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General Topics => Other Sports (Not Football) => Topic started by: Highlander on April 23, 2017, 20:36:02 PM

Title: The London Marathon
Post by: Highlander on April 23, 2017, 20:36:02 PM: An awe inspiring event if there ever was, brilliantly illustrated by this clip.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/39685573
Title: Re: The London Marathon
Post by: Scunner on April 23, 2017, 20:54:33 PM: Watching it live, that brought a tear to Mrs Scunner's eye.
Title: Re: The London Marathon
Post by: Highlander on April 23, 2017, 21:05:06 PM: As did this to my eye

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2G8KVzTwfw
Title: Re: The London Marathon
Post by: KKOB on April 23, 2017, 21:41:17 PM: Bit of a security breach with that runner throwing water at William and Kate. It could easily have been something else.
Title: Re: The London Marathon
Post by: Highlander on April 23, 2017, 22:29:46 PM: I did think about the security issue, not just for the royals KKOB but obviously totally impossible.
Title: Re: The London Marathon
Post by: DianaJ on April 24, 2017, 21:14:30 PM: Another inspiring story , a friend of mine Laura Graham 31 years of age with 4 children under 8 years of age who is in my running club in a small town in Northern Ireland was one of the elite runners at the marathon yesterday she came 24th out of the 30 runners ,amazing considering She took up running only a few years ago to raise money for charity after her dad had a heart attack an an early age ...
Whilst all those others runners today were I sure having sports massage, ice baths to revive themselves i spotted her pushing the pram round our town with her kids.
even better she is doing Belfast marathon next Monday
Title: Re: The London Marathon
Post by: Highlander on April 24, 2017, 22:02:30 PM: Fabulous - well done Laura :)
Title: Re: The London Marathon
Post by: Liz 101 on April 24, 2017, 22:27:59 PM: & hats off to Gary McKee, who in completing the London marathon, made it 100 marathons in 100 days : :)