struggled to get going again and had to stop after just another mile to get treatment for from a member of St Johns (THANK YOU!) and strap my knee up. From this point it was run, jog, walk, and hobble whatever it took to get me round. Somewhere around mile
. Running for me has always been about times: tapping along nicely in a group at what I consider to be a fast pace. The marathon was to be no different. The "No Walking in a Race" rule has been intact since I introduced it in 1990. Dropping off pace has
? 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!Little Running Kitty, 4:434:43 “...hearing that Paula had to do the same made me feel slightly better
and a PA system playing music and chat. I decided I ought to queue up for a toilet, which took up 45 of my 60 minutes, but was well worth it. If you haven't run in a mass-participation event before it's hard to describe what it feels like. The pace
club - well, just as soon as I can walk again!Unfortunately, things deteriorated rather after mile 17, and it was only the amazing crowds in Canary Wharf which kept me running up until 20 miles, and sheer will power which got me to the end. The aim
andwatchers.The moving carpet of people continues. Would I be in this part of the pack,amongst the slower rhinoceri? Or even slower?My people are yet to come. The ones who walk more than they run, with slowuneven steps.Next year. I must get brave. Hang
laps, with a half-marathon p.b. it all went pear-shaped with calf pains and cramp and has left me with a sore knee/hip/thigh, that’s stopping me running. At least I finished, which is important for morale when doing long events. I can still cycle though
's my running hero Being on camera FOUR times (I'm the one being overtaken by Martin Lel at 25 miles and John Brown at the very end) Breaking my target time of 3 hours (it's taken me 4 attempts) Crossing the finish line before Big Ben struck 12 o
My Tri ProfileAge.... 25I have been running for... since Feb 2004Strengths... Determination once in an event, and a loathsome view ofquitting. Natural athlete, swam lots as a child, cycled loads all my lifeWeaknesses... A mystery problem resulting
with some club mates when a pavement collapsed under my foot. It came up like a football. It took nearly 3 months before I could properly walk, let alone run and that’s when I hit the low point and didn’t really do anything for about 8 or 9 years afterwards
