A member of the Kent athletics club Invicta AC, Gratton is a past winner of the London Marathon. He won the 1983 London Marathon in a time of 2:09:43, a time which places him 14th on the UK all-time marathon list.
He now runs a sports holiday company called 2:09 Events. He has gained a recent following through a well-known online forum on the Runners World website called “Hard Training with Mike Gratton.”
mike, gratton, michael, mike, colin, gratton, born, november, 1954, male, former, elite, long, distance, runner, from, canterbury, kent, england, personal, informationnationalityenglishborn, 1954, november, 1954, aldershot, hampshiresportsportathleticsmedal, r. Michael Mike Colin Gratton born 28 November 1954 is a male former elite long distance runner from Canterbury Kent England Mike GrattonPersonal informationNationalityEnglishBorn 1954 11 28 28 November 1954 age 69 Aldershot HampshireSportSportAthleticsMedal record AthleticsRepresenting EnglandCommonwealth Games1982 Brisbane marathon Contents 1 Athletics career 2 Personal life 3 Competition record 4 ReferencesAthletics career editA member of the Kent athletics club Invicta AC Gratton is a past winner of the London Marathon He won the 1983 London Marathon in a time of 2 09 43 a time which places him 14th on the UK all time marathon list He represented England and won a bronze medal in the marathon event 2 12 06 at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane Queensland Australia 1 2 Personal life editHe now runs a sports holiday company called 2 09 Events He has gained a recent following through a well known online forum on the Runners World website called Hard Training with Mike Gratton Competition record editYear Competition Venue Position Event NotesRepresenting nbsp United Kingdom and nbsp England1982 London Marathon London United Kingdom 3rd Marathon 2 12 30Commonwealth Games Brisbane Australia 3rd Marathon 2 12 061983 London Marathon London United Kingdom 1st Marathon 2 09 43World Championships Helsinki Finland Marathon DNF1985 London Marathon London United Kingdom 11th Marathon 2 14 351989 Paris Marathon Paris France 11th Marathon 2 17 06References edit 1982 Athletes Team England Athletes and results Commonwealth Games Federation Mike Gratton at World Athletics nbsp An excerpt from Hard Training with Mike Gratton Invicta AC website 2 09 Events company website Power of 10 UK Marathon Rankings nbsp This biographical article relating to English athletics is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mike Gratton amp oldid 1183972018, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
