Only freedom will do

ahem_47

Trust you will be feeling very proud of yourself by the time you read this Ed :beer:

sweetdaisy

All the best today running the Half Marathon .

in_need_of_direction

don't forget to celebrate the outcome

slowlyfading

Hope it goes well!

Dobbibill

good luck Ed

skint_spice

Is your name really Stephen Mokoka? Amazing time

greent

Hope all went well!

edinburgher

Good Lord that was an experience! :eek:

My final time was 2:16, about 6.5 minutes slower than my first half marathon in June. Considering the relative amounts of training for both races, I think that this was a pretty fair outcome :T

Mile 8 onwards was tough, not ashamed to admit that there was a bit of walking/jogging fartlek going on there (that's an exercise joke, my tum's fine)

There was a comedy moment (that I'm only moderately ashamed of) when I was overtaken by two work colleagues in literally the home straight. Unwilling to lose to two vain weightlifter types (think TOWIE), I pulled a sprint out of the bag to beat them, possibly the only one of the race :rotfl:

I wasn't very keen on the mahoosive crowds, although the musical accompaniment was good, who knew Glasgow had so many steel bands?

Think I'll be back again, but I need to work on my aerobic capacity (is that the phrase?) The plan for this winter is to drop the distance running, maybe join a cheap gym for a few months and lose a little weight.

One thing that Glasgow really needs to work on is the public transport for events like this. We basically had to walk 2/3 of the way back, not ideal after 13 miles. It shouldn't be as hard as they manage to make it to have a few buses going to the various compass points of the city.

Currently zonked on the couch with a glass of red wine and a takeaway to come, no guilt.

Spare a thought for me tomorrow, I'll be walking like a geriatric.

Alchemilla

Just wink and tell people Mrs E was pretty feisty last night.

Secret_Saving_Squirrel

Well done, a real achievement! I hope you don't feel too stiff in the morning. Suggest you follow Al's advice if anyone mentions it!