On Saturday morning I found myself heading over to Excel to register for the London Marathon 2011! Eek! I have to say I was really excited and slightly apprehensive about what lay ahead. Last year I did some serious training which ended
Without doubt the London Marathon is the best race I’ve run. The atmosphere is amazing. At other races the crowds cheer, but in London they roar. It’s the closest I've felt to being a proper sportsman. Why the crowds come out year after year I
, but at the the end my Garmin said 26.7 miles and 3:00:18. Reviewing the data, the GPS seemed to lose its accuracy a bit in the Docklands. What is most annoying though is that I was not too tired after the race. I'm not too stiff today and know I could have run
food, people offering you sweets, fruit, and high-fives! The camaraderie of both runners and supporters - it was brilliant. I have never experienced anything like it and suspect that no other race will live up to the London Marathon.The best moment
Well, I have just completed my second London Marathon. My first one in 2009 was the last Flora sponsored event. I ran 4:27 in 2009 and was really disappointed and it was only a few days later I started to enjoy my achievement. This time in 2011 I
The London Marathon is truly one of the greatest races of all time. I’m a person who loves a challenge and I certainly love an adventure and my race yesterday was certainly that. The first half of the race was fine. At the halfway point I thought I
Yesterday I completed the Virgin London Marathon. I have so much more to say about the whole experience that I really don’t know where to start.Sod it, I’ll launch straight into the race itself which didn’t entirely go to plan! To set some context
This was my second London Marathon and certainly the most unprepared I have ever been for a race. I had deferred the previous year after being successful in the ballot, so knew I had to complete it this year. But towards the end of 2009 I
. Thinking about it now, the constant weaving and numerous bottlenecks, particularly in the first half of the race, makes it more difficult than other marathons although this may well be offset by the amazing support of Joe Public et al. Please forgive me
I had a problem with my achillies and was in agony by mile 8, however my personal trainer gave up his race to stay with me and he encouraged me, bullied me and supported me all the way to the finish line. I owe this race to him and can never thank
