Celebrating the fact that I had won a place via the public ballot, I had trained hard to achieve a sub-4:00 time. I was overjoyed at recording two half-marathons during the training both under 1:50. A few minor injuries over the 16 weeks were nursed
My husband ran the race. In training, just about everything for months had gone to plan. He set off strong. The family saw him at mile 12 and he looked good and happy - he was aiming for four hours. We were all waiting on Birdcage Walk, banners
time to even look at the clock. Lots of people have told me since that it took 6:10. The most important thing to me though is that I managed to raise over £1,000 for YFC Calderdale. My first experience of the London Marathon, and I’ll be first
This was my fourth London Marathon. I know from experience that it is never easy to PB due to the sheer number of people running, but it is simply the best marathon for atmosphere. I had a target of sub-4:00, had put the training in and knew what I
place.In June 2011, six months after I took up running, I completed the Sutton Park 10K in 1:16:42 and that very same evening I entered the Bupa Great Birmingham Run (a half-marathon!) being held in October.During my training I found out I had been
ever seen - to think that was her second marathon in a week! Amazing! Sadly they were too fast for me to get a photo.We had a brief break for lunch (at 10:30am) and then it was back out to watch the elite men and women finish their races. They all
with the same time as me I would have been about 10,450th. That means I overtook about 10,000 people. I can’t help but feel I could have done a lot better if I wasn’t stuck behind the crowds of people, if I’d had a clear run. It was a lot of effort and it felt
, so I made a conscious effort with my pace to keep it even and this worked for the first 15 miles.From my first gel at five miles I felt something wasn’t right with my stomach. It just didn’t feel right and for the rest of the race it turned between
I decided way back in 1999 that if I was going to do a marathon, I wanted to do the London Marathon. My illustrious career as a Sunday League football player was coming to an end and it was clear that Arsenal had missed their chance to snatch me up
My name is Alex Milne. I am 20 years old and this was my third (consecutive) London Marathon. The previous two went horribly wrong - in the first, I was aiming for 3:10 but finished in 3:30; in the second, I wanted sub-3:00 and finished in 3
