Balloch to Clydebank Half Marathon

On a near perfect day for running, five Harriers had an early rise and headed to Balloch, congregating on the start line at 9 am.

One of the attractions for the 464 entrants was this being a point to point race. There are not many on the calendar. The race was being run for the 17th time as a half-marathon, although there has been a Balloch to Clydebank race since 1927.

In a slight change from last year, a more scenic start lead us along the River Leven for three miles before joining the familiar long straight cycle paths towards Dumbarton. Dumbarton Rock was a good half way marker, then the Erskine Bridge came in to view giving the warm feeling of progress. However, at this point the Titan Crane in the distance which marks the finish line still looked a long way off. After an undulating few miles Clydebank shopping centre came into view marking the end of a good half marathon.

Harriers finishing order was Jim Holmes 1:37:29, Colin Banks 1:45:00, John McBride, time TBC, Phil Marshall 1:56:15 and Russell Couper 2:15:01.