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Thanks everyone! To be clear I'm not trying to have a moan that a big event is busy. It's really quite a spectacle and very impressive and inspiring to be running with 42,000 other people of all abilities, shapes and sizes.
@princeperch - agree it's not easy to get a good time, I found myself held up a lot throughout the race but especially toward the end. I sped up some point during mile 18 with the aim of going about 30s a mile faster until the end. Legs felt like they could keep it up but the crowds made it really hard to maintain a consistent pace and I don't want to be a dick to people or ruin anyone's day by tripping them up so ended up slowing a lot. Only really go going for the last 2 miles once you hit the Embankment and the road is much wider.