yip and there is plenty of parking.

Have you booked your bus back to the start?

O.

Yes got the bus booked. I just hope they wait for me

Got my race number in the email yesterday.....



O.

Im No 1136, Ill maybe see you there

I will look out for you, can't remember my number...will post it here when I get home.

O.

2043 is my number.

O.

At the moment im having a little leg problem but im still hoping to go. Im icing and taking brufen so hopefully ill be okay for sun. Either way ill be running or watching so ill keep an eye out.

Good luck to everyone who is taking part in the race this weekend.

I'm hoping to get under the 2 hour mark this time Fingers crossed.

O.

Well it was good to meet someone from the forum today Mo, thanks for pacing me for the first 3 or 4 miles was a great help, stopped me from firing off to fast. Hope you get home safe and that you got a new PB!

Here is my report from the day

Arrived at 8:30 in Dundee to register, picked up my running chip and number and also made use of the safety pins that were provided, which I thought was a nice touch. Previous 1/2 marathons you have to supply your own.
Once I had collected my number I went back to the car and watched the rain pour down! Im glad I packed my black bin bag. Turned out I needed it.
9:00am went to the start line and did some gentle running to see how my knee was feeling, the good news is, it felt fine, there was a wee twinge but that soon settled down once I got moving.
I went and sheltered under a tree to try and keep as dry as I could and then about 10mins before the start I went on to the starting line.
About 5 mins before the start Mo came walking towards me and we got chatting, it was good to put a face to a name.
5.4.3.2.1 and we were off, nice easy pace round the park once and then out and heading for the finish line, Mo and I were chatting and keeping a good pace when about the 3.5 Miles mark Mo told me to just head on so we said cheerio and off I went.
It was a nice run along the coast of the River Tay and running round past HMS Discovery. About the 7 mile mark I got a second burst of energy and I picked up the pace just to hit the 10 mile mark with a hill! Where did that come from, Mo had warned me about the hill but I thought he said it was on the 11 mile marker, whoops!......I slowed down a gear and just plodded up the hill thinking to myself, what goes up, must come down and I was right, got to the top of the hill and the last 3 miles were near enough all down hill which was great, found one more bit of energy and went round the corner and I could see the finish....looked at my watch and put my best foot forward and kept on running, managed to squeeze my signature sprint to the finish in and I had done it!! 3 1/2 marathons and a full marathon in my first 7 months of running, whats even better is I have gone from 2hrs 15mins for the Edinburgh 1/2, 2 hours 1 min for Dunfermline and............................................... ...
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1 hr 54mins for Dundee Get in there!!! Got under the 2 hour mark Very happy! This is just the time from my stopwatch but don't think it will be far off.

Really enjoyed the run today and I hope Mo came in for a new PB as well....thats again for the good pacing at the start, without that I might not have got my PB, I owe you a beer.

O.

Well done Owain... great result!!

Top man!!

Excellent Owain...good on yer!

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Thanks everyone, just had a text with my official time on it 1 hr 54mins 41 seconds, my watch wasnt far off the mark since I had 1hr 54mins 46seconds

Every second counts though.

O.

Well that pretty much sums it up Owain, nothing much for me to add. The expression on your face when I recognised you made me quickly realise you had no idea who I was. I had seen you pics from Edinburgh though. Good pace at the start and I was still on track for the 2 hours at the halfway point - but i didnt make it. 2.06 according to my watch. I am not listed in the official results yet so I just hope I will be added later and the chip actually worked. I lost a lot of time on that hill and I now have 2 big blisters but luckily they came on at about the 11 mile mark and I could run through them. Its still a PB for me as my last time was 2.20. Im happy with the improvement in only my 2nd half. Another thing that hurt was my pacing in the final stages, looking at my polar its all over the place and I can see where I lost it so its something to work on. Also the shin stayed clear so thanks for all the advice about that and Premierphysio I think the calf stretches really helped.

The one bit I really hated was looking down the coast and seeeing the castle far, far away in the distance. That was a bit of a morale humper. All I could think was surely its not that far away.

Anyway, WELL DONE OWAIN it was nice to meet you and congrats on your PB.

lol, was my expression that obvious Was taken a back a bit that there was a runner who knew my name lol. Sorry about that! Was good to meet you though and I'm glad you popped over!

Brilliant result for your PB! I actually found it the opposite when I saw the castle, I was like not far to go now
You couldn't have been that far behind me then! My pace was all over the place, didnt get in to my stride until about 1 hour in! Next time I think I will leave my ipod at home.

Ive got a couple of blisters as well but thats due to my Nike running shoes which Ive had for ages now and they still give me blisters! Bloomin things!

Hopefully see you at another race soon!


Just checked http://www.winningtimeuk.com/index.php?page=dbsearch and the Dundee results arent on yet from what I can see.....did you not get a text? Maybe they only send that out if you supply a mobile number, its the first time I have had one.

O.