Time: 4:38Just getting in touch to say thank you very much for the pacing groupslast Sunday. I was a marathon virgin and I used one of your ultimate 4.30training schedules. I had a couple of injuries along the way and thensuffered viral laryngitis
Time: 5:22I bet no other pace group had a 'scheduled' 'pee' stop!Well we did about 8 miles in. Imagine this group all lined up at the portaloos,with the pacer waiting for them!![Knackeredknees led RW's Get You Round pace group]Index of all quotes
, Canary Wharf, The Start.Low points....the cobbles, no crowd support, no talk amongst the runners because we were so shattered by that point...... I followed the RW subscribers-only sub 4:30 training schedule which I thought was excellent - I didn't miss
Time: 4:45It's not snappy but I have to get it off my chest: - Flora London Marathon 2004,Had some problems with the schedule, sub four,Twisted my ankle at a race called 'The Grim'.Didn't know if I should sink or swim! But decided after Bath Half
Time: 2:51This was only my second marathon; I ran Belfast last year in 3:11, but did not really do the full training. This year I followed the sub 3hr schedule and felt really confident that I could break 3hrs. I ran 2:51, so can I say a big thank
and followed the schedules and never lost sight of my goal. I had the support of my family and the knowledge that my charity was relying on me so they benefited as well ( I have raised around £2000).Index of all quotesNext quote
3:00 TO 4:00 (Page 9) Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 --Jon Hull, 4:00What an amazing eventThe best part: every single mile, where spectators are cheering and routing for you. A truly democratic sport - what a feeling.The worst moment: about 22
the way around. Finished in 4.48.58 and was ecstatic!!Training success - Due to following the week by week RW schedule almost to the letter using the 11/min mile pace as my guide. Had never included speed training before nor hill work and am convinced
nature of triathlonsappeals to me and Ironman's are simply silly - hence, I knew my lack ofsense would prevail and sooner or later I was going to take the plunge.I'm looking to finish and have fun after the event, even if during theevent I hate every
was going well; I avoided illness and kept to my 3:45 schedule. My training was indicating a 3:30 time, and that felt great. But I think it was this goal that ultimately brought about my failure to hit that target on the day.My biggest lesson learnt
