stretch limo. I got a stretch bike!Biggest regret: Losing my loperamide tablets, and adding about 30 mins to my estimated time.Index of all quotesNext quote
21 where I really started to run out of steam and had to stop to stretch my left quad and miles 25 which I am convinced was much longer than a mile. I was beginning to think they had forgeotten to put up the last mile markers... My goal time was 4
. Going for 4:30 but 4mins outside - would definitely use a pacer next time. After finishing my legs seized up big time, must remember to change and stretch much sooner! Thank you RW, I followed your 4:30 programme almost to the letter and I felt pretty
to queue up for the loo and who had to stop to stretch out a leg muscle. I wouldn't do anything differently - I just took it as it came, paced myself and took everything in and enjoyed it immensely. I celebrated by having a glass of champagne upon
application form so to come in at 3:27:50 in my first-ever marathon was awesome and to coin a phrase "I love it when a plan comes together!"I will add some speedwork to my training in future as did none this time. I will stretch religiously in future as rather
, but no one seems to care.Wes Wisham, 4:24:55 First Timer, Age 44... Best moment? Singing with fellow runners and doing the Y-M-C-A hand signals in unison on one stretch, great fun! Worst moment? Pulling a hamstring at 23.5 miles and having to pull off
Time: 5:56My Personal Race Report: Flora London Marathon 2004"So I thought best that I write down what the event was actually like. To almost everyone reading this, running a marathon is something that is on their "before I get old, to do list
who witnessed the event, either as a runner or a spectator will know why: it is quite simply the greatest running event in the world!RFJ, 3:51The start area was great. I met up with Tea and Toast Man, AlanM and Dunnarunner as planned on the 3:30 forum
and the Girls from Eims all of whom kept my pace up for a good stretch of the race. Looking forward to next time ?!?!?!?!?!?Supe, 4:31My first marathon, and a fantastic one to start with.Training was going really well until 7th March when I got a knee injury
overwhelmed at a quite a few points during the day, but the most memorable ones were walking into Greenwich Park at 7.30am and seeing the masses of runners already stretching and chatting to each other; seeing my family cheering and waving at the 17-mile mark
