Sunday 26th May 2026
The Edinburgh Marathon always provides a scorcher of a day for the runners and this year was no exception with temperature swelling to +20c, making conditions tough for the event.
That didn’t deter our magnificent who made it to the start line. As many of us will know, the marathon can take a huge toll on the body, getting through the grueling training and making the start line is a huge achievements itself. Setting out to smash his PB was Alan Henderson who ran the first half marathon in 1h17m. As the race wore on, the pace dropped but not by much as Alan crossed the line in 2h46m24s for 3rd M40.
Stephen Trainer has been putting a few of the guys threw a tough training block in preparation for this one. Unfortunately John Hampsey had to withdraw due to a niggling injury but still made the journey to cheer on his training team. Despite running all sorts of crazy long distance ultra races, John Logan was making his marathon debut. Graeme Percival was out to smash the 3 hour barrier having come agonisingly close in his previous attempt. Cramp and the heat took its toll on both runners with Percival catching Logan after a solid first half. Both athletes ran together, taking turns to push the pace. John made a break with 300m to to cross the line in 2h55m32s, a very respectable time for his first effort. Graeme was delighted to smash the 3 hour barrier this time, finishing in 2h55m44s.
The next Harrier home was our Ironman Ricky Long who confessed to nursing an injury and walking a great deal of the distance, and in that heat – we hear there was even a cheeky stop to Greggs during the run, not a fueling strategy we would recommend! Ricky completed the 26.2 miles in 5h45m07s.
The final Harrier to cross the line and another Greenock runner making her debut over the distance was Stephanie Halden. Despite nursing a niggling injury a few months ago, Stephanie had put in an excellent training block and was rewarded with an excellent time of 5h55m07s. Huge well done to Stephanie completing one of the toughest distances for any run.
10k – In the shorter distance, Iona McKnight recorded a new pb over the distance, her chip time recorded at 59:44 and delighted to go under the hour mark on the day.
Full results can be found HERE
Many thanks to Andy McCall for the report!