INVERNESS ½ MARATHON 8/03/09
AFTER THE HILLS OF THE LASSWADE 10 LAST WEEK, I LOOKED FORWARD TO THE INVERNESS ½ MARATHON, WHICH HAVING DONE A COUPLE OF TIMES BEFORE, I KNEW WAS A FAIR COURSE. WHAT I DIDN’T ANTICIPATE WAS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WHICH CAME OUR WAY UP TO THE START OF THE RACE.
LUCKILY THE SNOW EASED OFF AS THE RACE STARTED, ALONG THE SIDE OF THE RIVER NESS ACROSS THE BRIDGE AND INTO THE WIND ON THE OTHER SIDE.
THERE WERE 4 OF US FROM PORTOBELLO DOING THE RACE: JIM SCOTT, WILLIE JARVIE, JOHNNY LAWSON AND SCOTT JARVIE. JOHNNY HAD PICKED UP A CALF INJURY AT LASSWADE BUT AFTER SOME PHYSIO FROM TOM HARLEY HE MADE THE START LINE. HE SAID HE WAS GOING TO TAKE IT EASY FOR A COUPLE OF MILES, BUT HE WAS OUT OF SIGHT FROM ME AFTER ABOUT A MILE.
WILLIE HAD A GOOD RUN AND CAUGHT UP WITH JOHNNY WHO HAD A STITCH AT ABOUT 8 MILES. SAW JIM AFTER REGISTRATION, BUT DIDN’T SEE HIM DURING THE RACE [WILLIE THOUGHT HE MIGHT BE HIDING AFTER CELTIC’S EXIT FROM THE CUP THE PREVIOUS DAY AT THE HANDS OF THE PAISLEY BUDDIES]
OVERALL A GOOD EARLY YEAR HALF MARATHON IN A BEAUTIFUL PART OF SCOTLAND.
CLUB GUN FINISHING TIMES:
WILLIE JARVIE 1.25.44
JOHNNY LAWSON 1.26.09
SCOTT JARVIE 1.29.49
JIM SCOTT 1.34.56REPORT: SCOTT JARVIE
I presume Scott leant on the Caps Lock key - strange that from a signwriter!
