Park. Everyone was talking and encouraging one another as if friends due to the one common goal: to run 26.2 miles!!!I shall never forget the camaraderie between runners, the crowd, the noise, the pain, and the ecstasy that came with crossing the finish
and cheering us on. I took the opportunity to throw my t-shirt in their general direction as I'd been carrying it from the start, over the fast runners who were on their final few miles, running in the opposite direction. We were yet to do the Isle of Dogs
Belfast last year in 3:11, but did not really do the full training. This year I followed the sub 3hr schedule and felt really confident that I could break 3hrs. I ran 2:51, so can I say a big thank you to Runner’s World for getting me there. One
have paid off!Dunarunner, 3:47:10 3:47:10 “...had thought that I would make this my last London for quite some time...” Read the full quote1819-->The pain and the ecstasy. This was a 26.2-mile emotional rollercoaster that will live in the memory forever
instead of sitting behind the fence sipping tea)But after I debriefed I found I was fascinated with the whole world of marathons, like how many people do it. How there were 35,000 runners with a single shared desire, how much of a spectacle the whole thing
runner behind me stumbles into me and as I recover from his collision I feel my ankle give with a sharp pain. A couple of minutes later and there's nothing serious with the ankle, just a strain as I went over so it’s off again with the thought of 15 miles
training went fairly well, only interrupted by a two-week break due to the nasty 'flu bug in February. I decided to use the sub-3:30 Runner's World schedule to a fashion and it worked well for me. With some more help from my local club, Winchester
holding red and green balloons on a stick - I even had time to kiss my daughter, Freya, at six miles.The best thing was finding the Runner's World 10-minute mile pacer. I stuck with her for 20 miles, and this helped me enormously. But then I hit the wall
