of breath left in me when I crossed the finish line; and from 14 miles onwards I had to 'suck it up and dig deep' as our American friends would say cos it was AGONY (my previous longest training run having been only 15/16 miles..)START TO FINISH (official
and better training. The London Marathon is clearly a wonderful event, essentially a serious race for the elite runners followed up by a charity fun-run. But it wouldn’t be possible to justify closing down central London for a day just to please a few
, though I still managed to run all the way up The Mall in agony and ecstasy. I cried when I got the medal.What I would do differently: a) more training and b) start of slower and try to walk earlier on.The key to my success: one mile at a time - and after
4:00 TO 5:00 (Page 13) Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15Howard Hopkins, 4:06 --I moved to London in 1980 to work for the BBC and watched with awe when the First London Marathon was run the following year. I started training
would do differently: I would train harder and put in longer runs... 15 miles was my longest training run!Dottie Lottie, 5:46 I was quite hacked off with my finish time - 5:46 - but thrilled to have got to the end... Best moment: sprinting down the Mall
:What was the best moment? A: The best moment for me was getting to the 16-mile mark in 3 hours without walking or stopping. I had never done this in training and it just shows what you can do when you put your mind to something. A:The most exhilarating was of course
that Runner's World said that it's better to lose a few minutes than to feel uncomfortable, go and get it out of your mind - that is good advice I didn't follow.Philip Bosworth, 4:21 My first marathon, and I loved every minute. In training I ran as far as 20
to focus the training superbly, especially the speed sessions.I have been euphoric over my 3:27 time as I had set myself a target of under 4 hours when I first decided to do the marathon! Thanks for all your help.Shepherdess, 3:57:09 This was my first
enough training, but I ran for 16 miles, then my hips ached so ran/walked the rest. I didn't mind - I got a great sun tan, and taking longer I had time to really soak up the atmosphere. It was great to have the RW supporters at mile 17.The noise
and the Girls from Eims all of whom kept my pace up for a good stretch of the race. Looking forward to next time ?!?!?!?!?!?Supe, 4:31My first marathon, and a fantastic one to start with.Training was going really well until 7th March when I got a knee injury
