enough in the tank to finish near my hoped-for 4 hours.Many memorable moments but one from early on was passing Fauja Singh, the oldest man in the race,. He got such a huge cheer from the crowd that it made the hairs on the back of your neck stand up
of such an event and drinking in the carnival atmosphere filled us with tremendous pleasure, even when our legs were aching.The most memorable part of the race was the overwhelming support and generosity given by the spectators all the way around. The cheers
Time: 4:45It's not snappy but I have to get it off my chest: - Flora London Marathon 2004,Had some problems with the schedule, sub four,Twisted my ankle at a race called 'The Grim'.Didn't know if I should sink or swim! But decided after Bath Half
Time: 5:56My Personal Race Report: Flora London Marathon 2004"So I thought best that I write down what the event was actually like. To almost everyone reading this, running a marathon is something that is on their "before I get old, to do list
Time not givenBiggest surprise: Not hitting the wall, and enjoying the views and the last 4 miles of the race better than the rest of it. Biggest gripe: queues at the loos. I suffered from the dreaded runner's trots, and had to go four times
Bridge, but coming into The Mall was just incredible. The key to my race was running to my heart rate, anyone out there who doesn't run with a heartrate monitor is mad!This was an unbelievable day for me and I'm already looking forward to next year
at the start and got an unprompted burst of applause from everyone near them and when all the thousands and thousands in Greenwich Park cheered when the race started. Thank you everyone for such a special day.John Halliwell, 3:08Back running marathons after
. It was the sort of feeling like that of when the Taxman sends you a bill and after you work it all out, you find you’ve actually got a rebate due. Yeeesssssss.Then I spent several years time-trialling and road racing around the country.Unfortunately University got
seen one on TVPB's10K - 46.23Half-Marathon - 1.53Marathon - 4.21Favourite Races... Sprint tri then marathonSee my RW profileMy handy links • Mike's Amazing Cakes• RW's Q+As page --About meI started running after a "giving up smoking" attempt in 2001
, support and the camaraderie was excellent, even if it was a little bit too hot for my liking.I’ve got sore legs, sore feet............. but bring on next year!People ask: ‘why does everyone want to run the London Marathon?’ Anyone who witnessed the event
