Time: 4:24After successfully completing my first marathon yesterday, here is my snapshot on the whole event!Best moment: Without wishing to be too obvious the feeling of running round the Cutty Sark and over Tower Bridge was amazing having for years

fantastic woman. And best quote from a chap called Roy: "It's no longer about a time; it's about survival!!" Too true, too true. Oh and to cap it all, the doctor was called out to me on Sunday night as I was very poorly, only for me to be told I

.What a day, a roller coaster of events, never to be matched, my first marathon and a wonderful experience, I learnt a great deal about myself - my inner strength and my sense of determination!I would recommend this event to anyone looking to achieve a

event and it still chokes me.I was expecting my best moment to be running down the Mall, but to be honest when I got there I really couldn't care less!The best bits by far for me were the starting line (knowing that I was part of the best marathon

and blazing sun in February. Mark at this point was keeping me going psychologically, and was a real help, even though he wasn't exactly feeling no pain, but was coping with the heat better than I was! Our pace dropped right down, but now it was about survival

driven my wife to Vauxhall to be with her and wish her well. I got back home at about 4:45 a.m. but couldn't sleep with all the excitement. I had just run through Canary Wharf when the news came through via my wife and mobile phone that my beautiful