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
I decided it was time to throw away the flag at around 5 miles. I timed my throw just as we reached a drinks station. As I threw my flag one of the water station attendants must have thought I was aiming at them and screamed as my flag went flying
My Tri ProfileAge... 40I have been running for...2 yearsStrengths... drinking beerWeaknesses... drinking beerIronman experience... nonePB's 5K 23:16, 10K 47:03, 10 01:19:32.Favourite Races... Eton Supersprints, London Triathlon.See my RW profile
of time I spend standing on my little island in the middle of the road worthwhile. Not to mention giving away all those jelly babies, chocolates, and of course, Hippo's gin and tonic (which Bear Behind managed to snaffle a drink of). As a person who's done
and feeling sick. I think relatives and friends need to keep away to allow the runners to get through and keep walking so that they can find space to eat, drink and meet up with their family and friends!My aim was to finish injury free (or at least still
miles. I couldn't work out how much to drink in the heat; I think my brain was well and truly frazzled for most of the run! Having said all that, I'm extremely proud of my achievement and no doubt will be back another time. The highlight for me
an extraordinary thing. But it did confirm that Lucozade sport is not the drink for me!I have spent the time since finishing with a huge grin on my face and am flashing my medal at every opportunity. What a fantastic event! A big thank you to all the runners
and to sip on an isotonic drink all the way round, plus take water at all the stops. I was full of optimism and nervously stood at the start line, but within the first few miles was ticking over nicely at about 8:45. Then disaster struck at around the five
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
time. So my target will be to set a personal best time and of course enjoy the whole event.November and DeccemberNovember and December were bad months with the two races I had been preparing for going badly.The Ballbuster was a disaster. After some
