As the spring sun broke through the early morning Llanelli mist on Sunday 10th April, six athletes lined up for the 9am start of the Llanelli Great Welsh Marathon.
The two lap, technically demanding, undulating course, was superbly organised, steered us through the length of the beautiful traffic-free coastal path / cycle-way, stretching from Machynys Golf Course in the east through to Burry Port Harbour in the west
As the temperatures raised to 21 degrees C the scenery was only of secondary importance to us all as our priority was to remain hydrated during the race. With this being the first marathon for Alex, Sarah, Si and I we were excited and somewhat anxious about the distance. Alex and both lined up on the start line with the thought of the iron man in the back of our minds, Simon lined up for his first competitive race in months as he he’s been laid off due to injuries, Jon striving for a PB, and 8 weeks ago Sarah and her Father Tony set themselves a challenge to complete a marathon before Tony turned 60 years of age.
Not knowing how to approach this race I settled in to my stride and sustained a comfortable pace, Alex, Jon and Si ran together for the early stage of the race and Sarah ran alongside Tony. On completion of our first marathon Alex and I were happy with our times, Jon smashed his PB, Si successfully ran a respectable marathon post injury, Sarah and her father was successful in what they set out to achieve. Well done to all!!
Times:
P.Hindley: 2:58:06 (PB)
J.Childs: 3:21:23 (PB)
A.Ballard: 3:23:40 (PB)
S. Neal: 4:05:34 (PB)
S. Lipscombe: 5:07;05 (PB)
T.Lipscombe: 5:59:51
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