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Article: I'll give city a good run for its money
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- Evening News - Scotland
- Article date:
- May 29, 2009
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SOMETIME late on Sunday, many hours after the first runners have
set off and the early crowds have seeped away, one man at least will
still be standing at the finish line of the Edinburgh Marathon at
Musselburgh Racecourse.
However late the final stragglers are, Geoff Sims, the man in
charge of the city's 26.2 mile race, always ensures that someone is
there to cheer their efforts - especially as he knows those that are
limping on in agony are often raising vital cash for charities close
to their hearts.
"People who are doing it to get a personal best, if they get a
pain and it's going to slow them down, well, they might call it a
day. But if someone's doing it to raise money for charity . ...