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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). He competed in the marathon at the 1912 Summer Olympics, but did not finish the race.

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.

References

1. ^ "Septimus Francom". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
2. "Septimus Francom Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2012.

External links

• Septimus Francom at Olympedia

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