Westferry Road.What would I do differently? Get faster. I would like to achieve 4:30What was the key to your success? Support. From the crowds, my family and from Runner’s World, via your website and magazine. Back to main stories index 5 hours

instead of sitting behind the fence sipping tea)But after I debriefed I found I was fascinated with the whole world of marathons, like how many people do it. How there were 35,000 runners with a single shared desire, how much of a spectacle the whole thing

surely have gone to bed on Saturday night pleading: 'Whatever you do, Dad, don't get overtaken by a rhino'."John Brown, 4:50Many thanks to the Runner's World pacer. Sticking with the 11-minute mile group made my first marathon (at 57) a lot easier