to lower my sights to 10min/miles, more suitable to an aged virgin marathon runner.My wife proud, daughter astonished but full of admiration, but I have only one problem. I promised wife this was a one off event for me. Yet another lie she will eventually

in week 14/15, which lost me 8 days of training ata crucial time. Nevertheless on Sunday I joined my fellow competitors atthe Blue start and met the 10.00 minute pacer, he certainly seemed a reallynice guy. He chatted along the way and made me feel a lot

SUPPORTERS (Page 2) Page 1 2 34--Nicko I marshalled at mile 11, and the smiles and thanks I got mean more to me than the medal and T-shirt they gave me for helping. I give mine away to children anyway - this year it was Ratbag

and I. Jane was looking for a running partner. That was 4 years ago. After numerous 10km races, 2 Great North Runs, a half marathon in the Lake District and the Edinburgh Marathon in June 2003, which at 19 miles Jane told me " I have no intention

can keep with this’ so eased back. My ankle seemed OK, and was maintaining a good pace, going through half way around 1:43.mile 16: right leg started to hurt.mile 18-19: Quad went very tight, stretching was no use.mile 23: stopped at St John’s for quad

4:00 TO 5:00 (Page 8) Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15Mad Moo, 4:14I was a marathon virgin, a bit old as I am nearly 40. On race day I got up in a mad panic, looked at the alarm clock - past five o'clock and we were late