The Last Post

What a race. The slowest time I have done of my 3 marathons, 4hrs 11mins and by far the hottest but it was simply the best atmosphere. The crowd this year was tremendous and the banter was just great.

Whilst the pain and soreness make you want to stop right now the crowd just pulls you back in. I think it will actually be my last for a while and if so it was a great one to do.

Slightly disappointed with the time but in no way did I feel as much hatred for it as i did last year just really enjoyed it.

Whilst the training is hard and your body never quite gets time to recover I would suggest it as something everyone should do once in a lifetime.

Thanks for reading the blogs over the last few years and supporting me.

Bye

2 Days To Go

All the training is done 574miles - 11 more than last year and 86hrs 25mins - obviously trained a lot slower as those 11 extra miles took 6hrs longer. Knees are sore and ache whenever I walk but other than that the legs feel fine and so does the rest of the body. Really looking forward to this years race, not as nervous as the last couple of years though not sure if I feel as fit as before which might be a good thing as I wont go off like a rocket and burn out after 21 miles. I have run 24 miles and felt good afterwards so I can do this and finish in a time I want too and not feel too crap afterwards.

Bags are packed and the early train awaits tomorrow. Bananas, porridge, drinks are all sorted. Watch charged up running gear checked. Very excited cant wait.

United to beat City and me to win the marathon. Ones a dream one is a reality.