I have never run a marathon race before, so it was a fantastic opportunity to run in the Virgin London Marathon for my first. However, I decided to go the extra mile, and tacked on a little post-marathon run to my day - an extra 95 miles to be exact

not transpire. It rained just before the race started at 9.45am and then was near perfect conditions for the remainder of the day. Good old forecasts!Having originally put down a finishing time of 5:30-plus when I applied for a place in the ballot a year ago, I

Well done to everyone who achieved their goals. This was my first marathon and my sixth "race". I managed to finish in 3:10.16. I'm very happy with the time I achieved, but how the hell do you train for those last four miles?! At 42, I think I may

’s World. In the 2007 London Marathon, 91% of the field slowed down during the race in one way or another. Only 9% ran an even pace or negative splits. And couple this with the heat, basically the whole field was blowing up. I was just blowing up less badly

Saturday started early, with a big breakfast and a lift to the train station to meet my running partner Frizzer. This would be the first time that I had been to London as an adult, and I was as excited as a kid at Christmas!We dropped our bags

Disease Foundation, who fund research into childhood liver diseases and provide information and support to families affected by childhood liver disease. My first race was the Bristol Half Marathon in September 2007 and I raised just over £3000 for CLDF

"If you're ever losing faith in human nature, go out and watch a marathon." Kathrine Switzer - Woman's Marathoning Pioneer. An observation that I certainly felt when I went to watch my sister run London in 2009.I applied to run the following year

I did it, I finished the Virgin London Marathon. It took me 6:38:12 but I succeeded.I had been inspired by a motivational speaker, Miles Hilton-Barber, back in October 2008.  His talk made me want to push my personal boundaries. I have a 50th

This was my first ever marathon and it was the best running event I have ever taken part in.  The race, however, did not go as planned.  I spent nine months training, completing two 17-mile runs and a 20-mile road race five weeks before (3

After cramp struck at 21 miles the next five miles were going to be slow, dragging my leg along, and the weather was getting even hotter! The race was going well and everything was on target until cramp struck like a knife in my thigh; as soon