.Having run the Bupa Great South Run two years on the trot as the Gingerbread Man, I took the decision that the Virgin London Marathon 2010 would be the year the Gingerbread Man ran. At the same time my brother informed that his partner had been diagnosed
washing machine and a War Horse puppet as the gun went to start the London Marathon. The first impression was of slight anti-climax. I’d been building towards this moment for the last nine weeks (I was a late and surprised substitute for an injured
The London Marathon isn’t really about running fast (though a few do). I'm a decent club runner, and sometimes us "proper" runners might take the mick out of everyone covering 26 miles rather slowly but I realised this year it is about personal
Celebrating the fact that I had won a place via the public ballot, I had trained hard to achieve a sub-4:00 time. I was overjoyed at recording two half-marathons during the training both under 1:50. A few minor injuries over the 16 weeks were nursed
My endearing memories of the Virgin London Marathon 2010 are of the amazing crowds strewn across the length of the course. No matter who you were, and no matter what cause you were running for, all the charities cheering you on and shouting your
! The London Marathon brings together people from all abilities and shows you anything is possible. The amount of money and awareness rasised for charity is simple amazing. When you are running around this definately inspires you to keep going, and when you
The was my sixth London Marathon - the first marathon for 15 years - the other five had gone really well, with my best time being 3hr 18mins. This one started off ok but by the fitth mile I had stomach cramps, why I don't know but I had to slow down
I have never run a marathon race before, so it was a fantastic opportunity to run in the Virgin London Marathon for my first. However, I decided to go the extra mile, and tacked on a little post-marathon run to my day - an extra 95 miles to be exact
First marathon, trained really hard. Got to the day, very excited. I was hoping for a sub-4:00, which from my half-marathon times was possible.For some reason ended up in Pen 9, which seemed strange as I put 3:45 on my application form. I was also
This was my first marathon and I had no idea what to expect. It was amazing.At the start I got caught in the loo queue so was in a cubicle when the klaxon went. I didn't see the numbered pens as I rushed to the start so ended up running in pen 6
