East Kilbride half 22/06--Glass half full

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Today i travelled to a windy Glasgow for the Diet Coke East Kilbide half Marathon.There was a big field but i guessed most of the runner were fun runners.I started well and ran very even paced which pleased me a lot.Although i faded a little towards the end especially the 1.5 mile incline into a headwind i was pleased to finish 7th in 1.18.34 inside my 1.19 target and my Gps half time was 1.18.12.

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Unknown said…
No mention of the friendly locals who took you for a 2 mile (Garmin Forerunner ratified) warm down jog? ;-)

Nice to meet you and hope your enthusiasm for the sport help you achieve the targets you set.

RM
23 June 2008 at 02:23
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