I clearly did not take this photograph. Thank you to STaylor Photography for the picture – www.facebook.com/StaylorPhotography Any editing errors in the picture are mine alone!

So, today was the Stirling Half Marathon, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The mass start was for both the half and the full marathon, but once we were underway the race was a first-class event, brialliantly organised and marshalled and I had a great time. The route was beautiful, the support from the crowds was wonderful.

And I got a decent time – 1:42:11 – I’m happy with that!