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Welcome the World 5k 2008

Sunday, 30th March 2008

Thanks for photo Fiona, and the cheers.  Always so nice to see friendly faces on a course. And they don't come any friendlier than yours, Brendons and Wee Cols ! Race report........................well put it this way if it was an annual event I wouldn't go back. I've forgotten exact amount but think it was about £13 to run round the park. No music, no marshals, no water station half way (ok we don't need it but a lot of beginners would have appreciated one), no medal.  The T shirt will fall apart in two washes, and the unique momento promised in the goody bag was a "See You Jimmy Hat".  Is that the sort of image of Scotland we want to portray to the world ?  Handing out cheap and nasty rubbish  ? Rest of goody bag was water, leaflets and a short-bread bar. The organisers described it as a "fantastic goody bag".  Not in my book it wasn't.  Sorry to be such a mump but in the 100+ races I've done tis first one I've felt some-ones having a laugh at the racers expense !

P/S It was wild, wet and windy  so quite chuffed I managed 27.40.