to last year when I stumbled in at over six hours with an injured knee and a nasty chest infection.Although I'd nearly pulled out of this year's race at the end of February with knee and ankle problems, forumite friends on the sub-5 thread persuaded me

was suffering from sun stroke, so in retrospect not too bad at all. HodProd, 4:08 It was my first FLM since '99, and how I've missed the atmosphere and anticipation of the great event. Really looked forward to the race and trained well, recovered well, ate

3:00 TO 4:00 (Page 9) Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 --Jon Hull, 4:00What an amazing eventThe best part: every single mile, where spectators are cheering and routing for you. A truly democratic sport - what a feeling.The worst moment: about 22

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five hours was the icing on the cake.I watch this every year on TV and hadn’t appreciated just what a terrific event it is. The support was absolutely unbelievable and really helped me along (and everyone else). All the sweets, orange segments, bits

part of my life for the chance to take part in this fantastic event, I decided to go for option two. I was going to go for it and I knew that I would suffer on the day.On the morning of the race Carol and I were out of bed at 6.30am and I made porridge

4:00 TO 5:00 (Page 8) Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15Mad Moo, 4:14I was a marathon virgin, a bit old as I am nearly 40. On race day I got up in a mad panic, looked at the alarm clock - past five o'clock and we were late

4:00 TO 5:00 (Page 12) Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15Susan Brown, 4:02 --This was my second FLM and I thought I could not replicate the emotions and pain I had felt the first time - but it proved me wrong.I find this event

whether we were fast and loose, or a bit slower with muscles tightening by the second.This was my ninth London, but my first for six years. I'd forgotten the impact the event has on your senses and had thought that I would make this my last London

give you wings, but my wings slowed me down by over a minute a mile. But I had loads of fun through the pain.Worst moment: the heat at Docklands and not knowing where I was as the course was reversed from previous years, and my Garmin told me I