Well after months of training, injuries & struggle the day came & went pretty quickly!
It was a really good day a bit of rain at the start before we all set off but the weather was favourable, although I think it topped around 18-19 deg.
Ran the first half comfortably but was boxed in with people loads of the time & rarely had chance to run a free speed without weaving & dodging people & I was aware that I had to save some energy for the end!
Second half pace dropped off slightly & miles 21-25 were really tough physically, I wanted to maintain pace but I just couldn't manage it so I settled for trying to achieve just under 10min miles & that was maintainable until the end, hopefully though if I do it again I will train harder so that I can run an even or negative second half split & if that happened I could get a 3:40 finish without too much trauma!
I have exceeded my fundraising target so it has been worth all of the effort from me & those around me to promote the marathon & fundraise so thank you to all of those poeple!
I will be entering the ballot on the 4th of May for next year so hope to run it in 2011!
Ian
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