Scottish bling

[GaryB1966]

Well had a great time completing my first official Half marathon at the Edinburgh Marathon Festival yesterday.

It was a brisk foggy morning which thankfully kept the temperature down. I really enjoyed the first few miles through Edinburgh city centre and to be honest felt strong through the first 10 or 11 miles. The last section seemed to drag on for ages but the support was brilliant and I was pleased to raise money for Breast Cancer Care.

Completed the course in a time of 1.54.05 at which I was pleased. Now to consider the next level up to a full marathon...

[Madge50 Marathon]

Well done Gary, that’s a fantastic time 👏. I really like the bling.....quite fancy that.....I’m very tempted for next year as OH and I have wanted to go back to Edinburgh for ages (we did a trip a few years ago which was a bit short and packed....) it’ll be the HM for us though....

Mx

[GaryB1966 in reply to Madge50]

Hi thanks I can’t recommend the Edinburgh hm enough, great route and well organised too

[ju-ju- Marathon]

Really fantastic achievement and what a great time too!!! Yes, next stop Marathon!!

[GaryB1966 in reply to ju-ju-]

Thanks. Any training tips to bridge the gap welcome

[AnnieW55]

Congratulations. Brilliant bling and T. What a great time!

[ancientrunner Half Marathon]

Well done and a brilliant time. Enjoying it is a real bonus!!

[Decker Ultramarathon]

Well done and a fantastic time!! That is a very nice piece of hardware!

[misswobble Marathon]

Yay! Well done 💪👍😃🏃‍♂️🏅

So pleased you had a good day. Excellent time by the way.

[Eatcakeandrun Marathon]

Congratulations! Great time and love the medal especially the tartan ribbon.

[aliboo70 Half Marathon]

Wow thats a speedy time congratulations! 😊

[roseabi Ultramarathon]

Wow, fabulous time - well done! Sounds like it went really well, and what an amazing medal!!

[Sqkr Half Marathon]

Having done the small run round Arthur's Seat myself the day before, I was then rudely woken up by the tannoy for the second running day, as the start line is literally just outside my door! I hung out in my window box watching the marathon runners go off, they use the same countdown as the 10k, so presumably also the half if you fancy reliving the experience It's mostly just a view of some bins but I'll post it anyway. I've no excuses really, I am going to have to do it myself next year.

vimeo.com/272326270

[Anniemurph Half Marathon]

Brilliant time, lovely bling - well done!