continued (at a much reduced pace) until I realised that the pain was not going to lessen. I had two options: STOP or carry on and finish. There was only one answer ..... I carried on and finished (albeit slower than last year) in 3:53.After the event
, and my Garmin told me I was running 13-minute miles, then sulked behind the tall buildings.What would I do differently: more training in my giant wings as my shoulders are killing my while my legs just ache.Best memory: the money I’ve raised for a super
by people for the full 26 miles. I had a fantastic day and the support was incredible, especially in the last four miles when I really wanted to walk! It was much hotter than most of the training I'd done so I found taking on the correct amount of liquid
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
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
comsumed during the race made me very bouncy - you can't beat a good run, beer and cheesy pop music in a cheesy bar!Next time I think I'll do more training and eat before I drink beer. Index of all quotesNext quote
.Most memorable moment was running round Cutty Sark and thinking "Wow I am running the London Marathon"....something I first said I would do when I was 15....took a while, I am 34 now.My goals changed frequently in training but when I got to the start I decided
Time: 4:24After successfully completing my first marathon yesterday, here is my snapshot on the whole event!Best moment: Without wishing to be too obvious the feeling of running round the Cutty Sark and over Tower Bridge was amazing having for years
at 5 milesGoal- sub 3 (yet agin)Time- 3:04 somethingI raced and paced well, all went to plan but my training needs tweaking- a fast 10k towards the end of this year should do the trickCelebrating- Out with the forum chaps of course.Index of all quotes
.My goal was to finish in around four hours. I hoped to just get under but didn't succeed, recording 4.09.29 - still pretty pleased.I'll definitely be doing another marathon and would increase and vary my training more. I did the long runs required but only
