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My VLM 2010: Jaime Keeble (5:25.57)
By Jaime Keeble on 30/04/2010 08:44:39
My first marathon - but definitely not my last!
that. I will be back next year hopefully - I hope to get sub-5:00 and hopefully my husband will join me too. I think I have inspired him!It was a great day, and a great thing to be part of! Well done to everyone who took part. I hope that LOTTIE (I
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My VLM 2010: grandadnohair (5:59.45)
By grandadnohair on 28/04/2010 17:00:46
I'd always said "no way" to 26.2 miles but this was one awesome, fantastic and memorable day!
Its great to see how many first-time marathoners were running the Virgin London Marathon. I was one too. A guy who at 58 has only been running two years, prior to which I'd been a couch potato for 20 years! Even when my girls got me running and I got into half- marathons, I'd a...
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My VLM 2010: Lorney (5:28)
By Lorney on 30/04/2010 15:26:55
How I finished the London Marathon with a fractured leg...
I was lucky enough to get into the VLM this year through the ballot system, but I still decided to raise money for Breast Cancer Campaign as my cousin sadly died from the disease in March.My training went like clockwork and I religiously did every scheduled run - even through the...
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My VLM 2010: Redhead (5:43.22)
By Redhead on 26/04/2010 13:36:27
My fifth London Marathon and 19th in total - setting a new Guinness World Record!
's story. That made it all worthwhile - getting publicity for such a worthy cause is paramount in what I do.I saw lots of RW forumites and Fetchies plus two ladies who said that Mary Massage Lady (my favourite sports masseuse) had told them to look out
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My VLM 2010: NotReallyARunner (6:10)
By NotReallyARunner on 04/05/2010 21:37:52
When my right arm was really aching the next day, I realised that it was from all the high-fives with the kids along the way – great fun!
I first applied to run the London Marathon 27 years ago, then 15 years ago. Six years ago, I made the decision that I would keep on applying until I got in as I’d heard that if you applied six years in a row, you’d automatically get a place. Last October, I eagerly awaited my a...
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My VLM 2010: Sarah Lawrence (5:32.15)
By on 27/04/2010 22:03:23
Once a 15-a-day smoker, now a marathon runner!
Wow! For someone usually not short of a few words, I'm not sure where to start!My marathon journey started just over a year ago when I entered (as a total non-runner) the Welwyn Garden City Race For Life 5K to raise money and to support our family free who was battling with breas...
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My VLM 2010: Mandy Legg (6:38.12)
By Mandy Legg on 27/04/2010 15:10:33
Every incredible journey starts with a single step - my journey from complete non-runner to Virgin London Marathon finisher
I did it, I finished the Virgin London Marathon. It took me 6:38:12 but I succeeded.I had been inspired by a motivational speaker, Miles Hilton-Barber, back in October 2008. His talk made me want to push my personal boundaries. I have a 50th birthday looming and I wanted to mark...
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My VLM 2010: Fruit Pastel Girl (5:20.22)
By Fruit Pastel Girl on 27/04/2010 13:54:17
Tripped up by another runner at Mile 20 I was reduced to a walk, but determined to run the last mile no matter how slow or painful
This was my first ever marathon and it was the best running event I have ever taken part in. The race, however, did not go as planned. I spent nine months training, completing two 17-mile runs and a 20-mile road race five weeks before (3:19) as well as a few half-marathons. I t...
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RW Previews: Discovery 10K, Sept 27
By Runner's World on 01/09/2003 17:03:58
Euro runners cross The Channel
Where and when? Saturday, September, 27, Harwich, Essex.What is it? If you’re looking for an event with a more European flavour, this might fit the bill. With more than 500 runners making the trip from Holland, Belgium and Germany, the Discovery
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Win Aqua Sphere's Phantom wetsuit
By on 03/02/2011 11:23:04
Meet the TW team at TCR 11 and you could win Aqua Sphere's new Phantom wetsuit
We've teamed up with Aqua Sphere to offer you the chance to win their new Phantom wetsuit worth over £500. The Phantom has been designed with race-bred technology and inspired by elite athletes like Terenzo Bozzone and Faris Al Sultan. The suit
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