This was my first marathon and it was great. I didn't reach my target time (to go under five hours) but I finished in 5:25.57. I got to that dreaded 20-mile point and then my legs got very heavy.I used a combination of running and walking after
My name is Alex Milne. I am 20 years old and this was my third (consecutive) London Marathon. The previous two went horribly wrong - in the first, I was aiming for 3:10 but finished in 3:30; in the second, I wanted sub-3:00 and finished in 3
and drizzly day, instead it was distinctly sunny, windy and dry.Away we go and all fears were lost as I settled into my stride. Desperate for a sub-2:50, I wanted a sharp first half of 1:22/23 to give myself something to defend in the second half, during which
Celebrating the fact that I had won a place via the public ballot, I had trained hard to achieve a sub-4:00 time. I was overjoyed at recording two half-marathons during the training both under 1:50. A few minor injuries over the 16 weeks were nursed
For months the words 'London Marathon' have given me a shiver of fear and excitement. I have never attempted anything this tough in my life. Following the 16-week Runner's World training plan for a sub-5:00 run, I diligently worked my way up to 20
I've been running for about eight years and completed the London Marathon in just over 5:30 in 2007. I'd trained three days a week and my longest run was 18 miles. I didn't realise the impact the food you ate the night before could have (cheese
the first Runner's World Sub-5 pacer slip past me in Canary Wharf I think - I tried to keep up and failed. Then the Run-Walk one came past me at Blackfriars and I managed to stick with him just about through to the finish.The support on the course
helped.On Saturday, the family and I arrived at the Expo in time for a nice lunchtime picnic before going in and really setting the excitement ball rolling. That said, driving through London and having seen the signs warning of road closures and various
Saturday started early, with a big breakfast and a lift to the train station to meet my running partner Frizzer. This would be the first time that I had been to London as an adult, and I was as excited as a kid at Christmas!We dropped our bags
