Mike Gratton

Mike Gratton

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	(1954-11-28) 28 November 1954 Aldershot, Hampshire, England
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	long distance / marathon
Club	Invicta AC
Medal record Athletics Representing England Commonwealth Games 1982 Brisbane marathon

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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing United Kingdom and England
1982	London Marathon	London, United Kingdom	3rd	Marathon	2:12:30
	Commonwealth Games	Brisbane, Australia	3rd	Marathon	2:12:06
1983	London Marathon	London, United Kingdom	1st	Marathon	2:09:43
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	—	Marathon	DNF
1985	London Marathon	London, United Kingdom	11th	Marathon	2:14:35
1989	Paris Marathon	Paris, France	11th	Marathon	2:17:06

References

• Mike Gratton at World Athletics
• 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