This was race 2 of my rock n roll series for 2017, having done Madrid a month before I was looking forward to a race back on home soil.
I ran the 5k on the Saturday, Half on the Sunday and then the 1 Mile fun run straight after! The more races you do with RnR the more bling you get.
The 5k was fun on a hot day, I paced the race for my wife as she wanted to get under the half hour. The race ended in the Echo arena which was fun in the dark.
The morning of the full was not quite so nice. Thankfully the weather held and it was good conditions for running. There was a bit of a delay at the start and we couldn’t really hear what was going on. At Madrid the sound system went all the way down the pens so it was a great atmosphere starting and you knew what was going on.
The race set off into the docks and through the centre of Liverpool before going up the hill into china town. Running past the cavern club was fun and the music along route was spot on. Enjoyable running through the parks and up to penny lane before heading back to the Mersey.
Now a lot of people I spoke to said the last stretch was a bit soul destroying but I enjoyed the final few mile slog down the river. Coming up to the race village was fun and the finish line concert was good.
The one mile fun run after was good fun if a little bit hard on the legs. Well recommended event and certainly a must if you are looking for bling!