Capital farming student Gillies Boyd, 20, succeeded in his challenge to complete The Edinburgh Marathon wearing wellington boots.

It took Gillies just over six hours to complete the course, but what mattered was the sum of over £1,000 raised for Macmillan Cancer Support after family and friends had been afflicted by the disease.

Gillies, who attended Scotland’s Rural Campus at King’s Buildings, said: “I’m certainly feeling the pain, I’m covered in blisters and cuts! I’ve also been dubbed The Wellyman.”

If it wisnae fur yer wellies …. Gillies might have completed The Edinburgh Marathon in a lot less than six hours.
Bill Lothian

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