I did it! That is, I finally completed the London marathon 21st April 2024, with a time of 6:33:02. Oh my gosh, has this ever been a lot of hard work – I’ve effectively trained for it three times after first the delays of the pandemic pushed it into 2023, then injury meaning I had to defer to 2024. So my initial reaction to crossing the line was really just one of relief…
I’m finally there… that is past the longest run of training, past the last long run of tapering even, and it’s looking more likely than not that 2024 will be the year I really make it to the start line of the London marathon. It’s now ~1.5 weeks to go – I’m nervous, excited…
Ok, so for those who don’t know, the London marathon didn’t happen for me this year. I think I’ve always been clear that there was a bit of an ‘if’ getting to the start line. When you are pushing yourself doing runs that are that far, there’s always a risk of picking up an injury…
It’s January. And, for a lot of people, at this time of year, there’s a renewed focus on fitness goals. This isn’t quite the case for me, as I’ve been training for the three-year marathon (yep, still plan to do it, injury excepting) since the start of October. Not quite training like I managed in 2019 and early 2020 but…
Getting a ballot place in the London marathon is a lucky thing. London marathon don’t publish the number of ballot places that they have, but estimates I’ve read say it’s ~17,000. We do know that there are usually ~40,000 runners…