M60-64 at TCS London Marathon 2026: Gerry Mason Storms to a Sub-2:47 Victory

• Gerry Mason won the M60-64 group in 2:46:08 (6:20/mi) — more than six minutes clear of runner-up Liam Cotter.
• Liam Cotter (2:52:37) and Kevin Gale (2:54:46) completed the podium, with just over two minutes separating them.
• David Parker (2:56:20) and Mark Mellish (2:56:21) finished 6th and 7th just one second apart — the tightest gap of the day outside the top five.
• Ben Reynolds was the biggest mover in the top ten, climbing from outside the men's top 3,000 at the start to finish 5th in M60-64 in 2:55:52.

Across a field of 1,269 men aged 60–64, Gerry Mason made it look almost serene. Running 6:20 per mile through 56°F and a 14 mph London wind, he crossed in 2:46:08 — a time that would turn heads in any age group. His race unfolded with real authority: after tracking through the men's field in the 1,100s at the halfway mark, he surged hard in the back half, cracking into the 940s around 25K before a slight drift back toward the finish. That mid-race burst was the decisive move, and nobody in M60-64 came close to answering it.

Liam Cotter ran a composed 2:52:37 to take second, steadily working his way through the men's field across every checkpoint. Kevin Gale in third (2:54:46) showed a strong finish, making his biggest moves between 35K and 40K to lock up the final podium spot. Vincent Mccaffrey (2:55:36) and Ben Reynolds (2:55:52) rounded out the top five within 16 seconds of each other — Reynolds the more dramatic story, having started deep in the men's field and reeled in place after place across the second half.

The battle for 6th was the closest of the afternoon: David Parker (2:56:20) and Mark Mellish (2:56:21) were separated by a single second after 26.2 miles of racing. Further back, Stephen Plummer and Jon Anderson clocked identical displayed times of 3:00:15 for 11th and 12th — the timing data separating them where the clock couldn't. With 1,269 finishers in M60-64, this was a deep and competitive field, and Mason's winning margin of 6:29 over Cotter only underscores just how exceptional his afternoon on the streets of London truly was.