Comments on: The Great Scottish Run 2012

By: admin

admin — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:58:40 +0000

Thanks for all your comments, and well done to everyone who took part in the 2009 race.

We have passed any suggestions etc. from above onto the Great Scottish Run team, as we at Glasgowvant have nothing to do with the organisation of the event – we just tell people that it’s happening!

Thanks again,
The Glasgowvant admin team.

By: amy govans

amy govans — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:08:58 +0000

the run was amazing was very well organised and a great turn out personal i struggled running it but found i got great support from the guides round about thanks to everyone who ran and helped me

By: Michael Gordon

Michael Gordon — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:05:15 +0000

Enjoyed a fine comeback via the 10K after a numder of years absence. Great to see so many younger people taking up the sport…stars of the future. Only gripe was that parts of course were too tight i.e Kingston Bridge which hampered run times. Its freedom of the city for only a few hours so as wide as possible next year. Overall great day outeven with that weather !!!

By: matthewshepherd

matthewshepherd — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:22:02 +0000

i had a brilliant time participating in the race my only small gripe would be the lack of distance markers, i only saw a 2k, 5k and 7k marker where i wished there had been a 9k marker so i could sprint in the final km, it was not untill i came round the last corner that i realised the race was nearly over! but over all what a brilliant day and will be signing up again for next year!!

By: Marie-Claire

Marie-Claire — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 17:21:44 +0000

It was a great day! One suggestion would be to try and get the trains to put on normal services as opposed to sunday services on the day. Would save people having to drive.

By: bert danger bond

bert danger bond — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 14:46:35 +0000

An absolute giggle, response from spectators was what got me through it, especially the girl handing out jaffa cakes(cheers)
See you all next year

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 14:07:44 +0000

Great Day and good atmosphere.

Only complaint some more room on bothwell street and the bridge is needed hard to pick up pace in such a tight space, but will be back next year.

By: John Bowen

John Bowen — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 13:29:33 +0000

Simply Fantastic half marathon! expertly organised,i have done 5 now and this was my 1st time in the Great Scottish Run and i will be back next year…travelled up from Liverpool and well worth the effort! As for the time…its very obvious that they cant have personal stopwatches on display and that is why we have chips!
I did my personal best despite it being soooooo busy with runners and a big well done to all who organised and helped on the day etc.The bag-pipe players throughout the run was a nice touch,even for an englishman! Well Done Glasgow!

By: Jane Egan

Jane Egan — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 13:22:41 +0000

Please, please can the organisers do what some of the other large runs do and completely ban the wearing of i-pods and headphones. Racing wheelchairs are simply impossible to stop or even to slow down on downhill sections (especially in the wet). Runners need to be able to hear us shouting so that they know we are coming past them. Collisions are dangerous and can result in people being badly hurt. Nobody wants that to happen.

By: Martin Lages

Martin Lages — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 11:11:57 +0000

Great event, just as last year

Here two suggestions for improvement:
Some race stewarts seemed uncertain which way to guide runners. As a consequence I heard one guy crashing into a barrier behind me.

How about a free ticket for public transport as part of your race pack?