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Running legend celebrates 40th anniversary of marathon win
Running legend, Dr Ron Hill, MBE, recently celebrated the 40th anniversary of his gold medal marathon win in the Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh in 1970. He took the medal in a world record time. Earlier that year he had also become the first Briton to win the Boston Marathon in a course record.
To celebrate his achievements, staff at the Bollin Group gave Ron a special presentation and video footage of his successes.
Commenting on his achievements, Hill, Founder of Ronhill Sports and Hilly said: “1970 was a special year for me. Following on from my gold medal the previous year at the European Championships in Athens, my training and racing all went to plan and I was able to perform at the highest level.”
