Im sure I speak for all the RC Team when I say that we had a fantastic weekend in Almería with a superb host in Antonio.
Better reports than I could do have already been posted, so instead
..here are my overriding memories:
§ Time a-marching on the morning of the race, and the concierge getting the wrong car out of the underground car park!
§ Andy getting a PB
§ Andys first words when he crossed the finishing line after his PB
§ The quality of the field. I usually have hoards of runners behind me, this time I was easily in the last 10%
§ The above point doesnt matter!
§ The smiling M with that darn video camera about 4 times!
§ Excellent company, good food and average Guinness.
§ Being passed by Haile Gebrselassie, and the twit I was running next to deciding to try and keep pace with The Great Man which he did before pulling up about 30 metres later, his own race in tatters!
But if there is one image that sums up the weekend, then I believe this is it. Sadly its taken on the way to meet Antonio for lunch after the race so hes not in it. But what you see here is post-race runners high in each of us. Looking back up La Rambla, knowing we have all had a good run and were now looking forward to the more
relaxing part coming next.
May we have the opportunity to get together and run again.
Almería 1/2 Marathon.
