your preparation (and ironically mine was almost the best it has been), the marathon will punish you if you feel even marginally below par leading up to, or on, race day (the back of my running number said 'slight cold'). Running the London Marathon
comsumed during the race made me very bouncy - you can't beat a good run, beer and cheesy pop music in a cheesy bar!Next time I think I'll do more training and eat before I drink beer. Index of all quotesNext quote
besides the time, classification and the professional race, there was something more which made this run so much more special. The thousands of runners which were running for a charity and were raising money for a special cause. Many of us far from being
lined the streets, to the race organisers and volunteers and to Rob and all the other RW pacers. PS I’ve also raised more than £1000 for the National Union of Journalists’ Members in Need fund. If any of the RW team is a member and fancies throwing in a
recently diagnosed with Lymphatic Cancer. My actualfinishing time was: 4:59:12 (just made it).What would I do differently... Next time I wouldn't run a marathon unless I felt 100%. It's possible to doa lesser distance race without the proper training
fracture. Pulling out just wasn't an option for me (don't try this at home, folks) but several weeks of minimal running and being too grumpy to cross-train meant that I started the race aiming only to avoid a new PW. My shin was sore for the first few miles
earlier. Skiing the Easter weekend?Celebrating: Straight after the finish, a couple of beers with friends in a pub near Trafalgar Square. Then the charity post-race bash.Index of all quotesNext quote
on the Embankment kept me going and the thought that if I started walking I would never get going again.Q: The biggest surprise? Or the most memorable moment? A: I wore my heart rate monitor and for the first time in a race it was showing a reasonable rate but my
definitely do it again though. London is more than a race, it's a running experience.To celebrate, I shall be mostly eating chocolate and curries. I've had an ascetic monk's lifestyle for the past few months, so it's time for a blowout!!Index of all quotes
to go. And my supporters had somehow managed to miss me at every one of the points we'd arranged they'd cheer from.Biggest surprise: The camaraderie from fellow runners, especially Derek, who I met at about mile 2 and who ran with me for the whole race
