Steve Kenyon

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Stephen ("Steve") Kenyon (born 16 September 1951) is a retired male long-distance runner from England, who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the men's marathon and half marathon. He set his personal best of 2:11:40 over the classic distance on 13 June 1982 in Gateshead. He is a life member of both Bolton United Harriers & Salford Harriers. He has competed in nine World Cross Country Championships, with his highest finish being 17th at the 1980 race, where he was a member of the winning England team. He won the Great North Run in 1985. He was raised in Bolton, England.^[1]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing United Kingdom and England
1979	New York City Marathon	New York City, United States	3rd	Marathon	2:13:29
1981	Egmond Half Marathon	Egmond, Netherlands	1st	Half marathon	1:08:03
	Tokyo Marathon	Tokyo, Japan	6th	Marathon	2:12:34
	Manchester Charity	Manchester, England	1st	Marathon	2:11:54
1982	European Championships	Athens, Greece	—	Marathon	DNF
1985	Great North Run	South Shields, United Kingdom	1st	Half marathon	1:02:44

1986 3rd Great North Run
1982 AAA Marathon Champion
1979 3rd New York Marathon

Personal Bests:

5,000 m 13:45
10,000 m 28:20
10 mile 46:11
half marathon 61:31
marathon 2:11:40

References

↑ Turnbull, Simon (2004-09-26). Athletics: Steve plays his nowhere man record. The Independent. Retrieved on 2012-02-06.

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[1] Turnbull, Simon (2004-09-26). Athletics: Steve plays his nowhere man record. The Independent. Retrieved on 2012-02-06.

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