Bicester runner beats Chris Evans by 2 minutes in marathon – This is Oxfordshire

Debbie Gilbert, a member of Bicester Triathlon Club, completed the race on Sunday (November 3) in four hours 50.16 minutes, two minutes faster than Chris Evans, presenter of The Chris Evans Breakfast Show on Virgin Radio, formerly of BBC Radio Two.

She said the race was “very bumpy” with five bridges and an uphill finish.

Steph Harrison at the marathon (Image: Debbie Gilbert) READ MORE: Oxford hit-and-run arrests man and 14-year-old boy

A number of Bicester Triathlon Club members also ran the Cornbury Cross Country on Sunday.

Claire Stiles did it in 56.11 minutes, Joan Hooks in 56.13 minutes, Darran Shepherd in 36.30 minutes and Graham Hazleton in 44.35 minutes.

Steph Harrison, another member of the club, also completed the New York Virtual Marathon, walking and running more than 100km in seven days.