The Greatest Run on Earth

Running gives me something ‘spiritual’ — which sounds a bit silly — but there’s something spiritual about it. There’s something about running that makes you feel part of ‘what is’ on the earth ... and I suppose Round the Bays is a celebration of that.

– Bill Taylor, running philosopher and ex-arthritis sufferer

Oh I like to run in the rain. I quite frequently run in the rain. When you see someone else doing it it looks quite silly but when you do it yourself it’s fine!

– A jogger singing the praises of running in the rain

I never saw the start. I have no idea where the start was. I just saw this wall of human flesh move down the road and I thought I’d better move or get trampled.

– A runner during the race