Melissah Gibson wins Loch Ness Marathon 2023

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00:00 And that's the winner of the second set,

00:02 the Conor McSwee backstretch,

00:04 and that's now the spotlight champion,

00:06 Ramos Troy from the Champs-Élysées.

00:10 Congratulations.

00:12 Thank you.

00:14 243-46 roughly. What's your PB?

00:16 I think it's 42 at the end,

00:18 so I just missed it, but I'm happy.

00:20 It's a season best.

00:22 Did you see the clock on your PB?

00:24 I did, but I really wanted under the 44, so it's good enough.

00:26 Well done, yeah.

00:28 So my mum's telling me this is your 90th marathon.

00:30 That's right.

00:32 It's taken me 12 years,

00:34 but I'm having a good run this year.

00:36 I think it's probably number 10 or 11.

00:38 This year, yeah. Wow, that's pretty prolific.

00:40 Yeah, and consistent.

00:42 It's my favourite thing to do.

00:44 Okay, so what was your most recent one before this?

00:46 I did Oslo two weeks ago,

00:48 and then Tallinn the week before that.

00:50 Oh, wow.

00:52 So it was good prep,

00:54 because they're both a little bit ghillie.

00:56 So it helped for this.

00:58 Okay, so how were your times there?

01:00 Slower, so 246 and 251.

01:02 Okay.

01:04 And which way round was that?

01:06 251 in Tallinn,

01:08 246 in Oslo.

01:10 I've got Chester next week,

01:12 so hopefully I can PB there.

01:14 Sorry, which one? Chester.

01:16 And then Yorkshire after that.

01:18 So there's always another chance.

01:20 You're crazy.

01:22 So tell us about today,

01:24 because it's your first time at Loch Ness.

01:26 It is. I've been here for years,

01:28 but it often places with Chester.

01:30 So this is a great year to get to them both.

01:32 Yeah, and what did you think of the course?

01:34 It was so well organised.

01:36 And it's just beautiful.

01:38 It's such a nice opportunity and a privilege

01:40 to run along the water,

01:42 and the volunteers were great.

01:44 Yeah, and what did you think of the course,

01:46 the downhill, uphill?

01:48 The downhill was tricky.

01:50 I thought I would be okay,

01:52 but when I put on my new shoes,

01:54 I felt a bit wobbly.

01:56 But then when it was mildly undulating,

01:58 I did okay.

02:00 And were you always leading?

02:02 I don't know how far ahead you are.

02:04 I was, but I had no idea.

02:06 And the girl who will probably come in second,

02:08 Rosa, she's really fast.

02:10 She beat me in Edinburgh,

02:12 so I kind of knew she'd be on my tail.

02:14 So I just had to do my best then.

02:16 Okay, well congratulations again.

02:18 Well done, and I hope everything goes well

02:20 I see you next year.

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