The London Marathon naturally figured high on the priority list for both Fairlands Valley Spartans and North Herts Road Runners.
Three from the Stevenage club beat the three-hour mark in the capital with Andrew Patterson coming home 274th out of the 40,000-plus field in a time of two hours 38 minutes 29 seconds.
Simon Jackson (2:46:18) and Adrian Busolini (2:58:38) were the others.
Yuko Gordon was the female 70-74 age group winner, running 3:31:54 while Ashley King (4:19:54) and Zoe Jackson (4:29:08) were also among the FVS results.
Robert Wright meanwhile completed the 26.2 miles in 4:15:10, dressed as a chicken.
Other Spartans were also in attendance, volunteering to help with the baggage buses and getting kit back to the runners.
For North Herts Road Runners there were 13 from the club taking part.
Mark Vaughan was delighted with his time of 2:36:03 despite admitting to setting off too quickly.
That time broke his own MV50 club record as well as placing him third in the 50-54 category.
Mike Roberts was a London debutant and managed 2:34:52 while Stewart Overton (2:52:11), Vincent Wright (2:54:16) and Nick Malpeli (2:59:36) also ducked under three hours.
Richard Weber crossed the line in a "solid" 3:55:54 while Oliver Parsons managed 3:06:38.
For the female Squirrels, Anna Klucnika was the first over the line in 2:57:03 while Rhia Botha, running her first ever marathon, completed the course in 3:30:32.
Cara Sutton took 11 minutes off her PB with 4:14:53 while other female squirrels who took part were Natalie Delaney (5:15:09), Carina Quayle (5:29:27), and Amanda Pritchett (7:32:33).
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