Time not givenOne of the most exhilarating & emotional days of my life. The Forumite support at Mile 18 was unbelievable, and I saw so many other Forumites either running or supporting along the way. I appreciate that London is not the only
Time: 3:44My Name is Julia, I have run London twice before with a personal best of 3.31. So the aim from last year (after a rest) was to run 3.14.59 - a big aim, but I have been told realistic . In August last year I started training with the fast
driven my wife to Vauxhall to be with her and wish her well. I got back home at about 4:45 a.m. but couldn't sleep with all the excitement. I had just run through Canary Wharf when the news came through via my wife and mobile phone that my beautiful
the training when it all felt good only to end up regretting it later. This I did first time around and ended up not being aloud to run for six weeks before the event.Pep, 4:55 -->This was my first marathon - what a FANTASTIC day. Everything went
challenge and by chance saw a magazine about triathlon.I washooked and spent 1999 learning to swim and doing several 'sprint' tris. Butthat wasn't enough. I saw the big challenge as ironman distance and sodecided to do the Longest day triathlon in August
you have to be prepared to invest at least an hour a day every day for months before the event.Also I have to say a MASSIVE thank you to the wonderful people I have corresponded with on the forums in TEAM 10. After last year I was so despondent with my
4:00 TO 5:00 (Page 14) Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15Sub 5.00 Jaq, 4:58 -->I had the best day possible. I woke up feeling calm and rested, with no niggles. The sun shone all the way and I ran with a great guy from Woking
after Brighton but things are starting to look up again.I've had a few days rest and I'm feeling almost human and ready to get back into the fray. From here on in - recovery - stretching - rest and longer less stressed training is the name of the game
SUB-3:00 (Page 1) Page 1 2 3-->-->Whippit, 2:54:30"I'll overtake her when I've finished waving to my fans" (Click for larger version)The most fantastic day out Highlights - Shaking Haile Gebrselassie's hand on the Saturday at the expo - he
:32 Running the London Marathon was always an “I want to do that one day” event, and now I have done it! It was my first marathon and I’ll be very surprised if it is my last. I know I can easily improve my 4:32 by over 30 minutes. The best moment was from Big
