, and giving them all a kiss and a hug gave me some extra inner energy which made the last three miles sadistically easy. The worst moment? Only having an hour’s sleep the night before - not the best preparation. Biggest surprise? Getting in under 3:30 (my
the winter clothes I had run in all through my training, and not have to panic about running the marathon in brand-new (and therefore likely to be highly chaffing) shorts and vest! Oh, and a gold star goes to the masseuse at the SPARKS hospitality event. She
to sleep. Still managed a few smiles and there were lots of splashing people :-)What I learnt this month: If your feet are frozen solid for 3 hours out on the bike you will eventually regain feeling, but might not be a good idea to do that on a regular
due to the old ones rubbing against an ankle injury. During the week leading up to the event, get woken up at 4 in the morning by your 3-year-old daughter who has been sleeping perfectly through the night for several months. On Wednesday, get a phone
after Switz I will be off to Norway to do theNorseman Extreme. Then its a two week rest before Ironman UK. After this Iwill Probably sleep till Christmas.Ironman target: Seeing as Switzerland is the first of three it will be my best hope of doing a good
having an hour’s sleep the night before - not the best preparation. Biggest surprise? Getting in under 3:30 (my target time was 3:45) - the crowds and the training shaved off 22mins from my previous marathon. Key to success? The sleep deprivation must
driven my wife to Vauxhall to be with her and wish her well. I got back home at about 4:45 a.m. but couldn't sleep with all the excitement. I had just run through Canary Wharf when the news came through via my wife and mobile phone that my beautiful
differently? Absolutely nothing! (Oh except maybe a bit more pain relief en route!) I had an absolute ball. Can't wait to do it all again next year!Sue Toseland, 6:20What a day, thousands of people it was great. Enjoyed the whole event even though got injured
hear when you go to sleep on marathon night.There are showers on route, which you run through when you are hot (which was very necessary on Sunday) and it is a bit like going through the human equivalent of a car wash.It is possible to run in time
4:30.With three or four days to go I was so excited that I could barely sleep. However, the sheer volume of people on the journey there confirmed everything I had read: that this was one of the greatest events in the annual British sporting calendar
