My brother. He was pretty well spaced-out by this stage, past the 25 mile mark, and didn't even notice his family waving by the roadside, which disappointed the nephews. He hadn't done many marathons before this but got right into it and recorded sub-2hr40 in later years, which is seriously good. Then in 1997 he was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease which progressively incapacitated him and he died in 2001, aged 58. Pray that nobody you care for is ever afflicted by this dreadful disease.
Two of the elite runners in the1986 Glasgow Marathon, in Pollok Park
If you don’t like old cars you can skip the next lot, which were taken in Blythswood Square on Sunday August 20th 1978 on the occasion of the RSAC’s annual Vintage and Veteran Car Rally. I like old cars well enough, but know hee-haw about them, so I won’t pretend otherwise.
