Twenty four little hours after a very dispiriting run it was time for Purlpower to strap on the trainers for the second time in a weekend and head into Glasgow to accompany
Lilith on the
Glasgow Frontrunners Rainbow Run celebrating LGBT History Month.
This time the omens were a little better. The BBC weather report was encouraging:
And the sky above me as my train pulled into Glasgow Central was as blue as my fingernails:
Each runner in the Rainbow Run is allocated a colour according to their month of birth so being a September baby I was true blue all the way. The 'start' sign was reassuringly non-flecked with mud, it was time to run!
Seventy rainbow runners headed off along the Glasgow Canal towpath. A fantastic place to run, close to the city centre but it felt like a world away - I'm embarrassed to have lived here so long and not realised this great footpath existed. We had a choice of running 5k, 7.5k or 10k. Now that I'm running 5k on a regular basis it seemed a good time to challenge myself and try the 7.5. And with Lilith to encourage me it really wasn't too bad at all. The route was traffic free and mostly flat (apart from a hill up to the canal path right at the beginning) and it felt great to push myself to go that little bit further.
Those all important
Map My Run stats at the end told us that I had managed to run my 'fastest ever 5k' and had an average pace of 6mins 22 per kilometer. *SNORE*
Sorry, getting a bit stat-obsessed of late...
Of course the best thing about running is the guilt free binging at the end and we were not disappointed with the selection on offer. Lilith was introduced to the kiddie party staple of
'Top Hats' while I tucked into a rainbow cupcake...or two. Celebrating every last crumb of diversity.
And if you want to see what a running rainbow looks like I recommend you take a peek at the
Glasgow Frontrunner's Facebook Page because we do look rather snazzy if I do say so myself.
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