Sunday, 25 March 2007

Short Days and Long Runs

So our clocks have jumped forward again - where does time go!

Today also heralded a day of many marathons - Liverpool, Reading, Stafford and Wilmslow. All halfs, I think.

So I was contracted by Marathon Photos, who specialise in offering event photography all over the world, to lead a group of photographers around the Wilmslow course in order to get some great shots of the runners.

First off, here is my Sherpa / Chauffeur / Husband who got me there on time and then looked after my kit while standing around in the cold all day watching me work ...


Then I shot the start ...
Before legging it to the side to capture some starting shots up close (before I got run over, that is!)

After a mooch to the finish line and a bacon butty (yum) I had a 40 minute wait until the winner came through - he did it in 1:04 - apparently the half marathon record was broken yesterday at something like 58 minutes - 58 minutes to run 13 miles - yikes !

The aftermath looks like this - thousands (12,028 to be precise) of images being uploaded before sending off to Marathon Photos for their web site.

Oh, yeah, here's one of me - and I completely forgot to give back my vest - hey, should I wear it shopping - ha ha ?? Gill

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6 comments:

  1. AnonymousMonday, 26 March, 2007

    Don't wear it out shopping, there is allways one idiot who will come up to you and try and 'press' your chest. Believe me, it's happened to me before now.

    (the only difference was I had 'press' on my underpants. LOL)

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  2. AnonymousMonday, 26 March, 2007

    The runner in that top pic looks totally overdressed to run a half marathon.

    I heard someone did the Wilmslow half marathon carrying a camera bag and a bacon butty through the 13 miles.


    hehehe

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  3. AnonymousMonday, 26 March, 2007

    The start shot. They not running a marathon, they all chacing after yoou as they want a bacon butty.

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  4. gill taylor photographyMonday, 26 March, 2007

    My husband did the 'Press' thing - don't go there *lol*

    I tell you what though, those bacon butties ... hmmmmmm :)

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  5. AnonymousMonday, 26 March, 2007

    Bacon butties and a good cup of coffee/tea. Can't go wrong.

    All I got in Liverpool was a chocky biscuit from a womn stood by the finish line. She must have taken pity on me.

    Lets hope you, john and I can have a cuppa underneath the arches in Chester again this year :-)

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  6. gill taylor photographyMonday, 26 March, 2007

    Here's hoping, Dave - the more of these marathons I do, the more I enjoy them :)

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