Yes, a definite big thank you for all of those sharing photos - Bryan (the original poster from racephotos) was kind enough to send me free high resolution photos from the event. What more can you ask? I remember doing my first half marathon a year or so ago and getting charged something crazy - so to see photographers taking great photos for the enjoyment of it and offering free photos after the event was a really pleasant surprise.
Shame about some idiot(s) ruining the race for some of the front runners, must be very frustrating for all concerned (runners and organisers). I was (much!) further back and really enjoyed the event.
Thanks for the various links to photos on this thread - some really good ones.