Dear all,

I ran following the 10 minute pacer all the way, except for a sprint in the last 200m, finishing in 13,560th on 4:20, which I was really chuffed with. I heartilly enjoyed the whole thing, and only the last three miles were hard (but not too bad). Thank you all for your support and sponsorship! You can see a vid of me at mile 21. There are some other photos of me in the marathon too and more detailed results.

See the training video I took.

If you would like to sponsor me to run the marathon, this site should be easy to use. It's recommended by the MS Society. Just click on the "Sponsor us now" link. If you are a UK taxpayer, an extra 28% in tax will be added to your gift at no cost to you.

If you would rather, you can send a cheque to Ben Allanach, DAMTP, CMS, University of Cambridge, Wilberforce Road, Cambridge CB3 0WA. which I'll then give to the charity.

All the best,
Ben Allanach

Training

06/03/08: 0:60 steady down to the Cam with Bea. Bit hung over.
04/03/08: 0:30 steady just outside Siena
02/03/08: 0:20 fartlek Poggio ai Pini, Siena
31/03/08: 1:25 up and down long run in hills outside Siena, Italy
26/04/08: 0:40 threshold training Wilberforce running track
25/04/08: 0:60 steady to Granchester and back
24/03/08: 0:30 easy run Wilberforce Road
22/03/08: 3:30 on the Norfolk broads. Distance unknown but it was painful!
20/03/08: 50 mins steady to Granchester and back: 6 miles
18/03/08: 50 mins interval training, Wilberforce Road
13/03/08: 18 miles toward Ely and back, don't know how I'm going to go furher 3:10
12/03/08: Steady run to Fen Ditton. 0:45
11/03/08: Threshold training Romsey Park 0:40
08/03/08: 18 miles Ely-Cambridge against the wind. Ouch. 3:10.
06/03/08: Interval training. Oh my god it's hard. 0:40 Wilberforce Rd.
04/03/08: Steady 0:60 Fen Ditton-home
02/03/02: Cambridge Boundary Run half marathon 2:02
28/02/08: Threshold training Wilberforce Rd Track 0:40
26/02/08: Steady run Fen Ditton fields 0:50
24/02/08: Long river run past Bottisham. 3:00
22/02/08: Back again. Threshold training Wilberforce Road 0:40 must stop getting ill!
Hell's teeth: in bed again with Winter vomiting sickness. Bleurgh.
14/02/08: DAMTP-Madingley Fartlek. 5 miles 0:50
13/02/08: Steady with maths bods DAMTP-Jesus Green 0:50
11/02/08: Recovery run 0:35 Wilberforce Road running track
10/02/08: I'm back! Cam-Bait's Bite x 2. 15 miles 2:50
Currently ill in bed with a nasty cold. Damn! Hope it wears off soon
29/01/08: Home-river steady. 4.4 miles 0:40
27/01/08: Home-Bottisham. 14.3 miles. 2:32.
25/01/08: Fartlek training DAMTP-Granchester. 5 miles. 45 mins.
24/01/08: Threshold training Wilberforce Road. 36 mins. very hard!
22/01/08: Cam steady: 4.4 miles in 0:32. Knees better - new runners.
20/01/08: St John's college-Bottisham lock 14 miles 2:22. Painful knees.
18/01/08: Castle Hill training 0:40
14/01/08: Fen Ditton fields steady 0:40 4.5 miles
12/01/08: Cambridge-Waterbeach 2:10 13.1 miles
10/01/08: DAMTP-Granchester steady 0:45 5 miles
08/01/08: Hill training, Durham 0:32
06/01/08: Harbury-Ufton 2:10
03/01/08: DAMTP-Coton 5.4 mile 0:46
31/12/07: Glasgow river run       11.4 miles   1:40
28/12/07: Cambridge fartlek 0:40
25/12/07: Ankle OK. Great Missenden-Ballinger-Chesham (rtn) 1:50
22/12/07: India. Damn, turned an ankle. Hope it doesn't affect training. 0:40
19/12/07: Bangalore fartlek                                      0:35
15/12/07: Long run Durham        long-unknown   2:15
12/12/07: Fartlek: DAMTP-town            4.5 miles   0:40
10/12/07: DAMTP-Granchester             5 miles     0:50
08/12/07: Southwold                             7.7 miles    1:14