Edinburgh Half Marathon 2013

What a fab weekend.......And to top it off I got my PB - 1hr:37:42

 

This was my second time running the Edinburgh half marathon. There were 11 of us who went away together. On the Saturday Nina, Max, Lynda and Amy ran the 10km. They had fantastic weather for their run, clear blue skys and a gentle breeze. (below is a pic of them at the finish)

 

After the run we relaxed outside enjoying the sunshine and then in the evening, went to the comedy and carbs night at Dynamic Earth, the festivals hub for the weekend.

On the Sunday morning I got up very early ( too early for a Sunday!!) to have my porridge, peanut butter and banana. The runners then all met in the hotel reception for a nice relaxed walk together to the start line.

Just before the start.....

My nerves were starting to set in so I just wanted to get to my starting pen and soak up the atmosphere. Melinda and I were in the same pen so we left the others and headed off together.

Melinda and I ready to go......

I followed a fantastic training plan thanks to my "coach" Lise Muchna. She was awesome in guiding me during my training plan. Thanks soooo much lise!!:)

All my hard work paid off as I got my PB. I was so chuffed when I crossed the finished line. I found it hard but it was all worth it. I had a stitch at about mile 5 and could not get rid off it!!!

My personal training clients, Melinda Atkinson and Eva Hamilton also did brillantly. Melinda got her PB 1:43: She had only just completed a half ironman 2 weeks before, she is AWESOME!! This was Eva's first half marathon and she completed the course in an amazing time.

Once we all finished we started the trek to get the bus to return us to the city centre. Maybe the walk helped loosen up our legs a bit though! Once we got back to the hotel we had our champagne breakfast (well deserved) and had a chilled out afternoon before heading back to the bar for cocktails and a fantastic evening celebrating. We even managed a bit of a dance in the club!!