THE ORGANISER of Sunday's Great Langdale Marathon and Half-Marathon say it was the "best-ever" running of the event.
Rod Berry said: "Plenty of sun allowed runners to enjoy the spectacular views and the personal challenge of tackling a unique race and course.
"We had a lovely letter afterwards thanking us for a low-key, friendly event which is what we are all about."
Scottish veteran Terry Coyle held off Radcliffe's Peter Bates to complete a hat-trick of wins in the marathon in 2hr 57min 20sec.
Hilary Greaves of Chester-le-Street was the first woman in 4-02-16.
Paul Muller, who runs for Horwich AC, won the half-marathon for the fourth consecutive year in 1hr 15min 28sec.
First local was Kevin Towers (Kendal), 20th in 1-33-24 and Ulverston's Sarah Price was the first woman in 26th, 1-36-25.
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