more) and genuinely motivating (a 20-strong, uniformed gospel choir in Brooklyn). At mile 15, the Queensboro Bridge, with its mile-long incline and absence of crowd support, was a really tough physical and mental test, but runners then hit a wall
Abril Bridge (the date of the country's revolution in 1974, history buffs). Running north towards the city on the road deck of this 1.5-mile-long suspension bridge above the River Tagus must surely be one of the most spectacular starts in world running
