Time: 3:57What a fantastic day! My first Marathon - My goal was to just break 4 hours - I managed 3:57:09. Unfortunately I missed the RW pacers at the blue start. A big thanks to Runners World magazine and forums for all the info in the past few
Time: 3:44Well, arriving at Blackheath this morning in the rain and cold, I started to ask myself why. Still, coming originally from Charlton, with relatives still living there the first 6 miles went quickly. Then through Deptford & Surrey Quays
The numbers in brackets are last year's position; the times are last year's men's and women's winning timesIf we've been given an event's details, you'll find it in the Race Diary.Another growing London Marathon event takes first place. It had a
.5 miles (had to walk for 2 miles, lost about 10 minutes), huge puddles around docklands making feet wet and socks rub, Orange cock-up with start time (the text message they sent to my wife was 1 hour out so the family managed to completely miss me
timing eradicates uncertainty.2. Pride Run 10KLondon, August 14This park-based run in London is well-organised, flat as a collapsed soufflé, and has a wide course, meaning runners can get up a head of speed and keep it. The medium-size field – 700 last
to RichK and gang - I managed to do 3:56 (unofficial time). I’m really chuffed with that.”Alan Every: “Boy, was that tough. I managed a very painful 3:31-ish. Didn’t walk at any point but felt like giving up from 11 miles onwards. The steep downhill after
to the leisure centre for a dash to the finish line.What the organisers say:“It’s a great course for first-time racers.”What you said in 2003:KAM: "Good testing run. A well-organised event." Big Bopper: Despite a slow run, I managed to sprint at the end. I saw
to the expo. The only problem was that most of the runners decided that this would be the best time to visit, so it took us a while to get our numbers through the crowd. From there we headed over to our pasta party kindly arranged for us in Signarama. The food
in various degrees of shivering undress (depending on anticipated completion time). As a race with a welcoming attitude to beginners and slower runners, there was a large forum contingent at the back of the pack, who were treated to a glimpse of the first
of the big day. Race hard to be London's speediest Santa or just enjoy taking part in this feelgood event. Enter online now.Liverpool Santa Dash 5K (Liverpool, December 5)In Liverpool they don't do things by halves. Not content to be the largest festive race
