Brighton Marathon 2011

WOW , WOW WOW!!!! Well done to each and every one of you!!!

Been itching to get on the forum to see how you all did but we've been away since last Friday holed up in our beach retreat with no mobile reception - bliss really but I did think of you all on the Sunday! It was a scorcher everywhere wasn't it? I managed to get a signal to ring my mate who was taking part in the marathon and she told me how tough and incredibly hot it was.

First of all SOYCD, Russell N, Tim and Stephen - a very, very, very, well done on our PB'S!

LN - so sorry to hear your race didn't go as planned but do you know what, you crossed that finish line and that show's amazing willpower and determination. Be proud!

Julia T - Same goes to you! It may not have gone to plan but you got a very respectable time and you achieved what you set out to do which was to run a marathon. Well done girl!

JGS - Sounds like you had a great time! So chuffed that all that training paid off for you.

James - Well done!!!!!

Fortysomethingandfit - hope you're ok and recovering well and you are a marathoner indeed!

Sorry I haven't got the time to read a week's worth of posts but I am so proud of you all (and jealous!)

I'm a great believer in fate though and I think Brighton was just not meant to happen for me. Regardless of the foot injury (which is improving btw - no crutches!) for the past 10 days I've had the worst cold I've had in a long time which has culminated in a horrible hacking cough which I still can't shift a week later! I've gone from feeling the fittest I've ever felt in my life to the unhealthiest I've ever felt in a short space of time! Also, I am a terrible hot weather runner so I would have struggled I'm sure on the day. So I'm not going to enter Brighton next year and will concentrate on Liverpool in October with a HM and a couple of 10K's on the way.

Well done again. How did SPEN do by the way??

Just managed to read some more posts!

Ladyplodder - BRILLIANT!!

northern lass sorry to hear that you won't be at Brighton alot of us our on the Brighton 20 12 thread now pop in and say hello

Thanks Northern Lass - almost a week later and I still can't believe I managed to crack the elusive 4 hours.  Hope you heal quickly, the training goes well for Liverpool and that that marathon is the one which was 'meant to be' for you.  I'm going to keep the mileage ticking over for a couple of months while I do my final year of Law exams then ramp it up again for Abingdon, which surely cannot be as hot as Brighton.

First things first though and another early start tomorrow for London.  Not in the least envious at the moment but I bet I will be when the runners start piling across Tower Bridge

Just sat here watching the London Marathon after my 2 mile bimble this morning. It was pretty warm even at 9am, hope all the runners will be OK out there.

Thanks for your kind words NL. I'm taking at least a year off from marathons to get my mojo back. Good luck with Liverpool and hope you get over your foot and cough soon.

Thanks everyone. Yes Toby nipped over to say hello to 2012 to see where everyone had disappeared to!

Also just been watching London - incredible to think that the fastest man completed a marathon in the time it takes me to complete a Half!! Amazing!

Will put my name down for the ballot for the 3rd time on the 26th - bet I don't get in AGAIN!

LN - you'll come back stronger I'm sure.

LP - good luck with your Law exams!

Sunny in Devon today as it is everywhere. BBQ time!

Thanks Northern Lass. Good to see you on the thread again. Brighton was tough in the heat. I've got two black toes nails to show for it! Anyway good luck for Liverpool. I'd love to be able to do it.... Maybe next year! Hopefully you'll be out running again soon.

Hey, where is everybody??

Sheezzzz, head off for a bit of much needed R&R for a week and everyone has disappeared

Well what happened was, all those people who swore 'never again' have gone and entered again so we've regrouped on the Brighton 2012 thread. Hope you had a nice week

Julia T

I will enter every year from now because its better then Skegness.More Cleaner and Private Beach for the Nudeisty.I will be back.

Good Luck with Liverpool, Northern Lass. Enjoy your down time-guess its just your body saying 'Phew, I can have a bit of a melt down before I'm expected to do anymore work!'

Little Nemo- Hope your mojo is back and raring to go, soon.

See you all in the 2012 thread.

Having just done London for the second time I really fancy Brighton next year. The family are wondering how easy it is the move around the course to spectate. London is really easy with the underground system .... any comments??

Get on it Sarah,it is very easy to navigate all on foot.