Tim's Run /HM-AlMorr

[AlMorr]

So I began Tim's Run at exactly 8am, 16 minutes before sunrise, temperature 7C, nice bright morning, by 3K the sun had risen on what was my ever longest run, the first 2 kilometers were around the park very near to where I live, I then ran along a few very quiet streets, over the M80 motorway and around a pond which is exactly 1K in length, I often run around this pond 3 times on a Saturday morning as a 3K maintenance run when I don't go to parkrun, however, today I only ran around it once, after that I then ran on my normal 5K /10K course around Broadwood Loch, at 10 miles /16K I ran back the route I had come, at 18K I was back in the park near to where I live and continued until the Half Marathon distance was completed, my time was 2:57:15 which I am a little disappointed with, 3 weeks ago I ran just short of a half marathon 20:59K in a time of 2:45:02 seconds, but as everyone knows long runs do vary a lot, despite the time I kept smiling while running and I dedicate that run, my only Half Marathon to the late great Tim.

[AlMorr Half Marathon]

PS, sorry photo failed to post.

[Oldfloss Administrator]

HUGE well done to you, my friend.... may I have a photo for the Tim Album, please Maybe try again?

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to Oldfloss]

Thanks Floss, I will keep trying to post that photo.

[Oldfloss Administrator in reply to AlMorr]

Got it... and very well done you on that HM!!! You have done incredibly well!!!

[Instructor57]

Excellent achievement Alan 👏👏👏You have certainly done Tim proud on your first HM 😬🎉🎉🎉

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to Instructor57]

Thanks Ian ✅👍

[Instructor57 in reply to AlMorr]

Give that man a badge ! 😬

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to Instructor57]

I have it now Ian, that's two times over the last month that I have seen a different name next to my username, first it was Ambassador in place of Graduate or Graduate10 in the C25K and Bridge 210K forums and now in place of 10 miles it's Half Marathon on the Marathon forum ✅✅👍👍

[Week7 Half Marathon]

A brilliant tribute run!

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to Week7]

Indeed Week7 ✅

[Beatlesforever]

Fantastic post Al! Many congratulations on your first HM, a massive well done 👏👏👏🏅🏃‍♂️

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to Beatlesforever]

Thanks Beatlesforever ✅👍lol, to me this morning "It was a long and winding Road"

[Dendev75 Half Marathon]

lovely post AlMorr - well done on your run too 👏🏻

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to Dendev75]

Thanks Dendev75✅👍

[Doris8]

well done AL Morr on the HM. No need to be disappointed , brill and what an achievement to have under your belt. Tim would be proud of you. 😊

[AlMorr Half Marathon]

Thanks Doris8, I am sure Tim would have been proud of me, I was comparing my time to the almost HM I ran 3 weeks ago, strangely if I had ran that HM as my midweek run on a Wednesday my time might have been faster, as you know I usually go a 12K walk on a Sunday morning but as today was a very special day I ran that HM in memory of the late great Tim and dedicated the run to him.

[SueAppleRun 10 Miles]

Congratulations Al on your first half marathon and look best run yet, a very tiring tribute to Tim who will be in our thoughts each time we runKeep running, keep smiling

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to SueAppleRun]

Thanks WillowandSolo, certainly that was the longest run I have ever ran 🏃🏾, I was thinking of Tim whilst running, despite tiring a little, especially after 16K I kept smiling while running.

[LottieMW]

well done on your first HM AlMorr! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Lovely post, and a fitting tribute to Tim 😊

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to LottieMW]

Thanks LottieMW😊👍

[Birdlady64]

What a fantastic run AlMorr Huge congratulations on your first HM. And what a wonderful, perfect tribute to Tim.

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to Birdlady64]

👍 🏃🏾

[Dexy5 10 Miles]

Congratulations AlMorr , pushing yourself to your furthest distance is an incredible tribute to Tim. You have done incredibly well.

Don’t forget to claim your new HM Badge!

healthunlocked.com/marathon...

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to Dexy5]

Thanks Dexy5, I did especially push myself this morning on the last 5K which were mainly up hill, a little walking too, not much, I will claim my new HM badge as soon as possible, after I got home, the end of the run was where I began, only a 3 minutes walk from where I live I got stuck into a chocolate ice cream swirl, yummy 😋

[Sandie1961 Half Marathon]

Massive congratulations on your first HM Al 🥳🥳🥳 This will certainly be one run you will never forget and a fantastic tribute to Tim. Hope you are having a lovely relaxing afternoon!

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to Sandie1961]

Thank you very much Sandie1961, yes its a run that I will never forget, it was a great tribute to Tim, it's the last long run of this year, from now until March next year I will only be running runs no longer than 5K.

[GTFC Marathon]

What a beautiful post and absolutely fitting tribute Alan.

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to GTFC]

Thanks, it was a nice tribute to Tim, the longest run I have ever ran 🏃🏾 although I did walk/run a little a half marathon in March last year

[GTFC Marathon in reply to AlMorr]

You so deserve your HM badge and title Alan. Huge congratulations on a significant distance 👏👏🏆

[misswobble Marathon]

Great job Al! 💪😀👍🏃‍♂️🏅✊

I think once we get the bit between our teeth we can get stuff done ✅ 🙂

Our focus today was on remembering our friend and mentor Tim, so I’d like to think he helped us along on our journeys. As we recalled our friend’s kind words and tips we just quietly chewed up the miles 😀🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

Recover well Al! Eat, sleep, hydrate 🙂

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to misswobble]

Thanks misswobble, I have recovered from my first Half Marathon, I managed to take Holly the dog out a walk at 2pm, just over 3 hours after I completed my run this morning, just a nice slow walk with the dog, I also ate well and remained well hydrated.

[Roxdog 10 Miles]

Wow! What an achievement in honour of our friend!

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to Roxdog]

👍 Thanks Roxdog, at 2pm I took my neighbours dog Holly a walk, only 1K

[aliboo70 Half Marathon]

Well done Almorr you did brilliantly x

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to aliboo70]

Thanks aliboo70✅👍

[Bluebirdrunner]

A moving post AlMorr. A HM in Tim's honour is brilliant. I hope you could manage a smile along the way, and must surely be smiling now.💜Congratulations on your acheivement.

🏃‍♂️👌xxx

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to Bluebirdrunner]

Thanks Bluebirdrunner, I did manage a smile while I was running this morning, especially on the last 5K kilometers when I was beginning to get a bit tired.

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon]

I'd say Tim would be very pleased with the slightly slower pace. You did him proud 💙

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to linda9389]

I am happy to know that Tim would have been pleased with my slightly slower pace.

[JonathanP 10 Miles]

Fantastic achievement Al - a perfect tribute! 👏

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to JonathanP]

Thanks JP ✅ 👍

[Tasha99 Marathon]

that’s wonderful Al! Super well done! I see you’ve got your half marathon badge! So well deserved! 😍

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to Tasha99]

Thanks Tasha, I notice Half Marathon is now next to my username 😊. 👍

[Irish-John Marathon]

Well done Al. Tim would be proud of that run in his memory.

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to Irish-John]

Thanks John, I hope he would have been proud of me on my run this morning I was thinking of Tim and his famous words "keep running, keep smiling" I remember him replying to me when I ran, run 3 of week 5 of C25K, he congratulated me by saying that "a 20 minutes run lasts 20 minutes" I replied by saying that's 1200 seconds.

[Irish-John Marathon in reply to AlMorr]

In my book, both of you - A One Runners and Forum members

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to Irish-John]

👍 🏃🏾

[cheekychipmunks Half Marathon]

Awesome Al! 💪

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to cheekychipmunks]

👍

[Cantstopmenow Half Marathon]

Congratulations Al on your longest run and first half marathon. It's a wonderful tribute run for Tim too 👏👏👏

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to Cantstopmenow]

Thanks Cantstopmenow✅👍😊

[FlickM Half Marathon]

I'm hardly ever on here now, so I missed this. Massive well done. You beat me on time too. My dodgy knee ballooning from around 13k slowed me right down for my HM. You've done brilliantly.Also, I didn't know about Tim. What a loss to the running world

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to FlickM]

Thank you very much for your post

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to AlMorr]

Thank you very much for your post FlickM, we were all very saddened by the news of Tim passing, I remember you running that Half Marathon in I think early 2020 before lockdown.I had also to slowdown during my HM on Sunday as my legs threatened to lock and stop me running altogether, that didn't happen when I ran 20.59K 3 weeks ago, hence my slower time on Sunday, apart from that my run was fine. I hope you are keeping well and still enjoying your running.

[grumpyoldgirl]

Congratulations Al, a perfect tribute.

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to grumpyoldgirl]

Thanks grumpyoldgirl

[Oldgirlruns 10 Miles]

I don’t know how I missed this post Alan, except I feel a bit of an interloper here on the marathon forum! Huge congratulations on your HM and for making it your Tim’s Run as well, it was a lovely tribute to him. Well done you!

[AlMorr Half Marathon]

Thank you very much Oldgirlruns, I was originally thinking of running a HM between Christmas and New Year but I brought it forward to November and decided to run it in memory of Tim.