I managed to knock 9 minutes off my personal best by finishing in 3:33:45 (a full 29 minutes faster than last time I ran the Robin Hood marathon).
I was placed 296 out of the 1325 ruuners that completed the run.
I am a little disappointed not to have gone under 3:30 but I did give it everything and a cruel headwind that lasted from mile 19 to20 all but did for me. The last 6 miles were a bit of a blur with every mile taking longer than the last.
I am now nursing a couple of impressive blisters and pretty much everything aches.
Many thanks again for your support; I am sure that Shelter will make good use of your donations.
That's it. Training done.
Thanks for all your encouragement.
TRAINING MILES SINCE JUNE 1st - 601
Thanks for visiting my fundraising page.
I've decided to run a marathon again this year (my third) after a year off. Together we managed to raise a combined total of over £1,600 for Shelter through sponsorship of my previous runs so I thought we should see what we could achieve this time.
I know that times are tough but hope that you can spare a pound or two to support Shelter who really need our help at present.
These are a few of the things that they do:
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