! From an almost standing start, I knew I would have to train hard to cope and it was a rocky road. I had done a half-marathon before but hadn't run for months. Luckily I had a decent physio and was driven by fear of failure.I thought I had some idea what
're an ultra virgin or experienced campaigner." - Viking 100100%11 ratings4Aviemore Highland Half Marathon, Highland (10/15/06) "Beautiful scenery, fast course and a fab goody bag including a bar of dairy milk chocolate and walkers shortbread! Not to speak
of 4:30. I was using my Garmin to pace myself and that had me bang on 2:15 at the halfway mark although the official half marathon split was 2:16.58. I did start to tire a little around the halfway point and I think may have taken a sneaky little walk
. Running in events like the Virgin London Marathon should be one of the greatest highlights of your life, not a nightmare with hours of agony and disappointment.Q. I've read that the protein window of absorption is open longer than the carbohydrate window
It took five years of waiting, four months of training and over five hours for me to do - but I did it! Even now as I’m sitting here writing this, I cannot quite believe that I’ve done it. Saturday started off with the train to London and the expo
- and the only marathon virgin... Most looking forward to: Watching Rob eating his way through the Lucozade Sport products before the starting whistle; finishing with a grin on my face; learning loads from Liz and the others; and finding
helped.On Saturday, the family and I arrived at the Expo in time for a nice lunchtime picnic before going in and really setting the excitement ball rolling. That said, driving through London and having seen the signs warning of road closures and various
and then I'm hotfooting it (read: lying down on the back seat of a minibus) back to the hotel. I've got a very important recovery phase to take care of.Find out about this year's race at www.reggaemarathon.com.GET THERE Virgin Atlantic flies from London
sessions I was finding it much harder to keep hitting my time,” Lee says. “But because I am a natural competitor – I chase trains, dogs, milk floats – I’m still hoping I’ll pick it back up and hit my goal [a 2:45 finish to qualify for the Virgin London
shower contraption (a bit like those sprays at the London Marathon) and into T1 proper.T1 was weird. All the T1 bags were laid out in rows, and you had to find your bag and then go to the segregated changing room, in which it was bedlam. I was of course
