Time: 4:05Deafened by thousands of people screaming my name! - They should market that instead of energy bars!Index of all quotesNext quote
-strengthening exercises. The key to finishing was good advice: I had a good pair of trainers that catered for my clumsy running style, and I took energy gels every hour with a bit of energy bar. I also wore a belt carrying a bottle of Lucozade Sport that I would refill
marathon was just a bit off balance this time.How will you be celebrating? Went to the pub an hour after the race. Had three sips of Guinness, nearly fainted and promptly threw up the 'health bar' I got in the goodie bag and the tuna sandwich I'd prepared
in both of my calves that started exactly the moment I ran past the 'Only 800m left to go!' sign.Comical moment? Getting to my allotted pen with two other blokes and realising we were the very first people at the mass start. Bar none.Anything I'd do
before the other. Pretty much all my supporters around the course managed to spot me, discounting my sister whom I spotted on the sidelines and expended valuable energy shouting at. One issue I do have though is the sticky pavement. When your legs feel
and Canary Wharf....By mile 15 my legs were really heavy, and no amount of water, bananas, energy gels or jelly babies (provided by the heroes of the RW support team) were waking them up. I had felt much better than this in training, but it wasn't 18 degrees
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
happy to see a chocolate bar in my life. "You want this, mate?" came the voice, sounding like an angel from above, or at least as much of an angel as a 6-foot, chubby, cockney bloke can sound!I would have hugged him if I'd had the energy to stop
and the energy bar hit the pavement. A St John's ambulance guy was there in a flash. He wiped my face and I said I was fine.It was at that point I lost all train of thought in terms of time, what I wanted to do, and where I wanted to be. I don't know how long
