I took advantage of the close proximity of the Glasgow 2014 Marathon route to include much of it in my long early Saturday morning run, when the roads were nice and quiet and my Sunday morning run, when the roads were closed off completely. It was a bizarre feeling, particularly on Sunday morning, as I ran along the final 5k of the marathon route, knowing that some of the Commonwealth's elite runners would be following in my footsteps later in the morning. I also had one eye on looking for a decent spot for taking photos of the races and settled for below the newish M74 bridge, which could provide some shelter if the rain was to become heavy.
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| Michael Shelley |
It was great supporting the athletes as they completed the two lap 26.2mile course, particularly those that I know from the Scottish running community, as well as England's Aly Dixon, who ran so well for the first 15k before her body dealt her a cruel blow, although she's OK now, she had to drop out and was a DNF. Great performances from Derek Hawkins (9th in 2:14:15) and Ross Houston (16th in 2:18:42) in the men's race, where Australia's Michael Shelley ran an almost perfect race to win in a new PB of 2:11:15.
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| Flomenca Daniel |
In the women's race it was Kenya's Flomena Cheyech Daniel who took Gold with a time of 2:26:45, with Scotland's Susan Partridge placing 6th in 2:32:18, Hayley Haining 13th in 2:40:40 and Joasia Zakrzewski 14th in 2:45:29.
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| Jo enjoys her marathon |
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| Derek |
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| Hayley |
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| Susan |
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| Ross |
Women's results
Men's results
My photographs are
here
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