Time: 5:22I bet no other pace group had a 'scheduled' 'pee' stop!Well we did about 8 miles in. Imagine this group all lined up at the portaloos,with the pacer waiting for them!![Knackeredknees led RW's Get You Round pace group]Index of all quotes
Time: 3:29Despite the best intentions and a plan for even running towards my 3:30 target, I ran 10 miles at a pace I couldn't sustain then ground out the remaining miles with gritted teeth in the rain trying not to look at my watch or the mile
Time: 3:58Started well, although stop-start for the first mile. Managed to keep to 9 minute pace, until the last 3 when it slipped to 10’s. Finished 3:58:51, so very happy and thanks for the training programme, support and help from the team
Time: 4:38Just getting in touch to say thank you very much for the pacing groupslast Sunday. I was a marathon virgin and I used one of your ultimate 4.30training schedules. I had a couple of injuries along the way and thensuffered viral laryngitis
Gebreselassie to pass by the mass of runners awaiting the start of the 20km race. As Gebreselassie passed the start line for the 20km race, the 20km race was started. i.e., at the 5km mark, Gebreselassie acquired a new set of pacemakers.Gebreselassie was paced
Time: 4:17Thank you to 9 minute mile pace setter starting from Blue Start (Martin?). I followed directly behind you for 17 miles and watched every bounce of your bum bag. Then at mile 17 I went to the left to look out for my family in the crowd -I
Time not givenRan on plan for first 14 miles but then fell off pace (I hadn't allowed enough for loss of training due to injury) and was encouraged round by many friendly fellow-runners. Ran fast at end and came in with London PB but disappointing
: coming to a seemingly grinding halt at 24 miles after being bang on pace for the previous 23 miles.The biggest surprise: See 'Worst moment'!What would you do differently? I was very happy with how I ran on the day, especially with my pacing up to about 23
continued (at a much reduced pace) until I realised that the pain was not going to lessen. I had two options: STOP or carry on and finish. There was only one answer ..... I carried on and finished (albeit slower than last year) in 3:53.After the event
Time: 3:48Caught and tagged on with Sean and his colleague (3.45 pacers) from about 2 miles and stuck with them until 22/23 miles. Couldn't quite hold the pace over the last 3, but finished in 3.48 which is my best mara for 4 years. My splits were 1
