Photos of CRY runners in the Bath Half Marathon 2006

The progress of the CRY runners was followed by CRY Screening Manager Mathew Wilson (a.k.a. Mat the Mike) - armed with a microphone and minidisc recorder - and CRY Family Screening Manager Tony Hill - armed with his camera.

Finishing times for Simon Halliday and his former rugby colleagues can be found by clicking here.

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Pre-race at Bath Rugby Clubhouse

Post-race at Bath Rugby Clubhouse

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At around the half-way point

Simon Halliday: "I went through the first wall at five [miles] and I’ve got a groin strain…... I’ll be OK for twenty minutes, then I’ll have to dig in and I’m dying for a pee, apart from that I’m fine."

After the race

Mat the Mike: "How was it mate?"

Simon Halliday: "I went through various pain barriers. I was actually quite good when I first saw you and then I foolishly went up to Queens Square too fast, suffered for a bit and then miles 10 - 13 I really struggled. My breath was alright but I had no power to my legs at all.

I must say I was starting to feel the right leg on my ligament side here because the camber, all the way along the ……. is like that, and it was just opening me up all the time, which I didn’t like."

Read Simon Halliday's recollections of the day here

During the race

Mat the Mike: "What are your feelings on Simon Halliday at this moment in time?"

Mike Teague: "He’s a b****** …can’t say that there’s kids involved here! Hang on, I’m going to stop for a p***……"

After the race

Mike Teague: "Where is Halliday? I want to kick him in the shin."

Mat the Mike: "He is still out on the course."

Mike Teague: "I knew my race was run when I tried to mix it with The Banana and lost!"

Mat the Mike: "How are you feeling now?"

John Inverdale: "I was fine for twelve and a half miles and then suddenly I was feeling really good and I thought God I’m going to do 1.45 - 1.46 here and then suddenly at 12 and a half miles my left leg suddenly decided it wanted to be anywhere in the world except on that course, so the last thousand metres its quite hard actually but I managed. That’s OK. It was cold but perfect running weather. Once we were off it was just fantastic. I almost enjoyed it."

Mat the Mike: "You beat Hallers, he’s a long way back."

John Inverdale: "Oh well I’m glad to hear that – cos he’s been talking a good game but I always doubted he could play it."

Jonathan Webb: "I’ve gone past the six mile mark, it’s OK. I’m keeping Suzanne [Mrs. Halliday] company - its obviously a bit of a bummer when she says she has to slow down and walk."

Mat the Mike: "What are your feelings on Simon at this point in time?"

Michael Lynagh: "It’s not changed, not yet anyway!"

Mat the Mike: "How did Simon persuade you to do this?"

Paul Ackford: "Just stupidly he called when I was sober and I said ‘yes’. If I’d been drunk I would have told him to bog off!

It’s great. We met up and it’s been a long time since we have all been together so it has been good fun."

Mat the Mike: "Simon said you were going to win it."

David Egerton: "He did, didn’t he, but Ackford was the better athlete than me. I did 2:05 which that’s not bad for an 18 stoner......it’s the last three [miles] really which is hard and my legs, you know, they just get tired."

Richard Hill: "I’m just a little bit upset. Webby gets all the nice banter as we go around and everyone abuses me. I don’t know why that is."

Jonathan Webb: "Tomorrow I will be immobile."

Mat the Mike: "Have you got surgery tomorrow?"

Jonathan Webb: "Yeah I have actually…..I’ll sit down."

Richard Hill: "All done in a good cause. Pleased we got round......The moment that you shouldn’t have missed was the final sprint along Pulteney Street where Webby had been racing all … all 13 miles with this big fairy, and he did him right on the line."