’s World. In the 2007 London Marathon, 91% of the field slowed down during the race in one way or another. Only 9% ran an even pace or negative splits. And couple this with the heat, basically the whole field was blowing up. I was just blowing up less badly

first casualty; it was to be the first of many casualties that I saw along the route, due mostly to the heat, and by mile 10 I'd made a mental note to slow down slightly - the words of my partner, mum and others ringing in my ears: Don't over-do it! Rick

Celebrating the fact that I had won a place via the public ballot, I had trained hard to achieve a sub-4:00 time. I was overjoyed at recording two half-marathons during the training both under 1:50. A few minor injuries over the 16 weeks were nursed

I was in Pen 8 of the Blue start after 6 years of applying. I couldn't believe I was about to "do" the marathon - one of my bucket list challenges. Anyway me and this other lady had been sitting in this bus stop in the pen and then slowly we began

This was my third consecutive London Marathon and I was better prepared than ever before. I was hoping to beat my previous time of 5:12 but was more than a bit dismayed by the weather report! As I got my pacing horribly wrong in my first marathon I

This was my first marathon and I can only descibe it as the most INCREDIBLE but also the most AWFUL experience! I will never forget the mix of highs and lows... and the sheer strength of both emotions.I run a lot of mileage and was expecting to find

Yesterday I completed the Virgin London Marathon. I have so much more to say about the whole experience that I really don’t know where to start.Sod it, I’ll launch straight into the race itself which didn’t entirely go to plan! To set some context

On Saturday morning I found myself heading over to Excel to register for the London Marathon 2011! Eek! I have to say I was really excited and slightly apprehensive about what lay ahead. Last year I did some serious training which ended