Hi everyone - looks like I'm the first to report back, although I've been having a doze for the last couple of hours.
Hope you all had good races and enjoyed the day! What about those hills, eh? Not quite as bad as the worst reports but harder than I'd expected. At least most were early on. That last one out of the park onto Brampton Road around 12 miles was short but a real killer! The wind wasn't as bad as feared I thought.
Anyway, for myself I was dead chuffed as I achieved my aim of beating 2 hours, by almost a minute in the end. I never felt on top form though after fighting off a cold all week and had to tap all my resources in the last 3 miles in particular. Seeing my wife and step-daughter cheering me on near the end gave me the extra spur I needed to press on and do it in the time.
Really enjoyed running on the track at the end. Never done that before - it's something I could get used to - nice and springy!
I was going to look for people at the start but had to spend all my spare time in the long toilet queue.
Will definitely try to do it next year.
Oh, nearly forgot. There was a bloke who looked like he'd collapsed about half-a-mile from the start. Someone was just calling an ambulance as I passed. Really hope he's OK...
