This week's Bookmarked feature is timed to highlight an event next week. Don't worry, it's not Meadows Marathon time yet. If you're keen to run in it, there's still a whole winter's worth of training ahead until the spring event.
The Meadows Marathon is a half marathon and 5k fun run organised by student volunteers. Last year almost 1,000 people ran in it and raised £50,000 for charity. This year the team behind the event aim to get even more people running and raising money as possible.
In a bid to spread the word about registration opening next week, the group has begun tweeting as @meadowsmarathon.
Jenni Hagan, the event's press manager, said:
"Six local, national and international charities have decided to become our sponsored charities this year and need people to sign up to run for them. These include Breakthrough Breast Cancer, Scottish Love in Action, AgeScotland, Cash For Kids, Mindroom and Foursquare.
"On Thursday 25 November the Meadows Marathon is having its launch night in the Loft bar of Teviot Row House at 7.30pm.
"Anyone who is interested in the Marathon is welcome to come along and meet the team, ask any questions and help themselves to the complimentary buffet.
"This will also be the opening night of registration for the 2011 race, held on 6th March, and for the first week only a 20% discount will reduce the ordinary registration fee from £15 to £12."
As the group's about page shows, the student volunteers adopt every role imaginable in organising a large park event, while aiming to protect the Meadows park.
As the event nears, we hope to feature advice for runners in training for the Meadows Marathon. Meanwhile, don't forget to do those stretches.
