Broughton’s Christina Thomson, picked by locals for her work as a community volunteer, ran a local stretch of the Queen’s Baton Relay this afternoon.
The event heralds the imminent start of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
Moving at a speed almost too fast for the Spurtle camera to keep track of, and leaving superfit uniformed and plain-clothes police athletes trailing in her wake, Mrs Thomson completed the leg between London Road roundabout and Annandale Street via Elm Row.
Unpuffed and unperspiring, she briefly greeted friends, family and well-wishers ...
before being whisked away in a luxury limousine to an exclusive reception elsewhere in the city.
Earlier in the day, local athlete Kimberley Reed carried the baton down the High Street, starting at the City Chambers.
Her relay predecessor at first seemed reluctant to let go ...
but eventually Kimberley was free to negotiate the treacherous setts at a careful pace, heading for the next hand-over at South Bridge.
We will have more on both local heroines in our July issue.