Congratulations to our amazing Managing Director Ian Clithero who completed his 16th Marathon at the weekend and is one of only 36 participants to have completed all 10 Yorkshire Marathons since they began in 2013! An incredible achievement and well done from all of us at Shelving and Racking!
From The Yorkshire Marathon Interview
Meet Ian Clithero, one of our AMAZING participants who has taken part in every #YorkshireMarathon since 2013!
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐧 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫?
Great course, great crowds and the opportunity to challenge myself.
𝐃𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫, 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐬𝐨 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥?
The first one, 2013. It was my first marathon, all my family were at the finish and it was quite emotional.
𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟏𝟎 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬?
It got better for a few years but now, through age and a lack of motivation my times are slowing. However, I am now trying to enjoy the experience rather than focussing on time.
𝐃𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐧?
Make sure you’ve done all of the right preparation, take on plenty of fuel and water while running, the last 10km is far more of a mental challenge than a physical challenge, but try to enjoy it. The feeling at the finish is fantastic!
𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐞 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐡 𝐘𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐧?
Eating as much junk food as I can and doing a lot of sitting down.
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