SupporterI'm a Londoner born and bred, so it is with shame I admit this is the first year I've been to view the FLM in person. Many thanks to Meerkat and the URWFRC for organising us at Mile 17! It was great to meet so many other Runner's World

granddaughter Keira was born at 1:07 p.m. weighing in at 7 lbs 9 ozs. I ran the next 200 yards to the next bank of portaloos, queued up and then burst into tears when I got inside. I burst into tears again as I crossed the finishing line, and again

time - 2:41:46. Secondly, getting to the 20-mile marker and knowing that I could have a "mare" last 10K and still get a AAA Championship Place for 2006.What I would do differently: With hindsight I suspect that my long marathon-paced runs did

4:00 TO 5:00 (Page 4) Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15Dave the Spartan, 4:59:15The excuses in first: I did no training in January and February due to family illness and pressure from work. I decided to run and enjoy it (Can you

marathon on their birthday, it was fantastic. Best moment: the forum peeps singing 'Happy Birthday' to me at mile 17.Worst moment: stomach cramps at about 14-16 miles, but had some Immodium and they went away (Paula take note!) Most memorable: my two sons

5 HOURS+ (Page 10) Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Penelope Pitstop, 5:06My first, and definitely not my last London Marathon. I had the most fantastic day, which words cannot describe. I've just finished watching the BBC coverage of the whole

4:00 TO 5:00 (Page 3) Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15Mark1, 4:20My first marathon, well chuffed that I finished still running, best experience was the crowd support without a doubt.Worst experience was getting past pedestrians

SUPPORTERS (Page 1) Page 1 2 34----H.supporter “...Phantom of the Opera...” Read the full quote1834--H (left) and WolfyWolfy and I came down from rainy Manchester to support at mile 17 and had a fabulous day. Despite wrapping up warm

4:00 TO 5:00 (Page 8) Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15Mad Moo, 4:14I was a marathon virgin, a bit old as I am nearly 40. On race day I got up in a mad panic, looked at the alarm clock - past five o'clock and we were late

4:00 TO 5:00 (Page 10) Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15Rich the Gooner, 4:59A tale of the good, the bad and the recurring horny mammal.......Saturday 8pm - an early downer, the hotel have let our rooms go; on the up side, a mate