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Newlands wins as sun shines on UK’s most northerly marathon

Eventual winner Bryan Newlands checks his watch, with Orkney’s Colin Barnett and visiting runner Paul Allen in close attendance at the start of the third St Magnus Marathon.

Wick runner Bryan Newlands took the win in the St Magnus Marathon, as close to 70 runners participated in the UK’s most northerly marathon.

It was a bright and breezy day for the runners who started at the St Magnus Cathedral at 10am.

It took Newlands, of North Highland Harriers, just over three hours to complete the 26.2 miles, crossing the finishing line in a time of 3.03.28.

Robin Versteeg and Paul Allen completed the top three.

Andrew Rendall was the first local runner to cross the finish line, finishing fourth overall in 3.26.03, while another local, Dawn Williams was the first female to finish in just under three hours 50 minutes.

Hundreds of runners also took part in the St Magnus 10K and 5K Fun Run events, with David Hall finishing the 10K in just over 36 minutes, while Emma Horne was the first female in 42.56.