baxters loch ness marathon 2011

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Maz 1974 Oct 2011 2:32pm, 3 Oct 2011 5,540 posts	0 Maz 1974 i met him! and his wife by chance beforehand at the coffee stand...
Old Croc Oct 2011 2:33pm, 3 Oct 2011 18,391 posts	0 Old Croc got loads of pics - will load soon. Got to reduce em first before can load onto fetch. Not sure who many of them are! Got Ally C, MikeR, Boulders, Redwine, ferdi and a couple of other fetch shirts.
doh7 Oct 2011 2:57pm, 3 Oct 2011 22 posts	0 doh7 With a dodgey knee and minimal training in the last 2 months I complete my maiden marathon:). 4 hours 32 but happy to get through it this time. The support along the way was very good. Major respect to all the guys taking part, especially that woman who we saw finishing way after everyone had gone home and the dismantling on site had begun.
Old Croc Oct 2011 3:06pm, 3 Oct 2011 18,394 posts	0 Old Croc I left the course at 1430 and there were still quite a few folks out there then - about 5- 6 miles from finish.
RedWineRunner Oct 2011 5:14pm, 3 Oct 2011 87 posts	0 RedWineRunner Back home and just proudly updated my race portfolio with my first marathon time of 5:12:02 About 40 mins later than I was expecting due to my right knee FUBAR-ing at mile 13.5. Pushed through the pain doing something like 12 minute miles til the bottom of "the" hill at 18m and from then on it was walk/shuffle/crawl to 25 miles when seeing my mum and dad and partner, MikeR, Mameister and other friends got me to the next level and I somehow ran a 10:40 mile to the finish. An emotional rollercoaster - gutted I didn't get the race I wanted and couldn't run strongly, but on the other hand so proud I finished despite adversity. Old Croc - seeing you and your one-man-fetchpoint lifted my spirits so much! It's amazing how little things supporters do can make such a difference to the runners :D
Ferdi Oct 2011 5:48pm, 3 Oct 2011 66 posts	0 Ferdi well done RWR, fantastic effort. Next year you will be comfortably sub-5h!
chesilboy Oct 2011 7:52pm, 3 Oct 2011 29 posts	0 chesilboy Well done everyone. Good on ya Old Croc, brought a smile to my stitch-ridden face at the top of the hill! Squeezed a minute off last year with 3:08:34, and Mrs Chesilboy smashed her debut in 4:45. We also set a new record of 9:50 for the 612 mile drive home! Great race.
Old Croc Oct 2011 9:23pm, 3 Oct 2011 18,404 posts	0 Old Croc Some pics loaded now - loads more - if you want then sent fmail me.
boulders Oct 2011 9:27pm, 3 Oct 2011 361 posts	0 boulders Thanks Croc - excellent pics! You have no idea how good it was to see you....
jamesgordon Oct 2011 12:31pm, 4 Oct 2011 45 posts	0 jamesgordon I seen old croc too at the top of the hill. He assured me that it was the top and really helped. Beat my time from last year by 47 mins to do a 4hr11. well happy. L.n.m just seems so well organized. Proud to have it on my door step. Now to break 4hrs at Edinburgh !!! how the hell am i gona do that ?