Great Scottish Run Half Marathon & 10Km. Glasgow. Sunday, 6 September 2009

The Glasgow half marathon and 10km races are justifiably popular and this year was no different. Around 7,000 runners took part in each race and while the weather was a bit drizzly at times, it was perfect for running although not necessarily for the supporters. The routes start at George Square and finish at Glasgow Green and the runs are very well organised, friendly and scenic. If you haven’t considered these races before, give them a go. They are great early autumn events and are highly recommended. Well done in particular to Alan for taking 20 minutes off his PB and to Krista who took a spill and gashed her knee but completed the course. Also, George got a PB and good to see Tracy get through the run without aggravating her knee-injury.

GREAT SCOTTISH RUN - 10KM
NAME	POSITION (7,226)	5KM TIME	FINISH TIME
Giuliano Broccato	2,186	00:29:17	00:55:42
Irene Somerville	2,423	00:28:50	00:56:38
Gillian Grant	2,718	00:28:55	00:57:38
Adrienne Murray *	2,719	00:28:55	00:57.38
Val Beattie	3,077	00:29:41	00:59:03
GREAT SCOTTISH RUN - HALF MARATHON
NAME	POSITION (7,760)	10KM TIME	FINISH TIME
Alan Reid	1,346	00:48:47	01:41:32 (PB)
Murdo Macleod	1,434	00:49:39	01:42:11
Tracy Paterson	3,136	00:54:19	01:53:12
Carol Stirrat	3,923	00:54:45	01:57:25
George Maxwell	3,965	00:54:52	01:57:37 (PB)
Aicha Reid	4,570	00:58:54	02:01:07
Krista Black	6,952	01:04:31	02:19:08

* Adrienne wasn't chipped so her time is shown as the same as Gillian's

Aicha said: "This was my first time doing the Glasgow half after hearing lots about it. Murdo said the course was slightly uphill in the first half and slightly downhill in the second but that we probably wouldn't notice it. It was noticeable but not too bad. No serious climbs, more of a gentle incline. The weather was perfect on Sunday, cool with a gentle mist of rain all the way round and no wind. I think the race was extremely well organised and experienced no hitches at all. It was a bit tight for the first couple of miles until we got to the Kingston Bridge and from then on there was plenty of room. There was music throughout the run with pipers and some drumming bands and there was a great straight stretch with music at the finish. We got a pretty decent goody bag and I got exactly the same time (to the second) as I got for the Dundee half last June. A new ERN record for the most consistent race times?"

Carol said: "I had a bit of a nightmare getting to central Glasgow through the traffic congestion. Will definitely take the train next time as a result! However, once in George Sq, there was a great atmosphere to start the proceedings, with pretty good support all the way round the course, including the Scottish barbarian drummers – was tempted to stop and have a wee jig. Not so sure about the 3 course lunch for £2.50 though. Eech."

Gillian said: "Adrienne and I both went through to Glasgow to run the 10k on Sunday. We were amongst the lucky ones. We got a seat on the train. Which is more than people getting on at Linlithgow did. Must be magic that, standing for 40 mins prior to running a halfie !!

Met Val at the start by chance which was nice. As ever a well organised event, loads of crowd support, highlight being the cars tooting as we ran over Kingston Bridge and massive cheers as we headed down the home straight. I'd never done this one before and found the course more undulating than I anticipated, though I suspect that's more a reflection on my current state of fitness than any thing else. Ran it in 57.38 which I was quite happy with. Unfortunatly I threw Adrienne's chip in the bin the night before by accident so her time will always be a mystery! Goodie bag a bit random. I got one cereal bar, Adrienne got four and a bag of dried fruit. How-ever we ended our jolly outing with tea and buns in the cafe so all in all a good day."

Some Photos: (there is also a good photo-report at the ever-excellent RoadRunPics)