.                                         Worst moment was someone throwing a bottle of water to the kerb, it skimmed right past my face and nearly took my nose off!! Comedy moment was being overtaken by three chickens and two wombles.   I was overcome with excitement on Tower bridge thinking I

the pain that much easier to bear. Q: And the worst moment? A: Probably standing on a cold, windy and wet Blackheath, waiting in a long queue for the loo, wandering what the hell I was doing here.Q: The biggest surprise?A:    Drinking 20 bottles of water

the finish into Docklands, was also pretty psychologically tough.Next time (and yes, there will be a next time!), I'm definitely going to make better arrangements with my support crew, remember not to gulp from the water bottle in the last mile, thus nearly

or race number) who ran with me to about the 14-mile mark where he had to start to walk. He kept me company by giving me encouragement and good conversation, and would even grab two bottles of water at the stations, so one for me as well. I don't think I

of the railingsyet again.Do not misunderstand me. The pleasures of Mudchute are considerable. Firstthere is the anticipation. We look at our watches, the clear road, theorderly tables of opened water bottles, and hope to be the first to spy thevehicles

suddenly changed from stress to help and I started to enjoy it. I never looked back after that.I apologise to anyone I got in the way of, or snatched the bottle of water they were heading for... none of it was meant. I want thank the marshals, the water

of the day for me as from then on it went Carp, Carp and Carp........:mile 3: trod on a water bottle – I strained ankle - ran off a bit. I tried to stay with the eight-minute/mile pacers but miles 3-5 were 7:24, 7:25 and 7:32 and I thought: ‘there is no way I

for my charity.Brum Taffy, 3:50The best bit: what fantastic support - I'll bottle it in my mind for quieter events in future.The worst bit: post-race, which sadist had disabled the escalator down to the tube at Charing Cross!Most memorable bit

step of the way, avoid pouches of Lucozade (which I am sure runners trod on purposely to hose my legs!), air and land water-bottle missiles, runners with pointed elbows (apart from the very tall man who managed a clear shot straight into my shoulder

Time: 5:56My Personal Race Report: Flora London Marathon 2004"So I thought best that I write down what the event was actually like.  To almost everyone reading this, running a marathon is something that is on their "before I get old, to do list