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Scottish Runners 2019

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Lip Gloss
Lip Gloss
Apr 2019
5:21pm, 29 Apr 2019
33,785 posts
Lip Gloss
Do you think having London on the same day didn't help?
See A few people saying the medals weren't very inspiring (thank goodness I did it last year) and also saw one post of been given a 10k medal for the half and someone else say they had a medal for an English race :-(
Ally-C
Ally-C
Apr 2019
5:30pm, 29 Apr 2019
522 posts
Ally-C
Maybe the thinking behind it was, if you didn’t get into London, do Stirling?
princesszee
princesszee
Apr 2019
7:21pm, 29 Apr 2019
679 posts
princesszee
I totally agree with all the comments. I can’t understand why we had coloured numbers but were all shoved into the same pen!!

The finish area lacked any atmosphere and the wee vans etc were so far away I doubt many people went over to visit.

I know they are over priced and not for everyone but I really like great runs but Stirling just wasn’t anything compared to Glasgow or Aberdeen and I just can’t see it lasting many more years unless they make a lot of changes.
Ally-C
Ally-C
Apr 2019
7:42pm, 29 Apr 2019
523 posts
Ally-C
Over 400 folk did the Hidden Glen on Saturday, there’s an appetite for races in the area.
LouLou
LouLou
Apr 2019
8:29pm, 29 Apr 2019
7,553 posts
LouLou
Don’t know how hidden glen get that many people along the road to the hotel!

Stirling seemed to not attract a huge amount of club runners for what was the Scottish marathon championships.

I do wonder whether there would be more of a market for an autumn marathon in Scotland - Loch Ness obviously been around for a while and successful year on year, but there is a lot of spring competition from the big established city marathons - Manchester, London, Brighton, Edinburgh (arguably).

Stirling is a good location but public transport in Scotland is dire!
Bazoaxe
Bazoaxe
Apr 2019
8:32pm, 29 Apr 2019
14,472 posts
Bazoaxe
Yes, a central scotland autumn marathon would be a good addition to the calendar. Pointless having Stirling on Same day as london and so close to Edinburgh & manchester for that matter
LouLou
LouLou
Apr 2019
9:02pm, 29 Apr 2019
7,554 posts
LouLou
I think moving Stirling to October would be an idea - the big goal for great run would be to get a Glasgow Marathon.
princesszee
princesszee
Apr 2019
9:19pm, 29 Apr 2019
680 posts
princesszee
Yessss, bring back Glasgow Marathon!!!
LouLou
LouLou
Apr 2019
9:27pm, 29 Apr 2019
7,555 posts
LouLou
Maybe I’ll come out of medically induced retirement for it 😂.
Deinonychus
Deinonychus
Apr 2019
9:57pm, 29 Apr 2019
8 posts
Deinonychus
It would be a shame if Stirling were to stop. If I don’t get into London, I’m thinking of either Stirling or Edinburgh next year, but probably leaning towards Stirling. Although that would involve an overnight stay, unless the buses return.

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