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My VLM 2010: Mandy Legg (6:38.12)
By Mandy Legg on 27/04/2010 15:10:33
Every incredible journey starts with a single step - my journey from complete non-runner to Virgin London Marathon finisher
I did it, I finished the Virgin London Marathon. It took me 6:38:12 but I succeeded.I had been inspired by a motivational speaker, Miles Hilton-Barber, back in October 2008. His talk made me want to push my personal boundaries. I have a 50th
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From Couch Potato to Marathon Runner
By noreen burgess 2 on 27/04/2012 11:42:56
Taking up running in Jan 2012 my running story details my journey which started out as a way to lose eight stone
on the London Marathon, so with a spring in my step I ran the Bupa Great Birmingham Run in 2:34:29.I started training for the marathon in January 2012 and became very aware, early on, that the challenge I faced would be both physically and mentally demanding. I
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My First London Marathon: Thoughts
By Kim Ingleby on 20/04/2011 10:44:34
General race day pondering and thoughts to consider :-)
On Saturday morning I found myself heading over to Excel to register for the London Marathon 2011! Eek! I have to say I was really excited and slightly apprehensive about what lay ahead. Last year I did some serious training which ended
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My VLM 2010: Fruit Pastel Girl (5:20.22)
By Fruit Pastel Girl on 27/04/2010 13:54:17
Tripped up by another runner at Mile 20 I was reduced to a walk, but determined to run the last mile no matter how slow or painful
This was my first ever marathon and it was the best running event I have ever taken part in. The race, however, did not go as planned. I spent nine months training, completing two 17-mile runs and a 20-mile road race five weeks before (3
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My VLM 2010: Pauline Davies (3:26.25)
By pauline davies on 03/05/2010 11:39:17
What can I say?! Everything went right on the day - I've never felt so proud of myself and can't wait for next year!
sustained while running in the icy weather in January.As 9.45am approached I felt excited but surprisingly level-headed as I knew I'd done everything I could to prepare. There I was, standing at the start of the Virgin London Marathon! It was on my list
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2012 London Marathon - My Story
By Andy C 350 on 27/04/2012 22:10:29
...it still hasn't sunk in yet!
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
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Running for Ellen - five years on
By Peter Housley on 26/04/2012 22:18:51
How I ran my first marathon at London 2012 for Children's Liver Disease Foundation, in memory of our daughter Ellen
when I started the marathon training plan proper ('Marathon training for really busy people", from RW Jan 2009) in January I was able to cope with 30 miles in the first week. My peak mileage week was 48 miles and my longest run 22 miles. While nowhere
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My VLM 2010: Sarah Lawrence (5:32.15)
By on 27/04/2010 22:03:23
Once a 15-a-day smoker, now a marathon runner!
free who was battling with breast cancer.Prior to the event I could only run for two minutes without physically having to stop. I had had to alter all the entry-level training plans because they were too tough. At 26-years-old I couldn't even
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To PB or not to PB, that is the question.
By CumbrianSpringer on 26/04/2012 13:42:43
Desperate for a sub-2:50, I had my strategy set...
- they will never know just how important seeing them at that moment was for me. It felt little more than a shuffle to the end and a time of 2:53:50, a PB. Within yards of crossing the line I was planning, the training I need to do to get that damn sub-2:50. See you
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My VLM 2010: mattoo (3:58.37)
By mattoo on 02/05/2010 15:32:50
I have never given so many high-fives or smiled so much during a race - is it the end or the beginning? I’ll see you soon...
running for cover but by the time we were being told to enter our start pens it had cleared up and our expectation levels continued to rise.After six months of fundraising and training, it was finally time. 35,000-plus runners set off for the 30th London
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