besides the time, classification and the professional race, there was something more which made this run so much more special. The thousands of runners which were running for a charity and were raising money for a special cause. Many of us far from being
on Embankment - very emotional - I was nearly there and knew I was going to do it! Hardest time - between 20 and 22! Slowed down - seems a long way but determined not to stop. Thought about the reason I was running - for my best friend Liz, who died of breast
honestly say that there wasn't a worst moment as it was my first Marathon (London or otherwise) and it all went to plan. I had dreams of running sub 3:15 but only had two proper half marathons to base it on as only started running seriously last July '03. I
on the Tuesday after!Key to success? Put your name on the front and back of your running top! Mind over matter - my cough "miraculously" disappeared for 8 hours!A day which I will never forget, a truly life-changing event, worth every ounce of effort.Kerzo, 7
well. It was a beautiful running day (instant tan), and I had a chat with one of the ever-presents (fantastic achievement!) around Mile two, grinned and waved all the way around the Cutty Sark, started to blub on Tower Bridge (then stopped as you can
My Tri ProfileAge.... 32I have been running for... 3 yearsStrengths... Humour, tenacity, good looksWeaknesses... Being lardy, stupidity, injury proneIronman experience... Shirts, trousers etc. Done one whole Sprint Tri.PB'sMarathon - 3:22keepie
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
would do differently: I would train harder and put in longer runs... 15 miles was my longest training run!Dottie Lottie, 5:46 I was quite hacked off with my finish time - 5:46 - but thrilled to have got to the end... Best moment: sprinting down the Mall
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
, 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
