I came to a local pub who took me in and called me a taxi. On arrival I had to find my wife to pay and a day later I contracted 'beaver fever' from the standpipe, requiring a very strong dose of antibiotics!", }, { name: "David Hellard", marathonPB: "2.44.54", marathonsRun: "35+", age: "39", pacingTime: "3.15 - Green Start, Pen 2", imgThumbUrl: "assets/img/selected_600/David_Hellard019.jpg", imgUrl: "assets/img/selected_1000/David_Hellard019.jpg", img2ThumbUrl: "assets/img/selected_600/David_Hellard030.jpg", img2Url: "assets/img/selected_1000/David_Hellard030.jpg", topTip: null, topStat: "I once led the London marathon for 400 metres. For all other stories listen to the Bad Boy Running Podcast!", }, { name: "Jim Benson", marathonPB: "2:37:12", marathonsRun: "45", age: "50", pacingTime: "3.15 - Blue Start, Pen 2", imgThumbUrl: "assets/img/selected_600/James_Benson_012.jpg", imgUrl: "assets/img/selected_1000/James_Benson_012.jpg", img2ThumbUrl: "assets/img/selected_600/James_Benson_067.jpg", img2Url: "assets/img/selected_1000/James_Benson_067.jpg", topTip: null, topStat: "My best running memory? Crossing the line in 2.37: something I never thought possible when starting out in my first marathon with a time of 4.03.", }, { name: "Ian Roots", marathonPB: "2:41:32", marathonsRun: "25+", age: "55", pacingTime: "3.30 - Green Start, Pen 3", imgThumbUrl: "assets/img/selected_600/Ian_Roots015.jpg", imgUrl: "assets/img/selected_1000/Ian_Roots015.jpg", img2ThumbUrl: "assets/img/selected_600/Ian_Roots041.jpg", img2Url: "assets/img/selected_1000/Ian_Roots041.jpg", topTip: null, topStat: "In 2016 whilst pace making 3:30 from the Green start, I got to mile 4 and despite frequent toilet visits prior to starting, was caught short. I then had to catch up my group so some people must have wondered why a 3:30 pace maker was running so quickly from mile 4 to 5! Luckily, I came in in at 3:29.30 in the end, so my group of followers were both happy and amused!", }, { name: "Matt Dunn", marathonPB: "3:04:56", marathonsRun: "150+", age: "41", pacingTime: "3:30 - Red Start, Pen 3", imgThumbUrl: "assets/img/selected_600/Matt_Dunn_012.jpg", imgUrl: "assets/img/selected_1000/Matt_Dunn_012.jpg", img2ThumbUrl: "assets/img/selected_600/Matt_Dunn_050.jpg", img2Url: "assets/img/selected_1000/Matt_Dunn_050.jpg", topTip: null, topStat: "In March 2015 I was running a laps marathon at Long Marston airfield. The last lap cut a couple of sections out but I somehow managed not to read a sign pointing out directions for the final lap on any of the preceding 8 and sailed right on past. I added an extra mile and missed out on a top 10 finish.", }, { name: "Johan Olivier", marathonPB: "2:52:12", marathonsRun: "15", age: "35", pacingTime: "3.30 - Blue Start, Pen 3", imgThumbUrl: "assets/img/selected_600/johanOlivier007.jpg", imgUrl: "assets/img/selected_1000/johanOlivier007.jpg", img2ThumbUrl: "assets/img/selected_600/johanOlivier061.jpg", img2Url: "assets/img/selected_1000/johanOlivier061.jpg", topTip: null, topStat: "On the marathon leg of my first Ironman triathlon I took a 15-minute power nap. When my friend and fellow pacer Jan Den Hartog came past, he woke me up and we finished together.", }, { name: "Simon Martin", marathonPB: "3:14:14", marathonsRun: "30+", age: "46", pacingTime: "3:45 - Green Start, Pen 4", imgThumbUrl: "assets/img/selected_600/Simon_Martin015.jpg", imgUrl: "assets/img/selected_1000/Simon_Martin015.jpg", img2ThumbUrl: "assets/img/selected_600/Simon_Martin066.jpg", img2Url: "assets/img/selected_1000/Simon_Martin066.jpg", topTip: null, topStat: "I started running less than 10 years ago. Previously, I was an overweight smoker. Running has changed me for the better and made me a far healthier, happier person!", }, { name: "Nelo Stotter", marathonPB: "2:57:42", marathonsRun: "45", age: "39", pacingTime: "3:45 - Red Start, Pen 4", imgThumbUrl: "assets/img/selected_600/Nelo_Stotter023.jpg", imgUrl: "assets/img/selected_1000/Nelo_Stotter023.jpg", img2ThumbUrl: "assets/img/selected_600/Nelo_Stotter062.jpg", img2Url: "assets/img/selected_1000/Nelo_Stotter062.jpg", topTip: null, topStat: "I ran the Berlin marathon a few years ago. I missed my outbound flight and the next available flight only arrived in Berlin late on the eve of the race which resulted in me having to skip dinner and run the race on an empty. When I got to 30km, I was starving and spotted a McDonald's. A McDonald's stop will not be for everyone, but I listened to my body and that is what I needed at the time to make a marathon time of 3hr45mins! ", }, { name: "Paul Tonkinson", marathonPB: "2.59.21", marathonsRun: "7", age: "48", pacingTime: "3.45 - Red Start, Pen 4", imgThumbUrl: "assets/img/selected_600/Paul_Tonkinson014.jpg", imgUrl: "assets/img/selected_1000/Paul_Tonkinson014.jpg", img2ThumbUrl: "assets/img/selected_600/Paul_Tonkinson082.jpg", img2Url: "assets/img/selected_1000/Paul_Tonkinson082.jpg", topTip: null, topStat: "I was running in a school's cross country, very much in the middle of the pack, when the leaders all went off course and I found myself leading the field. It was a sensation of unfamiliar, giddy panic. Half a mile from the finish I was sprinting like a lunatic to win a race which I so richly didn't deserve.", }, { name: "Alex Garner", marathonPB: "3.25:20", marathonsRun: "10+", age: "32", pacingTime: "3.45 - Blue Start, Pen 4", imgThumbUrl: "assets/img/selected_600/Alex_Garner012.jpg", imgUrl: "assets/img/selected_1000/Alex_Garner012.jpg", img2ThumbUrl: "assets/img/selected_600/Alex_Garner046.jpg", img2Url: "assets/img/selected_1000/Alex_Garner046.jpg", topTip: null, topStat: "My favourite memory? When I took the time to study the form of running and realised that we must practice our technique (as you would all other sports). Once I understood how to run with efficiency I opened up a world of injury-free and stress-free running - providing a whole new level of enjoyment for the activity.", }, { name: "Paul Addicott", marathonPB: "3:08:08", marathonsRun: "32", age: "32", pacingTime: "4.00 - Blue Start, Pen 5", imgThumbUrl: "assets/img/selected_600/Paul_Addicott012.jpg", imgUrl: "assets/img/selected_1000/Paul_Addicott012.jpg", img2ThumbUrl: "assets/img/selected_600/Paul_Addicott053.jpg", img2Url: "assets/img/selected_1000/Paul_Addicott053.jpg", topTip: null, topStat: "At London 2017, I was greeted by numerous runners at the end. One guy told me he had been trying to break 4 for 16 years and today running with me he managed to achieve this goal. Nothing is better than being there at the end and experiencing the joy with others reaching their goals.", }, { name: "Emily Foy", marathonPB: "3:19:04", marathonsRun: "50", age: "35", pacingTime: "4.00 - Red Start, Pen 5", imgThumbUrl: "assets/img/selected_600/Emily_Foy_130.jpg", imgUrl: "assets/img/selected_1000/Emily_Foy_130.jpg", img2ThumbUrl: "assets/img/selected_600/Emily_Foy_188.jpg", img2Url: "assets/img/selected_1000/Emily_Foy_188.jpg", topTip: null, topStat: "My hallucinations in some of the ultras I have run would fill a book all by themselves! Ask me about the encounter with a Red Indian chief on UTMB, the different varieties of dogs you find in the French Alps and how many crabs you find scuttling round in the dark on the Thames Path near Reading at 3am on a Saturday morning.", }, { name: "Joe Mackie", marathonPB: "3:16:19", marathonsRun: "9", age: "44", pacingTime: "4.00 - Green Start, Pen 5", imgThumbUrl: "assets/img/selected_600/Joe_Mackie007.jpg", imgUrl: "assets/img/selected_1000/Joe_Mackie007.jpg", img2ThumbUrl: "assets/img/selected_600/Joe_Mackie061.jpg", img2Url: "assets/img/selected_1000/Joe_Mackie061.jpg", topTip: null, topStat: "I once ran a marathon the day after an absinthe tasting session. I managed to get a PB, but I wouldn't recommend it as a fuelling strategy.", }, { name: "Veronica (Ron) Singleton-Lawley", marathonPB: "3:04:05", marathonsRun: "50", age: "57", pacingTime: "4.15 - Blue Start, Pen 6", imgThumbUrl: "assets/img/selected_600/Ron_Singleton011.jpg", imgUrl: "assets/img/selected_1000/Ron_Singleton011.jpg", img2ThumbUrl: "assets/img/selected_600/Ron_Singleton088.jpg", img2Url: "assets/img/selected_1000/Ron_Singleton088.jpg", topTip: null, topStat: "The only DNF I've ever recorded was in the inaugural Snowdonia Trail Marathon in 2015. As the conditions worsened, another runner got into difficulty with hypothermia. Three of us stopped to help him, and as we all huddled together under an emergency bivouac, we had a real sense of human camaraderie. I genuinely believe we may have helped save his life.", }, { name: "Adrian Livingstone", marathonPB: "3:11:58", marathonsRun: "49", age: "36", pacingTime: "4.15 - Red Start, Pen 6", imgThumbUrl: "assets/img/selected_600/Adrian_Livingstone029.jpg", imgUrl: "assets/img/selected_1000/Adrian_Livingstone029.jpg", img2ThumbUrl: "assets/img/selected_600/Adrian_Livingstone083.jpg", img2Url: "assets/img/selected_1000/Adrian_Livingstone083.jpg", topTip: "Don't put all your eggs into one basket - have gold, silver and bronze targets, with the bronze target more based on enjoyment than time.", topStat: "My two-year-old son had a heart transplant in 2016. Running was my way of dealing with the stresses this wait involved. I ran the full marathon in around 12 hours, with other club runners joining for different segments along the course. By sheer chance, my son had received his heart transplant several weeks earlier and had been discharged from hospital the week before the run. I ran the last 100m with him to the finish.", }, { name: "Andy Dixon", marathonPB: "2:59", marathonsRun: "20", age: "45", pacingTime: "4:15 - Green Start, Pen 6", imgThumbUrl: "assets/img/selected_600/Andy_Dixon015.jpg", imgUrl: "assets/img/selected_1000/Andy_Dixon015.jpg", img2ThumbUrl: "assets/img/selected_600/Andy_Dixon070.jpg", img2Url: "assets/img/selected_1000/Andy_Dixon070.jpg", topTip: null, topStat: "I was so hot doing the Barbados Half Marathon in 90 degree heat one year that I finished the race, didn't stop and ran straight into the Caribbean Sea. Bliss!", }, { name: "Paddy Green", marathonPB: "3:11:02", marathonsRun: "35", age: "44", pacingTime: "4:30 - Red Start, Pen 7", imgThumbUrl: "assets/img/selected_600/Paddy_Green011.jpg", imgUrl: "assets/img/selected_1000/Paddy_Green011.jpg", img2ThumbUrl: "assets/img/selected_600/Paddy_Green070.jpg", img2Url: "assets/img/selected_1000/Paddy_Green070.jpg", topTip: null, topStat: "Following my first sub 3hr 30 marathon in Paris, I entered the Lake Vyrnwy Marathon - a fast flat course in North Wales. Unfortunately, life got in the way and a busy time at work and home meant my training didn't go to plan. I spent the next 16 weeks consuming the calories of someone training 30 miles a week without actually clocking up the miles. I have now run over 30 marathons but this remains the toughest of all and taught me a valuable lesson: you can't cheat in a marathon.", }, { name: "Roger Bilsland", marathonPB: "3:56:17", marathonsRun: "10", age: "43", pacingTime: "4.45 - Red Start, Pen 8", imgThumbUrl: "assets/img/selected_600/Roger_Bilsland014.jpg", imgUrl: "assets/img/selected_1000/Roger_Bilsland014.jpg", img2ThumbUrl: "assets/img/selected_600/Roger_Bilsland108.jpg", img2Url: "assets/img/selected_1000/Roger_Bilsland108.jpg", topTip: null, topStat: "My wife and son are always at mile 23 to support me pacing VMLM, which is always great to know when entering the last few miles. In 2017, I spotted them at the side and rushed over to give them a hug and kiss. A lovely lady a few along from my wife, captured this special moment on her phone and text them to my wife straight after.", }, { name: "Camilla Langlands", marathonPB: "3.41.59", marathonsRun: "130", age: "31", pacingTime: "4.45 - Blue Start, Pen 8 ", imgThumbUrl: "assets/img/selected_600/Camilla_Langlands020.jpg", imgUrl: "assets/img/selected_1000/Camilla_Langlands020.jpg", img2ThumbUrl: "assets/img/selected_600/Camilla_Langlands084.jpg", img2Url: "assets/img/selected_1000/Camilla_Langlands084.jpg", topTip: null, topStat: "No contest. I received recognition from Jürgen Klopp on running my 100th marathon.", }, { name: "Jer O'Mahony", marathonPB: "2.56", marathonsRun: "51", age: "37", pacingTime: "4.45 - Red Start, Pen 8", imgThumbUrl: "assets/img/selected_600/Jer_OMahony040.jpg", imgUrl: "assets/img/selected_1000/Jer_OMahony040.jpg", img2ThumbUrl: "assets/img/selected_600/Jer_OMahony076.jpg", img2Url: "assets/img/selected_1000/Jer_OMahony076.jpg", topTip: null, topStat: "I was running the Brussels Marathon and trying to get my sub 3 hour PB. At mile 20 one of my laces came undone. I stopped, tied my lace and started again. I crossed the line at 3.01. ALWAYS double or triple knot your laces! It cost me dearly on that occasion.", }, { name: "Leo Pinnock", marathonPB: "03:26:45", marathonsRun: "3", age: "29", pacingTime: "4:45 - Green Start, Pen 8", imgThumbUrl: "assets/img/selected_600/Leo_Pinnock012.jpg", imgUrl: "assets/img/selected_1000/Leo_Pinnock012.jpg", img2ThumbUrl: "assets/img/selected_600/Leo_Pinnock052.jpg", img2Url: "assets/img/selected_1000/Leo_Pinnock052.jpg", topTip: null, topStat: "Finishing South Downs Way 50-miler in just under 9 hrs (8:58) in April last year was a super proud running moment for me. I had a day where everything went right, and I paced the distance sensibly - managing to have enough left in the tank to run the final mile in 7min30secs.", }, { name: "Jack Easthope", marathonPB: "3:06:11", marathonsRun: "30+", age: "31", pacingTime: "4:45 - Blue Start, Pen 8", imgThumbUrl: "assets/img/selected_600/Jack_Easthope036.jpg", imgUrl: "assets/img/selected_1000/Jack_Easthope036.jpg", img2ThumbUrl: "assets/img/selected_600/Jack_Easthope089.jpg", img2Url: "assets/img/selected_1000/Jack_Easthope089.jpg", topTip: null, topStat: "In the Dublin Marathon, when achieving my PB, I started the race very slow and just enjoyed the day. It wasn't until I got half way with loads of energy reserved I realised at 1 hour 33 Minutes I was definitely on track for a new personal best.", }, { name: "Patsy Baker", marathonPB: "3:58:02", marathonsRun: "187", age: "53", pacingTime: "5.00 - Blue Start, Pen 9", imgThumbUrl: "assets/img/selected_600/Patsy_baker025.jpg", imgUrl: "assets/img/selected_1000/Patsy_baker025.jpg", img2ThumbUrl: "assets/img/selected_600/Patsy_baker057.jpg", img2Url: "assets/img/selected_1000/Patsy_baker057.jpg", topTip: "Drink lots of water leading up to the marathon and get good rest.", topStat: "I was running Abingdon marathon when I came across a lady at 23 miles bent double, she looked to be in so much pain, when I asked if she was ok she replied, 'no my back has gone.' Amazed by her courage and willpower I put my arm around here and helped her walk the next 3.2 miles. She finished the marathon.", }, { name: "Gary Dixon", marathonPB: "3:50:38", marathonsRun: "145", age: "56", pacingTime: "5.00 - Red Start, Pen 9", imgThumbUrl: "assets/img/selected_600/Gary_Dixon044.jpg", imgUrl: "assets/img/selected_1000/Gary_Dixon044.jpg", img2ThumbUrl: "assets/img/selected_600/Gary_Dixon054.jpg", img2Url: "assets/img/selected_1000/Gary_Dixon054.jpg", topTip: null, topStat: "I ran the Barcelona Marathon in 2009 with my best friend Darrin. Darrin claims to speak fluent Spanish but still managed to: fail to read that the start time was 8.30am and not 9.00am so we were the last runners over the start line; miss out on his 1st ever sub 4.00 by 48 seconds due to having a 'domestic discussion' on his mobile with his wife around the 30km mark; board the fast train to Valencia instead of the train back to Barcelona airport.", }, { name: "Harmander Singh", marathonPB: "3:11:36", marathonsRun: "130+", age: "58", pacingTime: "5:00 - Blue Start, Pen 9", imgThumbUrl: "assets/img/selected_600/Harmander_Singh010.jpg", imgUrl: "assets/img/selected_1000/Harmander_Singh010.jpg", img2ThumbUrl: "assets/img/selected_600/Harmander_Singh047.jpg", img2Url: "assets/img/selected_1000/Harmander_Singh047.jpg", topTip: null, topStat: "When the high tide happened during the Thames Meander Marathon, I could have run around the flooded route, but instead I chose to follow the runner ahead of me. It wasn't until I got into the water I found they were at least a foot taller than me. The cold water reached parts of my body I was not expecting.", }, { name: "Mark Evans", marathonPB: "3:15:04", marathonsRun: "150+", age: "54", pacingTime: "5:15 - Blue Start, Pen 9", imgThumbUrl: "assets/img/selected_600/Mark_Evans017.jpg", imgUrl: "assets/img/selected_1000/Mark_Evans017.jpg", img2ThumbUrl: "assets/img/selected_600/Mark_Evans058.jpg", img2Url: "assets/img/selected_1000/Mark_Evans058.jpg", topTip: null, topStat: "VMLM 2015 was quite cold. I paced alone and drank a little too much water so needed the loo badly from about mile 5. I couldn't stop so crossed my legs and got on with it. Nice army people ushered me straight to some VIP loos at the finish line, I forgot my pacing flag and got stuck in the portaloo door. John Major and his wife Norma (and two lovely huge security chaps) held my flag outside whilst I was busy.", }, ]