5:30ish “...it was one big party, doing 'high fives' and stopping to see friends and family...” Read the full quote1830--Time: 5:30ishFrom the initial gathering in the pub on Blackheath with Donna and JJ, with whom I had trained over the winter

the winter clothes I had run in all through my training, and not have to panic about running the marathon in brand-new (and therefore likely to be highly chaffing) shorts and vest! Oh, and a gold star goes to the masseuse at the SPARKS hospitality event. She

through the winter months easier. I hope to see you all again sometime.Finally, on the up side, the funniest moment for me:I was running with a Scottish flag up until the red/blue join point so that fellow forum runners could spot me. After meeting them

not to think about it for the next 13 miles and then by the time I'd finished I didn't want to go any more!Key to success: for me, it was the RW pacers on the day... thank you so much!; some good hill- and speedwork over the winter, and my MP3 player ! (I

running hasn’t been so bad even taking my winter injuries into account. I’ve taken part in two marthons, London (for which I only had eight weeks of training) and four weeks later, Halstead. I thoroughly enjoyed both events. I’ve broken a string of PBs

due to the old ones rubbing against an ankle injury. During the week leading up to the event, get woken up at 4 in the morning by your 3-year-old daughter who has been sleeping perfectly through the night for several months. On Wednesday, get a phone

I was forced out with a knee injury. 'No worries,' I thought, 'I'll do New York instead.' Again I had to withdraw - the physio had failed to diagnose periostial tugging, and my left shin was "one middle distance run from breaking".So my early winter

that set me right back. I didn't get any physio until June, and have only just got back to a fit state - I've missed all my long rides as a result and it is now too late to make up the time. At my test event - the Bala half ironman at the start of June – I

3:00 TO 4:00 (Page 2) Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 --Acer, 3:44:50 What a day. After two unsuccessful attempts at sub-4 hour marathon running, a winter of hills and speed sessions paid off for me.The Best Moment: Realising that I could get a

and JJ, with whom I had trained over the winter months, to the very end, it was one big party, doing 'high fives' with the younger spectators, and stopping frequently to see friends and family at various stage posts.Running with forum pal Rach, who