-90 seconds then increase the next interval to two minutes. Repeat this pattern up to a five-minute interval, make the next interval four minutes and continue down the pyramid for a 1/2/3/4/5/4/3/2/1 pattern. Finish with 10-minutes of steady running at 40

the schedule (week 12 Wed run from seven miles to six miles and long run 21 miles to 20 miles; week 13 long run 20 miles to 17.5 miles; week 14 long 18 miles to 12 miles; week 15 long run 12 miles to 10 miles) as I was feeling wiped out at that point.My long

can keep with this’ so eased back. My ankle seemed OK, and was maintaining a good pace, going through half way around 1:43.mile 16: right leg started to hurt.mile 18-19: Quad went very tight, stretching was no use.mile 23: stopped at St John’s for quad

4:00 TO 5:00 (Page 3) Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15Mark1, 4:20My first marathon, well chuffed that I finished still running, best experience was the crowd support without a doubt.Worst experience was getting past pedestrians

5 HOURS+ (Page 1) Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 --Snoop Dogg, 5:30ish5:30ish “...a different side of FLM – the inside of a number of pubs en route...” Read the full quote1830--From the initial gathering in the pub on Blackheath with Donna

5 HOURS+ (Page 5) Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 mssloan1962, 6:10 The best moment was realising my wisdom in bringing along some of my own toilet paper! The loos along the route don't have a very big supply and us mere mortals can't just 'go

SUPPORTERS (Page 1) Page 1 2 34----H.supporter “...Phantom of the Opera...” Read the full quote1834--H (left) and WolfyWolfy and I came down from rainy Manchester to support at mile 17 and had a fabulous day. Despite wrapping up warm

5 HOURS+ (Page 7) Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Debbs, 5:52 I had a brilliant day - the best day out I've had for ages!I decided to run FLM for St Joseph's Hospice in Hackney, which looked after my dad for the last few weeks of his life

4:00 TO 5:00 (Page 11) Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15Tefal Elvis, 4:06 This year's London Marathon was my first 26.2-mile race of any kind, and I was running specifically to raise money for Tommy's, the baby charity.All my

4:00 TO 5:00 (Page 13) Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15Howard Hopkins, 4:06 --I moved to London in 1980 to work for the BBC and watched with awe when the First London Marathon was run the following year. I started training