Time: 3:41My goal was an optimistic 3.30, especially as a calf injury put my peak training into serious decline! However I thought I might at least get under 3.40.  Did really well to half way mark.  At mile 15 though, the 8 min pacer flock trapped

due to the old ones rubbing against an ankle injury. During the week leading up to the event, get woken up at 4 in the morning by your 3-year-old daughter who has been sleeping perfectly through the night for several months. On Wednesday, get a phone

enjoy a marathon?). I was looking for around 4:30, but cramp in my left calf at 20 miles stopped me dead ! Thanks to the physio who prodded at it for 10 minutes and got me going again. The bit of a sprint down Birdcage walk saw me avoid a personal worst

3:00 TO 4:00 (Page 8) Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -->Barry Metcalfe, 3:13I'm back in one piece - just!I started off steady (eight-minute miling) for the first couple of miles to make sure my calf was okay (I had picked up a strain

Aquathlon and won my event, this was mainly due to other’s miss-fortunes [several competitors went off-course on the swim] rather than my physical prowess. However, the history books will still show me as #1. I have had some help from some of the others here

it an event none of us will ever forget.'Why do I put myself through it?', 3:55The preceding week found me reaching for my sanity at the RW forum to know I wasn't alone. A strained calf was straining right up to the start line and had me in a bad state

the Highway the lead 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

problems, unlike this year when a tight right calf, caused by skipping, stopped me training for the three weeks leading up to the marathon.One thing I’d definitely keep, although this year it was brought on accidentally by the calf problem, will be a

My Tri ProfileAge.... 25I have been running for... since Feb 2004Strengths... Determination once in an event, and a loathsome view ofquitting. Natural athlete, swam lots as a child, cycled loads all my lifeWeaknesses... A mystery problem resulting

laps, with a half-marathon p.b. it all went pear-shaped with calf pains and cramp and has left me with a sore knee/hip/thigh, that’s stopping me running. At least I finished, which is important for morale when doing long events. I can still cycle though