Michael Colin Gratton (born 28 November 1954) is a male former elite long distance runner from England who won the 1983 London Marathon.
Biography A member of the Kent athletics club Invicta AC, Gratton finished third behind Hugh Jones in the marathon event at the 1981 AAA Championships.
He represented England and won a bronze medal in the marathon event (2:12:06), at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia and the following year was the winner of the London Marathon. He won the 1983 London Marathon in a time of 2:09:43, a time which places him 14th on the UK all-time marathon list and gave him the title of British marathon champion.
Gratton now runs a sports holiday company called 2:09 Events and a running resource website called Coach the Run. He has gained a recent following through a well-known online forum on the Runners World website called “Hard Training with Mike Gratton.”
Competition record Representing and 1982London MarathonLondon, United Kingdom3rdMarathon2:12:30Commonwealth Games Brisbane, Australia 3rdMarathon2:12:061983London Marathon London, United Kingdom 1stMarathon2:09:43World Championships Helsinki, Finland —MarathonDNF 1985London MarathonLondon, United Kingdom11thMarathon2:14:351989Paris MarathonParis, France11thMarathon2:17:06
References
An excerpt from ‘Hard Training with Mike Gratton’ Invicta AC website 2:09 Events company website Coach the Run company profile Power of 10 UK Marathon Rankings