london marathon 2009

[Cathryn]

The crowds are utterly awesome, aren't they!!! I can't believe you nearly died and still got under 2.30 though - respect. You must be a whippet!

 

[rich p]

I did it a few times, the last time in 2001. The crowds are great and very supportive - I'd recommend everyone doing it once.

 

[Melvil]

A truer word was never spoken...
But yes, he did 4 hrs 20! I think that's amazing!

So do I. Excellent stuff!

 

[louise]

My friend who has moderately severe asthma did finished with a time of 5 hrs 12 mins she has so far raised over 2k

 

[PaulB]

And the other thing about running it for charity is that if you think the 26.2 miles were hard, wait until you try and get the money in!

 

[betty swollocks]

Two of my friends did it in 4 hours 5 mins - they came in together and another did it in 3 hours 2 mins - she's 49!

 

[Yellow Fang]

I've just looked the results of my Reading Roadrunner clubmates. Very impressive IMO. There were three pages of them.

 

[ColinJ]

And the other thing about running it for charity is that if you think the 26.2 miles were hard, wait until you try and get the money in!

Too bloody right!

I rode the Manchester 100 a few times and decided that I'd try and raise money for worthy causes. I did it 3 times sponsored but gave up after that. I'd raise (say) £150 each time and then have to spend about £200 worth of my time chasing up people afterwards. I don't mind if people say they can't afford to sponsor me, but if they cheerfully agree to do it then they should cheerfully cough up when the time comes!

PS Oh, and congratulations to Kirstie's brother!

 

[Arch]

I did over 26 miles on Sunday - on my bike! Am completely in awe of someone who could run to Selby and back...

Although I've always wondered (like once a year, when it's on the telly), if I could do it, if I tried and trained and so on. Well done to anyone who does it - and then when you see some of the costumes etc that people encumber themselves with!

There was a chap they talked to on Sunday, who's done every single London Marathon - at the first one, he'd only just met his wife to be, and this year he was running it with his grown up daughter!

 

[Yellow Fang]

I reckon nearly anyone who does not have something medically wrong with them, or some serious bio-mechanical problem could get round a marathon if they do the training, even if it's walk-run. One of my running club drinking partners is 72 and has been boasting about coming 8th in his category on Sunday.

 

[trio25]

My Oh did it this weekend and I was there cheering and sorting out the logistics of getting there and back. She had been training for a sub 4 hour but 3 weeks off work and training with a chest infection put paid to that, in fact two weeks ago we didn't think she would run. Finished in 4hrs 38mins and it reminded me that I said I wanted to do it again one day (I was slower than that in 2002 but nowhere near as fit as I am now!)