player.The crowded start was my main beef about the race. I adore my running but I'm under no illusions about my pace; like Jimmy Savile, "I run marathons, I don't race them". So I lined up dutifully (and, it turned out, pessimistically) in the 2:30 area

the physical battle – he remembers the 5:30-minute mile pace he used to do, so racing at 7-minute miles sticks in his throat. But believe in yourself and look forward, not back. Enjoy and celebrate every success, however small. – Ann Williams There could be a

of supportive underwear and pads! I raced about three months after giving birth, and with my second baby I did the London marathon six months after he was born and achieved a personal best. Having a baby certainly makes you more motivated. Good luck and don