:13:28 in my second London Marathon. On the day I was just delighted to have posted a good time. It was only afterwards that I realised that these five digits possessed a quasi-religious significance - they meant I had earned a coveted Boston Qualifier (BQ). A

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good night for Britain on the track. Nicola Sanders and Christine Ohuruogo made the women's 400m final, the first time the country has had two athletes in the final of the event. And Andy Baddeley took advantage of a final straight pile-up of two rival