had been behind me until that point!; the crowds through St Katherine's Docks were phenomenal and made me feel like I could skip along; and the weather. Given that I hadn't run for the last 5 weeks due to my Achilles tendon, it meant I could wear

that set me right back. I didn't get any physio until June, and have only just got back to a fit state - I've missed all my long rides as a result and it is now too late to make up the time. At my test event - the Bala half ironman at the start of June – I

, support and the camaraderie was excellent, even if it was a little bit too hot for my liking.I’ve got sore legs, sore feet............. but bring on next year!People ask: ‘why does everyone want to run the London Marathon?’ Anyone who witnessed the event

, as everything else went more or less smoothly.After my training was halted in January with an Achilles problem, I'd been working from the six-week RW emergency schedules, and sure enough, at about halfway I started to feel the lack of miles in my legs. The Isle

, and the last four miles were an amazing finish to a great event. Coventry Cat, 4:22What an amazing day!I woke very early, way before my 6am wake-up call, opened the curtains at my hotel to see the clearest of blue skies. I stuffed breakfast down before greasing