. There is no question of that. In this case, there were TWO sets of pacemakers. The first set was entered in the same competition as Gebreselassie and started at the same time.However, the second set of pacemakers was NOT entered in the same competition as Gebreselassie

was in the first aid tent with the wonderful St John's Ambulance. So even though I missed out on my target by 20 minutes, and I promised myself during the last mile that I would never do another marathon, I can't wait until next year! What would I do differently

though there’s a nice prize at the end.At mile 22 I felt my left calf cramp up and stopped at first aid for a quick massage. It was painful, but it did the trick. I knew I had just over four miles to go and well, I’ve run that before.But I’d never run

to enjoy the experience of my first-ever marathon. If I'd worried about losing pace, I might have pushed myself too much and suffered. I then just kept going, never stopping to walk, and forgot about the time until I saw Big Ben. I knew I wouldn't get my