Time: 4:26My first time and I did all the training - but on the day in the full field of runners it is harder than it looks. The first 22 miles were ok but the final 4 were purgatory, just putting one foot in front of another to finally see around the Mall corner... the Golden Ga...
Time: 4:51Many thanks to the 11min/mile pacer starting at the blue start. I was doing well untill about 19 to 20 mile mark and then I hit the wall, well I think it was. My legs went solid and could hardly move them, but I had another sachet of Lucozade Sport and after about a hal...
Time not givenHit the wall at mile one and never recovered, only racing my clubmate kept me going.Hoped he would start walking at mile 23 so I could put a consoling arm around his shoulder and we could both walk in together, but he kept going... Overtook him in the last mile came...
Time not givenThis was my first FLM and I sincerely hope I will be back again next year!The organisation was marvellous and the supporters must be the best in theworld. Did they come from 'rent a good crowd'? The best bit for me was aftermile 25 when I thought I had missed my fam...
time done in Edinburgh Marathon. Did 5hrs 38. 05 (Beat previous PB by nearly 6 mins)Do differently: pray that it wouldn't be so wet next time.How I will be celebrating: start training for the Edinburgh marathon in 7 weeks time!!Marathon MazIndex of all
Time: 4:25I do like it when a plan comes together.This time last year I was approached via the Forums by a young lady wishing to run The Flora London Marathon, having just watched friends taking part and being overcome with insanity by the whole
Time not given18 months ago I couldn't bend down and tie up my shoelaces, yesterday I RAN THE LONDON MARATHON!!!!!! I'm still cuddly but limping into school today and having year 6 offer to help me down the stairs because they were proud of me - all
Time: 3:59My first London Marathon and what a day. This great picture was taken at the end of the South Colonnade in Canary Wharf, just when runners were starting to really feel the pain a bit after getting soaked earlier. I finished just under 4
to come to absorb what happened on Sunday. It was a fantastic experience (...well, apart from mile 20 to mile 23!) and the support from everyone was totally overwhelming. Despite chanting 'never again' around part of London...I'll be hoping for another
Time: 4:14This was the most amazing event I have ever had the pleasure of takingpart in, it was such a wonderful occasion and fantastic support fromstart to finish.It was mine (& Mrs Chuff's) first marathon and the memories will stay withus forever
