sub-3:15 marathon, my mates will never believe me.Most memorable moment - helping the handsome Ross (11 min mile pacer) our of his top at 5 miles....... What would I do differently? I'd stick to the 11 min mile pacer like glue and not stop to walk

Time: 5:33What a great day! The highlight was definitely seeing the supporters at Mile 18. Having initially thought that sub-4:15 might be possible, I ignored the early signs of an overuse injury in January and by early March I had a tibial stress

--Time: 2:49Just got back home (midnightish) after great day, having taken nearly 19 minutes off my personal best. Best moment - when I realised I wasn't going to hit the wall this time, and when I realised that a sub 2:50 time was on. Worst moment

SUB-3:00 (Page 1) Page 1 2 3----Whippit, 2:54:30"I'll overtake her when I've finished waving to my fans" (Click for larger version)The most fantastic day out Highlights - Shaking Haile Gebrselassie's hand on the Saturday at the expo - he

at 5 milesGoal- sub 3 (yet agin)Time- 3:04 somethingI raced and paced well, all went to plan but my training needs tweaking- a fast 10k towards the end of this year should do the trickCelebrating-  Out with the forum chaps of course.Index of all quotes

legs just couldn't go any faster!Q: What was your goal? And what was your finishing time? A: My goal was sub 4 hours and I got 3:56:55 Yessss!Q: What would you do differently? And indeed what was the key to your success? A: Do more long runs and stick

Time: 4:30Everything went exactly to plan! About 10 years ago I ran a half-marathon and then sat on my backside for a while (rowed for a pub crew) and steadily put on weight. I started the official FLM program for a sub 5 hour marathon and secretly

); there was disappointment at not going sub-5, although a course best was achieved. And I learnt yet again that even with the best preparation(I even managed appropriate long runs, ate well the week before and tapered) the marathon is an evil unpredictable beastie which

Time: 3:52GUTTED!Having written and chatted for nearly three months on the sub 3:45 thread a number of us managed to meet up pre-race (Ping Pong Boy, Save Ferris, Scotty, Sarah Gregory, Peter Bedwell & Ashley Smith among others) and because I wore a

to last year when I stumbled in at over six hours with an injured knee and a nasty chest infection.Although I'd nearly pulled out of this year's race at the end of February with knee and ankle problems, forumite friends on the sub-5 thread persuaded me