Mhairi Maclennan wins Inverness Half Marathon 2024

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00:00 So, course record, what's the excuse for that?

00:05 Yeah, that was the aim, but I'm not going to lie, the course is hard.

00:11 My coach was like, "Oh, at 9 miles it's downhill all the way," and I was like, "Okay."

00:17 But actually 9 miles is quite far for it to not be flat.

00:21 So yeah, no, it was good. Windy, tough, hilly, good run, I guess.

00:27 So all in all, you'd be happy with that time then, given the situation?

00:30 Yeah, yeah, I mean, I didn't really taper for this. I'm training for a London Marathon,

00:35 so this was kind of a fitness tester.

00:40 So, yeah, sorry, I'm really tired.

00:44 I'm happy with the time, given that this has been a normal training week, so good.

00:51 Yeah, okay, and it's when on home territory as well, it's always good.

00:54 Oh, it's so nice. I honestly feel like I was kind of yo-yoing a bit at the end there, I was really trash.

01:01 And the coach just kept me honest, so it was good.

01:06 So looking ahead then, your Marathon debut at London, yeah?

01:10 Yeah.

01:11 Have you got anything in mind, any target for that?

01:14 I mean, yes and no. Obviously, I just want to finish it and enjoy it.

01:19 I don't really want to go in and put too much pressure on myself for the first one.

01:24 But, yeah, I mean, obviously an A goal would be to get as close as I can to the Olympic qualifying time.

01:29 But really, just to say I've done it, more than anything else, there's already two athletes selected,

01:34 and the next person that gets selected will have run 230, which is probably outwith my scope right now.

01:39 So, yeah, just 130, 230 would be really nice.

01:42 Yeah, okay, thanks very much for that.

01:44 No problem.