Ethos Public Relations Manchester

Great Manchester Run

by Shaun

I was one of 31,000 people that ran yesterday's Great Manchester 10K in the city centre and the atmosphere was fantastic!

Runners of all abilities took part in the race many of whom, like me, were raising money for charities with important causes - and doing a very good job of it too from what I could see!

The support from the crowds cheering us all on was amazing and I didn't realise that it would spur me on so much in the final 2K when I really wanted to just stop and walk! But I kept going and finished in exactly 1 hour (well, 1 hour 9 seconds to be exact) which I was happy with.

At the end of it, I was absolutely knackered and determined never to put myself through another 10K - but today I'm looking back with rose tinted glasses and searching other runs in the area that I could do!

I can certainly see why running is so addictive - apart from getting you fit, there's always the challenge to keep beating your time that runners re-enter races like the Great Manchester 10K every year. I'm already thinking about those 10 seconds that I need to knock off to get under the hour!

To read more about the race, go to http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester

Posted at 12:13pm on 19^th May 2008