4:00 TO 5:00 (Page 7) Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15Vikki Ratcliffe, 4:55I was aiming for 4:30 but really wasn't expecting so many people or such hot weather! It was a really amazing experience and the crowds were something else

. The promised rain never came, the sun shone to keep the spirits up, but thankfully it never got too hot. It was ideal for me, a first timer, and my supporters. They saw me at the start, then at six, 19, and 25 miles; I found them each time because they were

and a couple of Nurofen we soldiered on, walking a lot but determined. One runner coming the other way shouted ‘it gets easier!’ We replied ‘errrm, yeah, right…’The Mile 17 forum supporters were a sight for sore eyes. I missed my team totally, I was hot