in the beautiful sunshine to be amongst the first to sign up for the 2013 race.Voted as one of the fastest half marathons in the country in 2012, the launch event was also a chance for participants to beat the speed camera and be up for the chance to win a bumper
Following the tales of 2012's Greater Manchester Marathon – surely rumours – of lost bags, scant supporters, bad weather and a huge flight of stairs at the end of the course, I was interested/nervous to run the 38th GMM in 2013. First up, no stairs