started doing shorter faster runs nearer the time and felt the boost that they can give you. I'll probably also join a club to get a bit more advice and support.Celebrations took the form of a chicken curry and I'll probably have a cheeky pint tonight now

from fellow forumite Legless at mile (although don't tellhis wife).My worst moment was sitting down at mile 4, feeling light-headed with a veryhigh temperature and kicking myself for being an idiot and not listening tomedical advice and running whilst

4:43 “...Running almost past my back door, whilst heading away from the finish, was pretty psychologically tough...” Read the full quote1825--Time: 4:43The best moment of my first FLM was when I was struggling down towards the Mall and could see

collapsing less than 100 metres from the line (and not even looking back to see he was o.k.) Having run 3:08:21 last year, my original goal this year was simply to run sub-3 hours. My training suggested I should do this comfortably, so I had a secret goal

Time: 4:48Best moment - finding my running partner amongst the thousands of other runners at the start.  I was on the loo as the gun went off and never thought I would ever find her!!Worst moment - losing my running partner 40 seconds before we

miles and it nearly killed me, so on Sunday I followed the advice of a friend who said, ”Start slow, get slower.” Five hundred yards in a fella tapped me on the shoulder pointing out that we were running for the same charity - his name was also Phil

training, but I was also able to pick up lots of advice from some of the more experienced runners within the club. I also consulted a podiatrist who videod my running style and advised me on what shoes would suit my action. That advice also proved to be a

to success was the advice and tips I read month by month in the magazine and the weekly e-mails. I know it was me running on the day, but in my training I felt I was improving by putting into practice the advice given, especially for the long runs, I didn

'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

and registered to run the Brentwood Half-Marathon. About the same time, I discovered the RW site and starting reading up on what a race is about. About the most useful advice was an article about run/walking – finally, a guaranteed way to get round a race without