Time: 4:32SO glad that's over but it was great. I got a green start, which was a realstroke of luck!! Very stressed beforehand but once we got running, it was somuch better. LOVED Tower Bridge, LOVED Canary Wharf. LOVED the last mile.Everything else was TOUGH!!! The crowds were p...
and photographed with the page 3 girls of a national newspaper at mile 20. And celebrated the event with the mile 18 supporters at the pub afterwards, and by spending the day on the forums.Index of all quotesNext quote
Time: 5:26 First mara - injured and undertrained but loved it!I overtook a rhino only to find him ahead of me a bit later. I again overtook him and was increasingly frustrated to find myself tailing him again further on. Another runner then kindly pointed out there were several i...
Time not givenI thought that I was well prepared for everything that the FLM could throw atme. I had energy gels, immodium, blister plasters and ibuprofen.What I didn't anticipate was the huge lump in my throat in the last milewhich almost stopped me breathing. I thought that I w...
Time not givenThanks so much to the 8 minute mile pacers - I was doing a good run, and on target for the magical sub-3.30, but started to blow it 4 miles from the finish. I was thrilled to see the pacers arrive alongside me. It was hell to try to keep up with them becasue the nex...
Time not givenThe weather couldn't have been better for running; except that I got wetterafter the race was over, getting to the post race shindig, than I didduring the previous five hours! As always the crowds were fantastic; Iheard my name called hundreds of times during the r...
Time: 2:47What a race. It has to be the best in the world. The crowds were fantastic; the weather never dampened their cheers and support for all us lucky runners. Cutty Sark and Tower Bridge both times awesome! It makes the hairs on the back of your neck stand up: their support...
Time not givenMy thought processes at Mile 18 ... This is where the forum support group was last year but someone at the Thistle last night said that they would be a little further down the road. Someone else is shouting ""George "" ... it must be for the runner, obviously has ...
Time: 4:06Best moment - Seeing my wife and son shouting encouragement on the Embankment. I would have cried if I had the energy.Worst moment - The last 800 metres felt like 800 miles.Biggest surprise - Being overtaken by Uncle Bulgaria, two bottles of beer, 3 chickens and Elvi...
Time: 4:10Best moment - crossing Tower Bridge running along the middle of it Worst moments freezing on Blackheath then miles 22 - 24 Biggest surprise -size of crowds despite the weather and seeing old neighbours in Bermondsey cheering me on Goal - apart from finishing, 4.00-4.3...
