weekend. Part of the Run Britain Grand Prix Series, the annual British Championship attracts an elite field of runners competing for the national title, so there’ll be plenty of fun for spectators along the course.The weekend running festival will begin

, and they were purgatory, the crowds along the embankment managed to lift me to get easily to  the finish though! It was also very depressing at the 13 mile mark seeing the elite runners coming the other way, 9 miles ahead of me!, mind you that feeling was later

that will clear the way for our Paula.It was a thrill to watch her two years ago, and every bit a thrill thisyear, already on her own, well clear and flying.The elite ladies we were able to pay due attention to, cheering each by nameand number, so that we were all

elite could see just how much they slowed down in the last half of the marathon!!!The toilets had enormous queues!! Women were queuing outside gents toilets and nobody even batted an eyelid! The queues were obviously quicker at the gents, as is always

hot. Next time I'll have to use my superpowers for a faster time...” Read the full quote--The best moment and worst was missing the start by being stuck in the loo queue but managing to see the elite mens’ start in Greenwich and then legging

and better training. The London Marathon is clearly a wonderful event, essentially a serious race for the elite runners followed up by a charity fun-run. But it wouldn’t be possible to justify closing down central London for a day just to please a few

the next few hours opening bottles and then got just the best view (and a really cool photo!) of the elites and the wheelchair racers. Then the hard work started as the masses started pouring through, but it was great fun and people at this point were

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

in the whole wide world.I soaked up the atmosphere and the crowds to the end with a massive smile on my face. The shouts of "come on Higo" from complete strangers was just fantastic. Marathon running is an event where you can do exactly the same as the world

it was the most amazing day she'd ever had, she couldn't believe the support everybody gave, and for me she summed up the FLM. It really is the people's marathon, not about getting PBs or elite running, but something for everyone.I learnt to respect the distance