MK Marathon Highlights

[SkiMonday]

I guess there are two:

Meeting the legendary roseabi . It's kind of weird to meet up three years after I bounced out of C25K into the Marathon forum so that I could take part in a speed challenge. Great to meet up though!

The other highlight for me was the finish: with about 200m to go, I put in some extra effort. Then someone sprinted past me. I wasn't going to take that so, with about 50m to go, I went for an all out sprint! Managed to overtake the guy (with some encouragement from him). So, a flat out sprint finish! Must have made an impression because someone from the crowd complemented me on my finish a few minutes later.

[Instructor57 Graduate10]

A fantastic picture from what sounds like a fantastic race !

Very well done and especially the sprint finish 😁👍

[linda9389 Graduate10]

Love the photo! It looks very quiet - were you early???🤣 That's definitely the way to end a race ... but a marathon? Wow, amazing!!!

[roseabi in reply to linda9389]

It was really quiet the whole day through, for a road race it really has a trail marathon vibe 😊😊😊

[roseabi in reply to linda9389]

Er, um, I mean yes we were early 😂😂😂

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10]

Congratulations to you SkiMonday on completing the MK Marathon, you will be very pleased with yourself regarding that sprint in the last 200 metres, that's a nice photo of you and Roseabi.

[damienair Administrator]

Wow, congratulations and very well done, what a way to finish. Well done to roseabi too, lovely that you both got to meet up.

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10]

Woohoo SM! What a wonderful race, and how exciting to meet roseabi too! 😀👏🏅

[Katnap Graduate10]

You go from strength to strength SM! 💪

🐱 Katnap 🐱

[RunBrianRun Graduate10]

Fabulous running skimonday and how nice to meet up with the fabulous roseabi 🤩👏👏👏

[RunWillie Graduate10]

Wow! SkiMonday

I can’t even manage a sprint at Park run. Awesome work and great photo of you & roseabi 😍

[roseabi]

So lovely to meet you!!!! Before AND after the run - I didn't expect that to happen 😊😊😊 Sorry for wittering on about my watch 😂 A tough day, but that stadium finish was the perfect tonic 😍

[SkiMonday Graduate10 in reply to roseabi]

I was doing some stretches by the bag drop. Having met before the event, I remembered the colour combination that you were wearing.

Hope you had a good trip home.

No worries regarding your watch details!

[roseabi in reply to SkiMonday]

I was quite brightly dressed 😂

Well done for your run!!!!! Hope you have a peaceful journey today. I got home at about 10:30pm, so it was a long day, but it was wonderful to go to sleep in my own bed 😊😊😊

[misswobble Graduate10]

Flat out sprint finish! 💪😀🏃‍♂️💥👊✊. My arms were virtually pumping as I read that 😆. Well done 😀🏅

Meeting the legendary Roseabi too! What a fab day’s work. 😀🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️

[SkiMonday Graduate10 in reply to misswobble]

Yep. It was a good day.

[Irishprincess Graduate10]

Wow! Go SM! That must have felt amazing at the finish. I’m seriously impressed anyone has any energy at the end of a marathon to put on any kind of sprint finish, so well done you 💪

And what a lovely thing to meet up with our roseabi 😍 well done both of you 👏👏

[SkiMonday Graduate10 in reply to Irishprincess]

It certainly made for a fun end to the race!

I saw someone who could have been roseabi but I thought the name on her race number was "Adi". By the time I got close enough to read it properly, I'd been recognised!

[Irishprincess Graduate10 in reply to SkiMonday]

No escape! 🙂

[SkiMonday Graduate10 in reply to Irishprincess]

😂😱🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️👍

[Sandraj39 Graduate10]

Really well done on your marathon - especially the sprint finish!! Amazing!👏👏🙂🏅 Also, lovely that you were able to meet up with our very own roseabi ! 🙂

[mrrun Graduate10]

What a great shot! You guys look like a rock band (in my world that's as great a compliment as one can get)! 😎 And a great run too, man! Top jobs all around! 👍👍👍

[roseabi in reply to mrrun]

Lol! What would our band name be?

[mrrun Graduate10 in reply to roseabi]

‘The Fast Chainsaws’, what else?!

[roseabi in reply to mrrun]

Lol lol lol!!

[SkiMonday Graduate10 in reply to mrrun]

Cheers mrrun.