to go for it. But I would also advise them to train sensibly for the event, utilizing all the fantastic advice that the Runner’s World experts provide.Congratulations to everybody that completed the London Marathon.Index of all quotesNext quote
application form so to come in at 3:27:50 in my first-ever marathon was awesome and to coin a phrase "I love it when a plan comes together!"I will add some speedwork to my training in future as did none this time. I will stretch religiously in future as rather
to the training plan. I think I succeeded because mid way through my training programme I switched from 5 days of running to 4 days running and 1 day crosstraining. This significantly lowered injury and time off.Q: How will you be celebrating? A: By not running
was the key to your success? Start training in December. Try not to get a chest infection and miss 2 weeks of training. Strengthen my legs. Success...realising that there was no way I was not going to finish it so might as well aim to finish it relatively
finished my first marathon in 4:32, and I am still on a high. The time was a disappointment, but the experience more than makes up for it. My journey for this marathon actually started in December 2003, when I started training for London 2004. In March 2004
Time: 3:41My goal was an optimistic 3.30, especially as a calf injury put my peak training into serious decline! However I thought I might at least get under 3.40. Did really well to half way mark. At mile 15 though, the 8 min pacer flock trapped
given the conditions, and do greater training to increase leg strength but hey, I finished.Index of all quotesNext quote
for Charing Cross and a train home.It looks like I will have raised something like £700 towards a new wheelchair for Addie, my friend's child, which is great news. I am dead chuffed to have done my first marathon, but I think I could do it a bit faster
Time: 4:22Aged 61 and running for only 15 months. Had a wonderful day achieving my target of 4hr 22min exactly on target thanks to Steven, our 10 min/mile pacer. Success due to following RW 9min/mile training programe but having enough sense
occasion.Today after over 11 months hard work, injuries, highs and lows and the rest of the rollercoaster of occurences that follow those involved in marathon training round she completed the run 5 minutes inside her target time of 4.30.She ran the whole
