developed a good run pace, an improving swim time and my cycling was getting to the point where under 7:30 for 180km seemed a real possibility. Then, just as my cycling was looking better I got a quad injury on a long ride, brought on by a muscle imbalance

in my right foot (three days after my last run) which just got worse. Saturday morning it was no better so I found a sports injuries clinic who saw me straight away. After 30 minutes loosening my foot the specialist said it might get better

. There weren't any real surprises in the event as such, but I may have to reduce my pace a little. Mind you, I have never run in the hot sun before, so that may have had something to do with it? The crowd were great, and many who saw my nickname on my vest

was doing otherwise and wouldn't have recorded anything near my time of 4hr 09 mins.Duracell, 4:01:11I don't think any other running event will top that! What a day. The weather, the support, the buzz and feeling I got as I ran round were all bloody

the first blow, Sue got the Flu,three weeks with no running, 'Oh what shall we do?' I said 'never fear Sue, in me put your trust!' We'll do this damn run, we will sh*t or bust!Then some weeks ago, Sue came down with a bug,three weeks on the bench we could

, support and the camaraderie was excellent, even if it was a little bit too hot for my liking.I’ve got sore legs, sore feet............. but bring on next year!People ask: ‘why does everyone want to run the London Marathon?’ Anyone who witnessed the event

runs at weekends. A couple of injuries worried me at times, but by the time the day of the marathon came, I was filled with confidence that I had done ample training to enjoy my day and comfortably complete the race with an anticipated finish of around

moment had never been in doubt.The "ups" have it - people have seen me on telly (library pictures from the running-nicely moments); a picture of me with Emily and her "Go Daddy Go" banner adorns the BBC Marathon Index page; and to top it all I beat