Time: 3:58Started well, although stop-start for the first mile. Managed to keep to 9 minute pace, until the last 3 when it slipped to 10’s. Finished 3:58:51, so very happy and thanks for the training programme, support and help from the team
5:30ish “...it was one big party, doing 'high fives' and stopping to see friends and family...” Read the full quote1830-->Time: 5:30ishFrom the initial gathering in the pub on Blackheath with Donna and JJ, with whom I had trained over the winter
you have to be prepared to invest at least an hour a day every day for months before the event.Also I have to say a MASSIVE thank you to the wonderful people I have corresponded with on the forums in TEAM 10. After last year I was so despondent with my
5:25:18 “...What would I do differently? Absolutely nothing!...” Read the full quote1831--> Time: 5:25:18Wow, what a day! The sun finally shone on us all and the day was brilliant, from getting on the train at Charing Cross to the finish in the Mall
and JJ, with whom I had trained over the winter months, to the very end, it was one big party, doing 'high fives' with the younger spectators, and stopping frequently to see friends and family at various stage posts.Running with forum pal Rach, who
3:00 TO 4:00 (Page 9) Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -->Jon Hull, 4:00What an amazing eventThe best part: every single mile, where spectators are cheering and routing for you. A truly democratic sport - what a feeling.The worst moment: about
at the start to not need to wear a bin liner. At halfway, a fellow runner points out that one of my shoelaces is undone. Seeing other runners after the finish, hobbling around like I was.Do differently: Trained a lot harder like previous years. Running only a
the FLM a couple of times, I can appreciate the amount of hours of training people put in, and the feeling of euphoria which can overwhelm you sometimes as you look at the crowds waving and encouraging you on. I am now one of those Waving, Cheering
that finally convinced me that resistance was futile. One way or another, Candy Ollier would have me on his team, if even just to laugh at me and Cougie destroying ourselves vying to be top of the bikies!Ironman target: To make it to the start line.The training
training religiously since the New Year. But 14 weeks of training in North Scotland couldn't prepare me for the heat on Sunday. Jelly babies from the RW forum support team gave me a boost and saw me keep running to mile 18 or so, but the painful view
