A big thank you to all the people who have supported me, i am very grateful indeed.

I completed the marathon in a time of 3 hours 40 minutes 36 sec.

It didn't go exactly to plan!! I was on target for a sub 3.30 at 22 miles but the last 4 were very hard.

I'd had a couple of little niggly injuries 6 weeks before and i think it was this that caused my form to drop.

I was doing 45 to 50 miles a week to the end of February but the injuries saw this drop to 10/15 in the last 6 weeks.

But never mind, Amsterdam is next in October where i will be trying to beat 3.15, which will give me an automatic place for my age group in the London marathon.

Training starts mid June, where i'll be looking to do up to 70 miles a week.

Thank you all once again.

As Gordon Ramsey would say, Marathon, Done!!

Neil