to lower my sights to 10min/miles, more suitable to an aged virgin marathon runner.My wife proud, daughter astonished but full of admiration, but I have only one problem. I promised wife this was a one off event for me. Yet another lie she will eventually

... Overtook him in the last mile came in about 20 seconds ahead. Both completely exhausted but Will should have got Good For Age for next year.Index of all quotesNext quote

: Being grabbed by The Sport newspaper girls! My goal: To beat last year's time (this was my second FLM age 49), I did beat last year's debut with an un-official time of 4:42. Last year my official time was 4hrs 58mins 32secs. I would not do anything

good for ageSnoops and Tiger in red indian costumeLynneW storming suppotersPlummie making us hoarse shouting for himV-rap finding it hard to escape all the hugsSeaweed arriving with lifted Waitrose trolleyRabbit arriving in her bunny costume

kept on running. One of the 3 best things that have ever happened to me - the other two were marrying my wonderful husband, Mike and having our brilliant little boy, Patrick, age 5 (who cheered me and thousands of others on all the way round - he

My Tri ProfileAge.... 31I have been running for... 1 yearStrengths... I'm single minded, stubborn, and I work from home so I've got loads of time to train.Weaknesses... Can't run and can't cycle!Ironman experience... None, niente, nada non

of thousands. Best of all, I met another girl, Cath, at the start. We ran together, complete strangers, but kept each other going every step of the way. That camaraderie is what London means for me.The sight of my father, aged 60, dressed in yellow, standing

Time not givenIt was my first marathon, aged 40 plus, and I only started running 2 years ago. I trained so hard and nearly gave up once or twice as I trained on my own and I began to hate Sundays for the long run. But I persevered and the main thing

My Tri ProfileAge.... 32I have been running for... 4 yearsStrengths... Perseverance, mental strengthWeaknesses... A good looking bikeIronman experience... The Longest Day (UK) 11hrs 26mins , IM Switzerland10hrs 46 mins , IM Austria 10hrs 30 mins

Time: 3:53To give a little background,  in October 2002 I was a lump of inactive lard, heading for 16 1/2 stone. I decided that at the age of 45 it was about time I reversed the trend of decades and got myself a bit into shape. I therefore went on a