My Tri ProfileAge.... 25I have been running for... since Feb 2004Strengths... Determination once in an event, and a loathsome view ofquitting. Natural athlete, swam lots as a child, cycled loads all my lifeWeaknesses... A mystery problem resulting
was doing otherwise and wouldn't have recorded anything near my time of 4hr 09 mins.Duracell, 4:01:11I don't think any other running event will top that! What a day. The weather, the support, the buzz and feeling I got as I ran round were all bloody
. But I felt a bit jaded on Easter Sunday, so took the day off and planned my last semi-long run for the Monday - but given that I was starting to taper, maybe I'd do just 10 miles. I pulled up after five miles and an hour with excruciating pain in both
it was time to put up and shut up. But I did it, and missed my target of a sub-4 and came in at 4:07...and that was it. I'd done it - I'd run a marathon. Move on.And I did move on - and carried on running in other events - but crucially I got started doing
was going to do a personal worse by a long margin, but knowing that not finishing would be a far worse option.Most bizarre moment: Around 10 miles - a spectator collides with me as he tries to cross the course. I continue unhurt if a little shaken. But he
but several do stick out, the spontaneous cheering as we turned onto Tower Bridge near half way, the spontaneous booing as the red and blue starts merged and began baiting each other!, and probably most memorable to me running past Charlton Church and the bell
to the naked fun run that was advertised in the free running magazine.But, all in all, I'm left feeling a little like Tony McCoy in the National, or Jimmy White in the snooker. I do really well in the half marathons and the smaller events but can't get the big
's future step-granddaughter. To see the look on their faces is worth more than keeping something I didn't earn properly. When the likes of Plodding Hippo, Sezz, and Evil Pixie run up and give me an "I'm so glad to see you Nicko" hug, it makes the hours
would do differently: I would train harder and put in longer runs... 15 miles was my longest training run!Dottie Lottie, 5:46 I was quite hacked off with my finish time - 5:46 - but thrilled to have got to the end... Best moment: sprinting down the Mall
from the magazine. I enjoyed the variety in the training, including tempo, hills, long runs and recoveries. My training went really well and I felt really confident coming up to the big day and had even practised mental techniques such as visualisation
