This half marathon I
had wanted to take part in since I had done the Edinburgh marathon
back in may 2012.
Glasgow is not
somewhere I had been to visit before, its a city I have always just
passed straight through while going further north, so I new very
little about the city. I checked out the route and it looked pretty
good for a city centre race. The route passed through 3 green park
areas and was not particularly undulating! This I ended up being very
grateful for, seeing as two weeks previous I had done the Haddington
Half which was VERY undulating!
The gather up before
the start of the race was pretty electric as is often the case before
the start of the “Great” series of races. It was well organised
with everyone wearing their various colours depending on which 'wave'
you were in. The elite runners went off first, but within a couple
of minutes each wave was being set off so there was no hanging about!
The route did start on
a small hill so it got you thinking.....and wondering! Being held in
a city and with 24000 runners it was a pretty crowded course, the
first 5 miles were steady because of this, it is therefore not a PB
course unless you are at the front of the waves. The support crowds
round the race are brilliant with lots of live music too. There is
plenty of water-stations on route and large amounts of toilet blocks.
The race was thoroughly
enjoyable, great atmosphere the whole way round, very well organised
and easy to get too. Defiantly recommend it for people to do!!
By Gilly Wight
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