Septimus Francom

Septimus Francom (14 September 1882 – 15 March 1965) was a British long-distance runner. He specialised in cross country running and the marathon. He won several marathons (Hull 1912, 1913, 1914) and cross country races (Liverpool and District cross-country champion, 1912–23).^[1] He competed in the marathon at the 1912 Summer Olympics, but did not finish the race.^[2]

He worked at Prenton Golf Club and later the railways. He practiced running along the track because the spacing of the railway sleepers suited his racing stride. He had a son who also raced competitively. Francom was also successful with racing pigeons.^[1]