Quick update

[RunBrianRun]

Hello VRBs

I just wanted to post a quick update to let you know that I won my race at the weekend and I am now British Champion 100m M60 😃

I’ll post a full race report soon.

[SueAppleRun 10 Miles]

What a beautiful medal, what a day you had, I bet you are still grinning

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon in reply to SueAppleRun]

Thanks Sue was a great day. One I’ll remember for the rest of my life.

[AlMorr Half Marathon]

Excellent, a big congratulations to you Brian, I did manage to see some of that meet on YouTube.🥉🥉🥉🥉🥉🥉🥉

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon in reply to AlMorr]

Hi Al. Thank you. There were a few delays which meant my race was about half an hour later than scheduled. Glad you managed to see some of it though. Well done on your first 10k race too! 👍👏

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to RunBrianRun]

👍 Thanks Brian ✔️

[Cmoi Marathon]

Utterly brilliant RunBrianRun , that's a proper achievement! 🥇🏆🥂

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon in reply to Cmoi]

Thank you Cmoi I’m still buzzing!

[over61andstilltrying Half Marathon]

Wow! Wow! Wow! Many congratulations!

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon in reply to over61andstilltrying]

Thank you so much O61. Long report is in progress. 😂

[misswobble Marathon]

🤗🤗🤗🤗😃💪☄️🔥🏅👊✊🏃‍♂️

Great job. You must be well chuffed.

Congratulations ☕️ Cheers 👍

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon in reply to misswobble]

Thank you mw. 😊 I’m still grinning ear to ear 😂😃

[Irishprincess Administrator Half Marathon]

I have bling envy!!!! That is stunning 😍

You are a superstar Brian 👏👏👏 Many congratulations and very well done to you.

Can’t wait to read your full report 🍿

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon in reply to Irishprincess]

Thank you IP! ☺️ Not sure I’m a superstar but I’ll take it 😂

I have started writing a report but it’s already long and I haven’t even started the warmup yet 😂😂😂

[over61andstilltrying Half Marathon in reply to RunBrianRun]

🤣 Long, very long, longer than very long all fine by me!

[Instructor57]

Nice one Brian ! 😬👏👏👏

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon in reply to Instructor57]

Thank you Instructor57 I hope you are on the mend now 👍

[Jools2020 Half Marathon]

Fantastic result, Brian and so well deserved. I’ve been waiting with bated breath for your detailed report! 😊

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon in reply to Jools2020]

Aww Jools ☺️ Thank you. I hope you enjoy it.

[TailChaser Marathon]

Fabulous Brian! What an amazing achievement! 🏅💪🏅💪🏅

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon in reply to TailChaser]

Thank you and thank you again TC. It’s all your fault 😂

[over61andstilltrying Half Marathon in reply to RunBrianRun]

Intrigued by your, 'It’s all your fault' comment!

[SkiMonday Ultramarathon]

Wow! Great result they're Brian!

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon in reply to SkiMonday]

Thanks SkiMonday 👍

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon]

Got the start right there Brian!! Brilliant ….congratulations champ.🙂👍👍👍

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon in reply to Beachcomber66]

Thanks BC. Still got it wrong tbh. I have work to do before the Europeans in 3 weeks. 😬

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon in reply to RunBrianRun]

If you can win without a perfect start, you will ace it when it all comes together! Three weeks to nail it. 👊

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon in reply to Beachcomber66]

I’m working on it already BC. Did sled pulls in my training this evening and then into the gym to give my quads, glutes and core a good workout.

Sled pulls for strength in the drive phase

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon in reply to RunBrianRun]

Looks like hard work Brian. A bit like the parachutes our swimming coach had us towing along the pool a couple of weeks ago……only your exercise is much tougher! 👍

[over61andstilltrying Half Marathon in reply to RunBrianRun]

I would never have known sled pulls exist! Shaking my head in astonishment!

[Cmoi Marathon in reply to RunBrianRun]

What you need is a Jedi 🐶 RunBrianRun !

[Week7 Half Marathon]

Woo woo!!!!!!!! Congratulations!!!🏅 🏆 👏 🎉

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon in reply to Week7]

Thanks Week7 👍😊

[cheekychipmunks Half Marathon]

That’s the best news I’ve heard all day Brian! You soooo deserve that victory; you work so hard. 👏👏👏

And I have to say if you were to let me hold your medal, there’s a high chance I’d run off with it. It’s beautiful - and it’s the real deal! You WON! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon in reply to cheekychipmunks]

Aww ☺️ thanks Cheeky. You can run off with the medal but you better have a head start 😂

[over61andstilltrying Half Marathon in reply to RunBrianRun]

😂🤣😂

[Dexy5 10 Miles in reply to cheekychipmunks]

I think he’d catch you cheekychipmunks ! 😂

[cheekychipmunks Half Marathon in reply to Dexy5]

I think you’d be right Dexy5 ! 😅

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon]

Wow. You better treasure that bling!

I am so, so pleased that such a nice bloke, who has worked so hard, beaten so many injuries and mental gremlins has reaped the rewards of all that effort and determination!!!

I know I speak for loads and loads of VRBs when I say we are honoured to have you amongst us.

You should be the C25K poster boy 😍😍😍

Looking forward to the full race report.

[Week7 Half Marathon in reply to linda9389]

****strongly agree!

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon in reply to linda9389]

Amazing Linda. Thank you, I am humbled by your words. HU is where this all started and I am more than happy to be here with you all. Hopefully I can be a source of inspiration or advice. Happy to help where I can.

Race report is in production. Might be some time though as I’m busy dealing with the aftermath of a large chunk falling off the front of the house yesterday. 😬 Came home to 3 fire engines and a cherry picker outside.

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to RunBrianRun]

😱😱😱

[over61andstilltrying Half Marathon in reply to RunBrianRun]

Oh dear!!!!

[misswobble Marathon in reply to RunBrianRun]

OMG! Eek 😱

[Dexy5 10 Miles in reply to linda9389]

👏👏👏

[aliboo70 Half Marathon]

Wow brilliant running RunBrianRun ! Congratulations! 👌⭐🏆xxx

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon in reply to aliboo70]

Thank you aliboo70 😊

[lexi6 10 Miles]

Huge well done Brian, I managed to see your race on YouTube, you did awesome! 👏👏👍

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon in reply to lexi6]

Amazing, you watched it ☺️ It was far too close for comfort wasn’t it?

[over61andstilltrying Half Marathon in reply to RunBrianRun]

We didn't manage to find you, sorry. If you could include the appropriate clips at some point, heat and final I w would really appreciate seeing them. In haste plane leaves tomorrow!

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon in reply to over61andstilltrying]

Hi o61. The event got rather messed up as they were running too far behind schedule. It meant that the commentators etc got rather confused with what was going on at the point my race started. Anyway, I have made a clip of the final here.

youtube.com/clip/UgkxXJbQIO...

Hopefully you can see that. I am in lane 4, third athlete from the right.

Are you going anywhere nice?

[over61andstilltrying Half Marathon in reply to RunBrianRun]

Simply astounding!

But really need to work on packing. First time abroad in 5 years. Wedding of a nephew in Boston, USA.

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon in reply to over61andstilltrying]

Oh wow! Amazing. I’ll let you get on with packing. I hope you have a wonderful time. 👍

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to RunBrianRun]

Awesome!!!

[aliboo70 Half Marathon in reply to RunBrianRun]

That was an excellent race!! Xxx

[CBDB in reply to RunBrianRun]

Found it RunBrianRun . Amazing. You were quite a bit behind but woah! There you come! Amazing!!!!! Looks like they didn’t see you coming until it was too late! 👏👏👏👏

[lexi6 10 Miles in reply to RunBrianRun]

I was so lucky to have scrolled to your race at the right spot on YouTube, for you to come back from your start and power through to win was just brilliant, so exciting had to watch it several times. Wonderful to watch Brian 😊

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon in reply to lexi6]

Blimey yes that was lucky. It’s over 7 hours of video 😅

Yes, it was another classic awful start from me wasn’t it? I had to give myself a good talking to at 50 metres and that seemed to do the trick. 👍 I took my lessons from watching Usain Bolt videos 😂

[lexi6 10 Miles in reply to RunBrianRun]

Maybe I didn't lose the my reply then well done again

[lexi6 10 Miles in reply to RunBrianRun]

I've just lost my reply somewhere in cyberspace now. I was lucky enough to scroll to the exact spot on YouTube and after that start to watch you power your way to win was just so exciting. I had to watch it several times Brian. Brilliant win!

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon in reply to lexi6]

It arrived and this one too. 😊 I’m really glad you enjoyed watching it. I must admit I cringe when I watch it because of the start. But I’m working on it. Definitely a work in progress.

[RunWillie Metric Marathon]

That’s amazing. Well done   RunBrianRun 🤩

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon in reply to RunWillie]

Thank you RW ☺️

[Shake-and-run Half Marathon]

wow, that’s amazing!

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon in reply to Shake-and-run]

Thank you shakes 👍

[Hidden]

What a fantastic achievement well done 😀

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon in reply to Hidden]

Thank you Jools. I worked hard for that for sure. Not stopping there though 💪

[Kevin41 Half Marathon]

Congratulations RunBrianRun

The live feed link to YouTube you posted was brilliant also, I watched loads of events. Thank you

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon in reply to Kevin41]

I’m so pleased you enjoyed it Kevin. These events are very special.

[Frizzbomb67 10 Miles]

Congratulations 🙌🙌 Glad all your hard work paid off

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon in reply to Frizzbomb67]

Thank you Frizzbomb 😊👍

[Sulley101]

Brilliant! Congratulations 👏 A fantastic achievement and a reward for all your hard work. Your family must be very proud of you and I hope they got to see you run 😊👏

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon in reply to Sulley101]

Hi Sulley, thank you. Yes my boys both managed to watch it. I’m at my mum’s now and I will show her the race later today. I’ve given her my medal (she has all my athletics medals), but first we are heading to town to get it engraved.

[Sulley101 in reply to RunBrianRun]

Lovely! How sweet of you. 😊😊

[Sandie1961 Half Marathon]

Wow, what an amazing achievement. Well deserved after so much time and effort. Congratulations 🥳 👏🙌💥

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon in reply to Sandie1961]

Thank you Sandie1961 . It was a tough but fun journey.

[Dups Half Marathon]

Many Congratulations 👏 👏👏👏 You are a superstar! 👍

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon in reply to Dups]

Nah, you’re all superstars here. 👍

[MissUnderstanding Half Marathon]

This is absolutely amazing!!! Massive congratulations to you! I hope there have been suitably epic celebrations! 🏅🏃‍♀️🎉🇬🇧🏆

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon in reply to MissUnderstanding]

Thank you MissUnderstanding , I did treat myself to a small bottle of Prosecco that evening. Can’t go too wild yet with euros so close. 😅

[MissUnderstanding Half Marathon in reply to RunBrianRun]

Well deserved! Well done on the restraint in going for a small bottle too!

[Sandraj39 Half Marathon]

That’s great news Brian! Congratulations- what an amazing achievement!😀👏👏👏💪🏅

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon in reply to Sandraj39]

That’s very kind Sandraj39 ☺️ Thank you.

[Dexy5 10 Miles]

Many congratulations Brian! Super proud of you. 🏅

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon in reply to Dexy5]

Thank you Dexy5 ☺️

[GTFC Marathon]

You

Are

Epic

🎖⭐

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon in reply to GTFC]

😂 love that. Thank you GTFC 👍☺️

[Folkylass]

Congratulations and stunning medal! 🎉🎉🥳🥳👍

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon in reply to Folkylass]

Thank you Folkylass . I’m having it engraved tomorrow as I forgot to bring it with me today 😅

[Folkylass in reply to RunBrianRun]

👍👍😂

[Cowladyrunning Marathon]

That's amazing! Huge congratulations!

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon in reply to Cowladyrunning]

Thank you 😊