Sunday 26 May saw gutsy Edinburgh Marathon performances by our athletes. With rain early on, puddles aplenty and an increasingly-brutal headwind after the turn, the conditions were those of a summer’s day in East Kilbride!
Grant Baillie crossed the line 32nd of 7,301 finishers. He was also 4th M40.
It’s a mark of the high standards Grant sets himself that he wasn’t entirely happy with his time of 2:46:26. Most mere mortals would jump at it.
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Vivien Thorpe at Longniddry, nearing the turn ‘Just’ 7 miles to go! A marathon snake
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A month ago, Vivien Thorpe (F40) completed the 53-mile Highland Fling Ultra Marathon (Milngavie to Tyndrum along the West Highland Way).
In Edinburgh, she finished 28th F40 in an impressive 3:45:18 – just 3 minutes off her PB.
Both runs were family affairs for Vivien. She finished the Highland Fling within 1 second of her brother-in-law; in Edinburgh her 2 sisters and dad also completed the course.
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Edinburgh saw a first marathon attempt for Tuesday Group’s Kieran Duncan, who clocked an excellent 3:54:06.
It was a great performance given that exams impacted his training.
(The Tuesday Group adult training group contains several club members and welcome new recruits. Ad break over…!)
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Keith Charters was also running his first marathon. Having been not far behind Vivien for first half, a major IT-band issue at 30km put paid to a meaningful time.
A Jelly-Baby-assisted painful 12km hobble followed, but he eventually made the finish.
The good thing about a first attempt is it always brings a PB if you reach the line.