FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date Selected for 2015 Marathon - Sept. 20, 2015
The inaugural Islay Single Malt Marathon was an incredible success, even
though it competed on the same day as the London Marathon and the Masters
golf tournament. A stiff breeze blew from the southwest, pushing runners
through the half-way mark, and kept the temperatures low for ideal running
weather. A Scottish mist fell, off and on, and clouds hid some of the
scenery but couldn t block out many of the sights: several whitewashed
villages, gently-rolling single track roads (sometimes shared with
meandering sheep), and vistas of waves crashing into rocks on the beach.
The second half, up and down moderate hills, went through Highland moors,
over streams, past farmhouses with views to Loch Indaal below as well as
stacked peat piles in fields near the road. Warm food, hot soup, and runner
camaraderie followed in Ramsay Hall, adjacent to the finish line. Each
participant earned a unique medal, a Laphroaig whisky bottle filled with
barley and signed on a label by the student who assembled it name, age,
and village. The evening ceilidh, an ancient Highland tradition, featured a
mouth-watering array of potluck dishes, Gaelic singing, bagpiping, and
Highland dancing, making this marathon one of the most memorable. Please
join us on Islay, Queen of the Hebrides, one of Scotland s jewels. Without
question, the Single Malt Marathon is one of the world s most scenic and
culturally fascinating marathons.
Run with us on September 20, 2015, in Scotland! www.lordsoftheisles.com
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