Sussex footballer finishes London Marathon in impressive time
James Westlake, who plays for Hassocks and runs for Crawley Athletics Club, finished the Virgin London Marathon in an impressive time of 2:24:19.
Excluding the Elite runners, Westlake finished eighth. He was the seventh British runner to finish including Sir Mo Farah and the Elite Runners.
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Hide AdWestlake posted: "Thank you so much for all the support. Wasn’t quite the time we was hoping for but incredible feeling to finish 8th overall in the @LondonMarathon #LondonMarathon #Marathon #Running #Hot #Sun"
Dad Phil posted on Facebook: "Well done James, a great display of Long distance running."
James also received congratulations from people around Sussex.
Burgess Hill cricket captain Joe Maskell tweeted: "This guys a machine amazing work @08Westlake see you at the Worlds shortly ❤️ #Ledge #8"
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Hide AdCrawley Athletics Club were very proud. They tweeted: "Fabulous run by James Westlake @08Westlake to finish top 10 (non elite) and set a new pb in the London Marathon. James' finishing time was 2:24.19 smashing his previous best of 2:36.21."
And Hassocks teammate Ashley Marsh said: "@08Westlake unbelievable effort mate! What a man! You should be so proud.#marathon #machine #LondonMarathon2018"