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My VLM 2010: Pauline Davies (3:26.25)
By pauline davies on 03/05/2010 11:39:17
What can I say?! Everything went right on the day - I've never felt so proud of myself and can't wait for next year!
sustained while running in the icy weather in January.As 9.45am approached I felt excited but surprisingly level-headed as I knew I'd done everything I could to prepare. There I was, standing at the start of the Virgin London Marathon! It was on my list
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A big thank you to the physio on mile 21.
By D Thomas 2 on 19/04/2011 00:12:38
Crippling cramp at 21 miles made me come to a standstill until a physio got me going again
! Cramp did hit on the way to the finish line but each time the crowd just shouted me on. I got to the finish, having experienced the physical and mental questions a marathon poses, knowing that I FINISHED. And went for a curry and pint soon after!
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My VLM 2010: Monique (3:14.03)
By Monique on 28/04/2010 21:52:26
As a failed sub-3:00 runner, I've decided to go for 10 Championship Starts instead - this time, I must surely win the Most Even Splits Of The Day Award?!
broken) having done a few marathons before.So I decided to stick to 7:30-minute miles and see if it would be "crash and burn" or "actually I feel quite chipper".As it happened I had one of the best runs (in terms of how I felt) ever and knew when I hit
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My first London Marathon after 12 years of trying
By Mark Starr on 18/04/2011 15:49:39
I decided way back in 1999 that if I was going to do a marathon, I wanted to do the London Marathon. My illustrious career as a Sunday League football player was coming to an end and it was clear that Arsenal had missed their chance to snatch me up
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Races of the Year 2010: Atmosphere
By on 20/01/2011 18:40:07
You voted, and here they are: Britain's most atmospheric races of 2010
online now.5. Virgin London MarathonLondon, April 25 One of the world’s five ‘Marathon Majors’ saw 36,000 runners and a million supporters turn out for British running’s biggest street party. Where else can you see the world’s best elite athletes and men
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Interview: Hugh Brasher
By Joe Mackie on 20/03/2013 17:10:04
Hugh Brasher tells RW about his memories of his father and his plans as custodian of the London Marathon legacy.
years?Well, there’s 'London Marathon' the company and 'Virgin London Marathon' the event. The company organises a number of events, from the adidas Silverstone Half to the BUPA London 10,000. We’re also one half of a partnership organising Ride London, a
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Races of the Year 2011: Marathon
By on 04/01/2012 15:35:14
Discover your top ten rated marathons in 2011
hundreds who flocked from afar to run it. Enter online.8. Virgin London Marathon, LondonDate in 2012: April 22Predictable but entirely understandable. For those recently returned from another planet, every April, 40,000 runners and a million screaming
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Races of the Year 2010: Marathon
By on 19/01/2011 11:30:02
Here they are, with no further ado - 2010's best British marathons as voted for by you, the runnersworld.co.uk readers
. Enter online now.11. Virgin London Marathon12. Experian Robin Hood Festival of Running Marathon13. Great Welsh MarathonEnter online now.14. Rotary Shakespeare MarathonFind out more.15. Luton Marathon16. Gloucester MarathonEnter online now.17. Blackpool
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My VLM 2010: Katy Draper
By Katy Draper on 27/04/2010 14:56:39
Completing the London Marathon has been a goal of mine for 30 years - finally I have done it!
I had a place in the London Marathon in 2003 but unfortunately had to pull out after doing all of the training, as I had a chest infection during the taper. It was particulary sad because Dad was dying in hospital and was really looking forward
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My VLM 2010: Mark Turner
By Mark Turner on 28/04/2010 15:25:25
Reaching for Lucozade, the person behind me clouted my ankles and sent me flying...
I was having a superb race. Everything was going to plan and I was looking to hit a PB, only to find that as I was reaching out for a Lucozade just after Mile 18 the person behind me clouted my ankles and sent me flying. I landed face down immediately in front of them and split ...
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