JONNY HAY could follow in the footsteps of marathon legend Charlie Spedding next year with marathons in Houston and London followed by a global championship, writes Jason Henderson.
In 1984 Spedding won the Houston Marathon in January in 2:11:54 before taking victory in the London Marathon in 2:09:57 and then, in August, took bronze in the Olympic marathon in Los Angeles.
After struggling to a modest 2:23 in his marathon debut in London this year, Hay’s ambitions are more humble than his predecessor’s, but he is tackling a similar plan with Houston in January followed by London in April and then, if he qualifies, the World Championships in London.
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