In view of the injury which he incurred in the London Marathon, John has given running a miss, except for a couple of steady jogs and at the same time, he pulled out of the Pennine Barrier and the Leeds Marathon as they were totally unachievable without totally wrecking his leg. However, he decided to have a ride up to Edinburgh to have a go at the marathon.
Being Scotland, rain was forecast and rain it did. A lot before the start and it continued until John was half way round, when it did brighten up. However, as soon as he finished, it was back to rain again. As for the race itself, John set off steadily away with a view to seeing how his leg held up. stopping every five miles to stretch it, as a precaution. He lack of running caused him a stamina shortage half way round, but nevertheless, he got round in one piece and he was very pleased to finish unscathed. It was not a rapid run, but there again, it was not too bad.
2822 John Boothman 3:51:15