the deserted country roads on Christmas morning then getting back home to a delicious lunch (thanks Zilla's mum!) This month's lowlight: Feeling grim at the Grim. Usually I love mud and puddles but that day I just wanted to snuggle under the duvet and go back
I wasn't sure what. I started by walking more - i.e.. Walking an extracouple stops before catching the tube and walking in the park at lunchtimeinstead of going to the pub. And guess what? It started working! ByChristmas I was down to a 34inch waist
after Switz I will be off to Norway to do theNorseman Extreme. Then its a two week rest before Ironman UK. After this Iwill Probably sleep till Christmas.Ironman target: Seeing as Switzerland is the first of three it will be my best hope of doing a good
, (b) cycled three times; be it outdoors or on the turbo, (c) swam at least twice and (d) had 2 days off a week; other than for last week when I had the entire week off so as to prepare for the rigours of the Christmas event.This month's highlight: I
the first two years being spat out the back of the pack. Not the sort of person to give up and advertise my bike as a hardly used or unwanted Christmas present. I stuck at it and soon I was the one dishing out the punishment and making a few legs hurt
10K and two half marathons since Christmas aren't enough.Key(s) to success: Sheer stamina, don't think fitness had much to do with it this time. Visually keeping in touch with other runners wearing the same 'BHF Heart Runner' top as me.WildWill, 4
:32 Running the London Marathon was always an “I want to do that one day” event, and now I have done it! It was my first marathon and I’ll be very surprised if it is my last. I know I can easily improve my 4:32 by over 30 minutes. The best moment was from Big
to pinch myself. It felt like Christmas morning and I had got that one pressie I had always wanted. As soon as we got there, we got into the queue for the loo, came out in awe of everything, a kid ran up and thrust a bottle of Lucozade at us, into a tent
-minute miles to get under four hours. If I do it again, the only significant change I'll make is to try to start my prep before Christmas. I had a three-month lay-off from any running between September and December 2004 due to a leg operation, so I think
. 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
