The Edinburgh Marathon Festival includes no less that nine different events, this year held across the weekend of the 24th and 25th May. There were Striders representing in three of these events; the 10k on the Saturday and the half and full marathon, both staged on Sunday 25th May.
In the 10k event there were impressive age category wins for both Dot Kesterton and Nicola Rafferty in a massive field. The men’s race was won by Luca Fanottoli of Central Athletics Club in a time of 00:31:09 whilst the women’s race was won by Jennifer Sandy of Herne Hill Harriers in a time of 00:38:04.
| Position | Age Position | Name | Chip Time | Gun Time |
| 109 | 14 (F35) | Yasmine Chaffer | 0:43:18 | 00:43:20 |
| 288 | 1 (F70) | Dorothy Kesterton | 00:47:24 | 00:47:34 |
| 301 | 1 (F60) | Nicola Rafferty | 00:47:33 | 00:47:56 |
There were plenty of strong performances at the half marathon distance too, despite the fairly miserable conditions for much of the race. John Rawlinson ran with his daughter in her first ever half marathon and confided in me afterwards that he PB’d in chaffing. The men’s race was won by Sean Chalmers of Aberdeen AAC in a time of 01:05:27 and the women’s race was won by Jenny Selman in a time of 01:19:55.
| Position | Age Position | Name | Chip Time | Gun Time |
| 21 | 19 (M35) | Rob Byers | 01:14:12 | 01:14:13 |
| 264 | 4 (F35) | Caroline Brock | 01:28:09 | 01:28:24 |
| 276 | 32 (M40) | Joel Kesterton | 01:28:16 | 01:28:51 |
| 302 | 12 (M50) | Neil Schofield | 01:28:43 | 01:30:14 |
| 317 | 21 (F35) | Annie Chambers | 01:29:05 | 01:29:40 |
| 9841 | 234 (M55) | John Rawlinson | 02:37:10 | 03:00:18 |
| 10000 | 237 M55) | Tim Ryan | 02:39:03 | 02:59:48 |
At marathon distance there were another six succesful finishers, including a PB for Ben Jones, in what he described as the best run of his life. The men’s marathon was won by Moray Pryde of Lothian RC in a time of 02:23:14, whilst the women’s race saw victory for Johanna Oregan of St Neots Riverside Runners in a time of 02:48:22.
| Position | Age Position | Name | Chip Time | Gun Time |
| 96 | 56 (M35) | Ben Jones | 02:49:41 | 02:49:59 |
| 729 | 91 (M40) | Daniel Cubitt | 03:16:33 | 03:19:00 |
| 1213 | 147 (M40) | Malcolm Baggaley | 03:26:50 | 03:28:50 |
| 1249 | 157 (M40) | Michael Cambell | 03:27:24 | 03:29:25 |
| 1728 | 78 (M50) | Adam McAuley | 03:35:45 | 03:39:43 |
| 3554 | 43 (F45) | Alison Barrett | 03:58:41 | 04:06:06 |