Time: 4:24After successfully completing my first marathon yesterday, here is my snapshot on the whole event!Best moment: Without wishing to be too obvious the feeling of running round the Cutty Sark and over Tower Bridge was amazing having for years
fracture. Pulling out just wasn't an option for me (don't try this at home, folks) but several weeks of minimal running and being too grumpy to cross-train meant that I started the race aiming only to avoid a new PW. My shin was sore for the first few miles
Time: 4:20Dear Runnersworld, I DID IT! (in 4:20:22 min.) I can still walk today! Thanks to all my supporters I have collected over £1,300 for the Outward Bound and I feel very pleased. Yes, it was a WONDERFUL experience as all my friends
Time: 4:49Best mo - really feeling, seeing and hearing what it means to run your first marathonWorst mo - knowing that stopping at 24 miles was just not an optionSurprise - the sheer guts and determination of such a varied group of peopleMy goal
; running towards the finish line, listening to the crowd cheering me on and painfully walking to the train station, with my medal around my neck for all to see, feeling VERY, VERY, happy. I will never forget my first marathon... the crowds, the support
in the whole wide world.I soaked up the atmosphere and the crowds to the end with a massive smile on my face. The shouts of "come on Higo" from complete strangers was just fantastic. Marathon running is an event where you can do exactly the same as the world
My Tri ProfileAge... 40I have been running for...2 yearsStrengths... drinking beerWeaknesses... drinking beerIronman experience... nonePB's 5K 23:16, 10K 47:03, 10 01:19:32.Favourite Races... Eton Supersprints, London Triathlon.See my RW profile
.Secret weapon? Walking 30 seconds every mile: it prevents cramp coming on and means you have something to look forward to each mile. I’ve run a marathon. I am a runner!Index of all quotesNext quote
for a moment.This time last year, I couldn't have run for a bus and was just starting out on a walk 1 minute/run 1 minute programme in preparation for my first charity 10k. Now I feel privileged to have been able to raise money for a great cause - Phab
, though I still managed to run all the way up The Mall in agony and ecstasy. I cried when I got the medal.What I would do differently: a) more training and b) start of slower and try to walk earlier on.The key to my success: one mile at a time - and after
