thigh seized up and caused me to slow down for the last 8 miles, but nevertheless, I finished with a smile on my face.  I had hoped to finish in 4:30 hours but at least under 5 hrs.  In the end, I finished at 5:05 hrs - not bad for someone who had

laps, with a half-marathon p.b. it all went pear-shaped with calf pains and cramp and has left me with a sore knee/hip/thigh, that’s stopping me running. At least I finished, which is important for morale when doing long events. I can still cycle though

am running the last two miles'. And I did - albeit very slowly. Even though I had cramp in my thighs, my calves and my groin and every step hurt, I made it all the way home. I was exhausted, dehydrated, sore and delighted. A few minutes later I

due to the old ones rubbing against an ankle injury. During the week leading up to the event, get woken up at 4 in the morning by your 3-year-old daughter who has been sleeping perfectly through the night for several months. On Wednesday, get a phone

.From 11 miles my left thigh began to cramp and I seriously doubted whether I would make it round. However, five and a half hours flew by fairly quickly. Sure it hurt, but the huge roars from the amazing crowd, the fantastic weather and the knowledge

, and the last four miles were an amazing finish to a great event. Coventry Cat, 4:22What an amazing day!I woke very early, way before my 6am wake-up call, opened the curtains at my hotel to see the clearest of blue skies. I stuffed breakfast down before greasing

it for anything.Chuff, 3:48:20An excellent day, I set a new pb of 3:48:20 (my previous best was 4:13:52), despite suffering from a cramped-up thigh from 21 miles onwards. Thanks to all those who encouraged me as I struggled for four or so miles.The organisation

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

5 HOURS+ (Page 9) Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Colin Gibbs, 6:53Best thing: the amazing, wonderful crowds; hearing my name shouted all the time (I had it on my vest).Worst thing: 18-19 miles, blisters on both feet and cramp in my right thigh

right thigh joined shortly afterwards by my left; a bit of a shock as I haven't had any problems with this in the past, particularly on my long training runs of 19-22 miles. My plan of a 3:30 finish swiftly disappeared to be replaced by a "just finish