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@kipsy
I knew I was in trouble when I realised I was in start gate 7......no way could I 8 minute/mile.....a solid wall of joggers in front.....and then it started to get hot too. I hit the halfway at 01:57 and kinda gave up struggling for a sub 4. By mile 22 I'd been on my feet way longer than I'd ever imagined.....and I was surprised to see that the race organisers had installed the GATES OF HELL at Blackfriars!! Shuffled in 04:21:31. Disappointed, but my position in the race reflects a slightly different story...started approx. 26000, finished 15700 ish, so worked my way thru the field a fair bit. It was pure absolute hell though for 4 miles, way, way worse than my previous 03:36:24 5 years ago. AND I did have to stop and WALK FFS! Never before have I been so exhausted - my running shoes felt like bricks. I too said NEVER AGAIN an awful lot....but entered the ballot the next day, and I've entered the Kent Coast on 6th September.
Thrilled to have actually done London, the atmosphere was terrific. My old right knee injury has vanished, I can still run, walk and cycle - which is a relief. AND I saw Peter Andre and Katie Price - wot more could I ask for. Annoyed that Ronan Keating beat me, but he is 15 years or so younger than me.
Well done Lebowski - did the 'ONLY 385 yards to go' piss you off too?!