Be and run.

Wednesday, 9 May 2018

Monday, 23 April 2018

So, back to this year. It was the hottest London Marathon on record. The advice from the organisers was to take it slow, don't even think about a pb, adjust your pace to how you feel.
Go slow? Yeah baby, I am the master of slow. Slow and steady is what I did. Legs sore, buzzing off the crowd and event the whole way. It was such a big deal to even get a place on this race: I loved the whole event feel. I just took my time, enjoyed looking around, soaking up the whole thing. In my opinion, the organisation was faultless, I found drinks and gels at every opportunity I needed.
Go London.

London marathon 2018

The London Marathon is quintessentially the opposite of everything I would normally go for in a race. Noisy, crowded, relentless tarmac pounding your knees. But it has to be arguably the best city marathon in the world, and such a thrill to be part of.

Crowd support is insane :every single mile is like the final mile of many other marathons : high volume screaming and shouting from all directions. Other city marathons have this support, I agree - look at New York. But London has a different edge, due to the number of fancy dress runners, charity runners, runners trying to break records. Surely no other race matches this. It feels like a 26 mile arduous party. Good for London, putting on such a running show. No wonder it has become such a national treasure.