The Don Thompson mile is an annual 1 mile race along Princes Parade, between Sandgate and Hythe. (Direction dictated by the wind on the night!)
The race memorialises former club member and Olympic gold medalist Don Thompson.
Results
2026
| Position | Runner | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Bruce | 04:42 |
| 2 | Jake Parsons | 04:53 |
| 3 | Phil Hayes | 04:56 |
| 4 | Dan McCarthy | 05:09 |
| 5 | Ian Merrick | 05:10 |
| 6 | Will Parry | 05:11 |
| 7 | Nick Bryant | 05:12 |
| 8 | Nick Steele | 05:12 |
| 9 | Thierry Bal | 05:15 |
| 10 | Jacob Henwood | 05:21 |
| 11 | Elliot Chapman-Jones | 05:22 |
| 12 | Tristan Bruce | 05:24 |
| 13 | James Barney | 05:28 |
| 14 | James Springett | 05:39 |
| 15 | Paul Bartlett | 05:41 |
| 16 | Kirsty Wilson | 05:43 |
| 17 | Ismay Bruce | 05:46 |
| 18 | Krzysztof Klidzia | 05:48 |
| 19 | Adam Ward | 05:50 |
| 20 | Phil Haines | 05:51 |
| 21 | Arthur Parry | 05:52 |
| 22 | Darren Phillip | 05:57 |
| 23 | Jake Brazier | 05:58 |
| 24 | Dom Shepherd | 05:59 |
| 25 | Steve Deeming | 06:00 |
| 26 | Miles Gawthorp | 06:11 |
| 27 | Ian Vousden | 06:14 |
| 28 | Seb Voissy | 06:15 |
| 29 | David Tetlow | 06:18 |
| 30 | Dan Gililand | 06:22 |
| 31 | Nicole Dodd | 06:23 |
| 32 | Karla Larnder | 06:33 |
| 33 | Tony Scott | 06:34 |
| 34 | Jason King | 06:40 |
| 35 | Louise Hagger | 06:44 |
| 36 | Simon Coffey | 06:45 |
| 37 | Diane Parsons | 06:48 |
| 38 | Anh-Van Whitby | 06:56 |
| 39 | Catherine O'Connor | 06:56 |
| 40 | Louisa Eede | 06:56 |
| 41 | Julie Apps | 07:04 |
| 42 | Claire Tetlow | 07:07 |
| 43 | Kevin Yates | 07:08 |
| 44 | Hilary Collins | 07:09 |
| 45 | Jenny Quinn | 07:13 |
| 46 | Clive Allon | 07:21 |
| 47 | David Botting | 07:25 |
| 48 | Marie Brazier | 07:26 |
| 49 | John O'Hara | 07:30 |
| 50 | Tracy Chapman | 07:39 |
| 51 | Rebecca Stevenson | 07:40 |
| 52 | Alan Randall | 07:41 |
| 53 | Caron Inder | 08:17 |
| 54 | Collette Covington | 08:26 |
| 55 | Deirdre Coombs | 08:27 |
| 56 | Brian Austin | 09:17 |
2025
Previous years
The 2021 race was cancelled
The 2020 race was cancelled, instead we organised the Don Thompson Spring Series.
Don Thompson 2008 to 2018 results
Route
The Don Thompson mile is marked by plaques and tall blue mile-posts embedded on the Hythe/Sandgate coastal path. They are placed by the Hythe Imperial Hotel and Spa, and the Sandgate Ice Cream hut.
It can be run from either direction (determined on the night accounting for favourable wind direction).