combination of cramps, a niggly knee and a torrential downpour slowed me down and I finished in 5:33:15, with which I was happy. No pain at all apart from a bit of a twinge from my crocked shin. Looks like I could have tried a lot harder. See you next year :o

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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

time - 2:41:46. Secondly, getting to the 20-mile marker and knowing that I could have a "mare" last 10K and still get a AAA Championship Place for 2006.What I would do differently: With hindsight I suspect that my long marathon-paced runs did

5 HOURS+ (Page 3) Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Dolphinrunner, 5:14 What was the best moment: Turning a corner and being confronted with the awesome sight of thousands of runners crossing Tower Bridge. And the worst moment was the severe

5 HOURS+ (Page 8) Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rach, 5:20 FLM '05 - my third and slowest marathon! I managed to meet up with my mate Snoop at the four-mile mark. The plan was that he would pace me round to a 4:30 PB. The first half went

4:00 TO 5:00 (Page 8) Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15Mad Moo, 4:14I was a marathon virgin, a bit old as I am nearly 40. On race day I got up in a mad panic, looked at the alarm clock - past five o'clock and we were late

4:00 TO 5:00 (Page 14) Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15Sub 5.00 Jaq, 4:58 --I had the best day possible. I woke up feeling calm and rested, with no niggles. The sun shone all the way and I ran with a great guy from Woking