The huge Birmingham running event that takes over the city centre was happening today so we popped along to take a look.
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00:00So we've got the Lord Mare-ess, Lady Mare-ess, Sports Legends and Mark Rhodes.
00:15How you doing kiddo? I'm good mate, I'm good, how are you? I'm alright mate, you're running it.
00:19I am. How long have you been into this running game then? It's been great mate, we're looking forward to it.
00:27Are you two competing against each other or is that the stuff? Well I don't know, I don't know how far are we?
00:32Listen I think Mark will be beating me, but I'm relying on him to try and make me laugh around him while we're doing it.
00:37Yeah, yeah, yeah. I've not had this conversation, it's a bit awkward.
00:42No worries, well great to be here and starting it, kicking off. Nice to have a Black Country lad on the podium, nice one.
00:48Have a good day guys. So the day has come, it's the big ride. How are you feeling lads? Good to go, good to go.
00:54So we've got Brett on the right from Bartley Green and Justin from Al's Owen.
00:57Yeah. And you're keen runners then, yeah? Well we try to.
01:01Is it not your first event? No, not for us though. Seasoned runners. Seasoned runners.
01:06So have you done the Birmingham run before? I've done it years ago, you do it quite often.
01:10Yeah, I did it last year, yeah, yeah. It's a good event.
01:13Yeah, I was going to say, is it decent? Yeah, you obviously enjoy it then.
01:16So is it all about just the fun of the day or are you going for certain times today or what?
01:20If we don't do the time I want, it's for the fun. Yeah, I love it, I love it.
01:24But no, I want to do under 50, 50 minutes for the week because I'm doing 10k.
01:28Oh yeah, yeah. What about you? Yeah, I'm doing a half mile for anything under two hours really, yeah.
01:33Yeah, yeah. So you being a Black Country mon, have we got any runs Black Country Shropshire
01:39that you've done that stand out that you say, oh that's a good one? Or have we not?
01:44No, not really, not really. A few trails but nothing, yeah, nothing. No, really, no, no.
01:49No worries, we'll have a good day lads. Cool, cheers guys.
01:52So we've got Barbara and Marcus, hello. Yes.
01:55So, mother and son, you're not just here to support, you're doing the race.
01:59I am, well just the fun run, the 10k.
02:02But the thing is you only started running six months ago?
02:05Yes, just six days before my 60th birthday.
02:09Wow, I mean, so it's never too late. Never too late, exactly.
02:12So are you confident, you know, is this your first big run?
02:15Yeah, we've never done the run ever before.
02:17Six months? I mean, this is in at the deep end, innit?
02:19Yep, yep, yep.
02:19You must be very proud of your mother, Marcus.
02:21Definitely, definitely. I've done the 10k before in training, so just a day to enjoy it today.
02:27I'm presuming Marcus has inspired you, he's got into it.
02:30Yeah.
02:30Yeah, yeah, yeah.
02:31So how long have you been into your running?
02:33Quite a while, but probably more seriously the last couple of years.
02:37Yeah, yeah.
02:38Hard than last year, and this year, more intense. Thank you for training for that.
02:42Well, basically you want to beat your brother's time, don't you?
02:45Yeah, all the main goal is beat last year's time.
02:47I'm going to only compare myself to me, but if I beat my brother, that would be a bonus.
02:50Wicked.
02:51And you've come all the way from Cambridge, so have a great event, guys.
02:55How are you doing, guys?
02:56Hey!
02:57Hey!
02:59Call six in the city, they're here.
03:01Hey!
03:02Have you had a pierce nipple before, sir?
03:04Where are you from, mate?
03:07Birmingham.
03:08How are you?
03:09Yeah, yeah, yeah.
03:09Oh, fair do's.
03:10Any particular time you're hoping for today?
03:12About 1.40 I hope for the half.
03:14Nice.
03:14Good look, mate.
03:15Good look.
03:17One, two, one, two, one.
03:19Ah!
03:19Wow!
03:21We are well!
03:31Yeah, good game!
03:33Keep it going!
03:34You've got 200 meters!
03:36Let's go!
03:36Is it beautiful?
03:38Does it work?
03:40It's a stupid thing.
03:42Oh, it's a stupid thing.
03:44It's a stupid thing.
03:46A huge thing.
03:48Yeah!
03:50It's a good thing.
03:52Maybe it's a good thing.
03:54I'm gonna go out there.
03:56I'm gonna go out there and I'm gonna go out there.
03:58I'm gonna go out there.
04:00That's good.
04:02It's gonna be a gap.
04:04There's not a chance he could just run through the track
04:34So we're here with the Lord Mayor of Birmingham just before he gets into his lycra to get involved
04:44How are you sir?
04:46I'm absolutely wonderful, it's great to be here
04:48Great for the city isn't it stuff like this?
04:50It's actually another showcase for the city
04:53Yeah, yeah. And were you ever a runner?
04:55Was there ever a time where you were...
04:57Were you ever a runner? Was there ever a time where you were done?
05:00The Bishop of Birmingham's running in this one, so we're with them coming through.
05:03Are we? Cool! He's doing it for us guys!
05:06Enjoy your day sir!
05:08It'll be great! Totally enjoying it!