the winter clothes I had run in all through my training, and not have to panic about running the marathon in brand-new (and therefore likely to be highly chaffing) shorts and vest! Oh, and a gold star goes to the masseuse at the SPARKS hospitality event. She

Welshman, 4:11 This turned into a mammouth weight session. Having started the day with a massive breakfast (which was an extension of an equally massive dinner the night before), I anticipated the nerves would release me of this burden before the gun

4:00 TO 5:00 (Page 12) Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15Susan Brown, 4:02 --This was my second FLM and I thought I could not replicate the emotions and pain I had felt the first time - but it proved me wrong.I find this event

at the door and there was my pal Jane making sure I was up and a cup of tea. Just finished getting dressed and there was this horrendous noise, it was only the fire alarm, so we evacuated the building and went to breakfast. The choice of food was amazing

're Paula Radcliffe and you start early and finish by 11....). As much breakfast as possible was eaten, despite nerves making the whole task quite difficult.So off we set on the DLR from our hotel at Excel, towards Greenwich. Half an hour or so on a crammed

group of elite men came past on the other side having done 22 miles. They got a huge round of applause from the runners alongside me and it reminded me that I was taking part in the same event as them. Fantastic.Worst moment: my calf muscle starting

. Logistical problems - what problems! I would say this is the best event that I have been involved in, absolutely fantastic. year.Nobes, 4:08 Feeling rough at mile 21... My first marathon was a fantastic experience, surrounded by thousands of other like

the marathon with disabilities or under stressful conditions and made me realise that this is what the London Marathon is all about – it makes a winner out of every runner.This race was a great event for me personally and one that I shall remember forever. Kiwi

may end up sweaty and looking like a panda around my eyes), went to the loo, checked kit bag, packed everything in suitcase that was not needed for race, went to the loo again then woke my husband because I thought it was 5:30am; breakfast was being

, 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