5 HOURS+ (Page 8) Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rach, 5:20 FLM '05 - my third and slowest marathon! I managed to meet up with my mate Snoop at the four-mile mark. The plan was that he would pace me round to a 4:30 PB. The first half went

ciggie during the Notting Hill carnival last year. I'd already decided I was doing the FLM, and so had good reason to try and kick the habit. Literally, ten minutes after crossing the finish line, I had the biggest craving for one of those menthol (oh

."All the time there are ladies coming up to my age group," she says. "Sue Lambert [a Serpentine runner and the 2007 FLM LV65 winner] has recorded times that are very close to mine, and there is a lady who came up last year who is faster than me. It’s definitely

success.Q. My five-mile race league has four races, the first three of which are on consecutive Wednesdays just before the FLM. Should I race them? I’m worried that even if I do them as training runs, I’ll get caught up and race them instead

fulfils a need in the marathon calendar by giving us FLM rejects somewhere to go.Find out moreThe full Shakespeare forum threadRichk's website - ace photo chronicler of all things forumWhat they said:The Forum at Stratford (click pic to see the original

for the newsletters, the training schedule and probably most of all the RW forums for keeping me going over the past six months; to my charity, the Anthony Nolan Trust for the post race massage and friendly reception; to all the FLM volunteers along the route; my

something in the charity box they fill our water bottles for us. mitten Join the threadLosing Fitness I’ve been injured and had a week off. I'm training for FLM and am concerned about going back to square one. How quickly do you lose fitness? Slimline

the spectators and FLM helpers really was fantastic - everyone who runs in the London Marathon is treated like a celebrity!I sincerely hope I can do it all over again next year!Lee Cantrill, 4:00My first marathon - wow what a day!Having spent the whole week

of people, I had sat and watched FLM over the years and announced at the end that 'next year I will be doing that!' It took me 25 years to get to the start line, but there I was on Blackheath Common with many thousands of other 'marathoners'.I had actually

last five miles were - but so sweet the feel of that medal!Congratulations to every single person who took part in the whole London Marathon 2005 experience - you can't beat it.Higo, 4:15 --> I had been training since before Christmas for the FLM