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Oct 2023
Harrogate athlete Cal Mills wins at Yorkshire Marathon Festival
Elite Harrogate runner Cal Mills won the 10-mile race at yesterday's Yorkshire Marathon Festival in a blistering 50 minutes and 18 seconds.
Over 10,000 people took part in the festival, which was part of the Run For All series of events established by Leeds fundraiser Jane Tomlinson. The series has now raised more than £10 million.
Cal, 23, led more than 2,500 entrants home in the 10-mile competition, finishing nine seconds ahead of second place and just three seconds off the course record.
He is no stranger to winning big races, having finished first at the Brighton half marathon in February.
Cal takes the winner's spot in the middle of the podium.
Yesterday's event, which took place in and around York, marked the 10th anniversary of the Yorkshire Marathon Festival. It featured a marathon, marathon relay and 10-mile races.
Serious runners were joined by fun runners and famous faces, including British rugby league coach and former professional player Jamie Jones Buchanan and comedians Rob Deering and Paul Tonkinson.
Harvey Gration, son of late BBC Yorkshire broadcaster Harry Gration, started the marathon and then took part in the 26.2-mile marathon.
The fastest male in the marathon was Joe Sagar in 2:24:10 and the first woman home was Melissah Gibson who clocked 02:40:41.
Mike Tomlinson, chief executive of not-for-profit events company Run For All, said it was "a truly spectacular day and an amazing atmosphere from start to finish".
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