---

PR AND COPYWRITING

E-mail to find out more

 

Chefs beat brewers in London Marathon

l 'Chefs on the Run' line up with the Fuller's brewers prior to the start of the race

April 15, 2008: A 'Chefs on the Run' pipped a brewers team from Fuller's to the post in Sunday's Flora London Marathon.

Joining the other 34,000 runners who crossed the finishing line, both teams battled through the extremes of rain, sleet and glorious sunshine, the chefs winning their private battle with the brewers by just 11 minutes with, an average time of 3 hours 36 minutes.

Chefs team leader Micelle Roux Jar said: "I always enjoy the Flora London Marathon — the crowds are excellent — and as this was my 10th I was delighted to get my personal time under 3 hours 30 minutes and not only beat the brewers but also another well known chef!

"The team trained extremely hard for the event so we're delighted that the hard work has paid off. Our average time was exceptional and we have all managed to raise a lot of money for our chosen charities, which is fantastic."

The Fuller's team crossed the finishing line with an average time of 3 hours 47 minutes. Team leader Andy Blown said: "The team put in a lot of training for this year's marathon and I'm very proud of them.

"The crowd were absolutely amazing, particularly at the official London Pride cheering points at Millwall Park and Marsh Plaza, and I'm sure they helped push the team along — but obviously not quite enough to take the Chefs v Brewers title.

"It's only the second year of London's Pride's official beer status so I'm sure we can get better in time for next year. Perhaps we need to revisit our training regime — and find two pubs that are further apart to use as the start and finish for our training runs!"

For more information on the Chefs on the Run team, the charities they are running for and Flora products visit www.unileverfoodsolutions.co.uk

For further information on the London Pride team and Fuller's, visit www.fullers.co.uk