Well all the monies been collected and I finally raised £1915 for the British Heart Foundation.

My pre-race strategy was to run between 4h -4.15 hrs with a sub-4hr if possible, however after hitting "The Wall" at 22 miles I was just happy to grind out the last 4 miles and finish.

For the record, I completed the race in 4h 9m 26s which was only 4 minutes slower than Gordon Ramsay, but I finished ahead of Ronan Keating (4H 15m) and Lee McQueen (4H - 22M, Winner of The Apprentice 2008) who are all YOUNGER THAN ME!

The full "rogues gallery" of my officlal race-day photos can be viewed by clicking on web-site http://www.marathonfoto.com/index.cfm?RaceOID=19802009S1&LastName=LOCKHART&BibNumber=35028&Mailing=22658

Thanks to everyone for your kind donations for a very worthy cause in what are difficult economic times and for helping me to achieve my personal ambition of running a Marathon.

I would particularly like to thank the following companies who provided corporate donations and helped to kick-start my sponsorship campaign.  

Norad Travel Management

A-Z Fitness Store

FitnessFirst Coventry & Members.

Giles Travel

Global Travel Management

Les Sheppard DIY Coventry

Production Modelling Coventry

The Travel Management Charity Clubbers (AKA - Men in Pink!).

Regards,   

Al Lockhart (AKA - Big Al)

In Memory of my Dad Allan (died March 2005) and my wife's grandmother Pauline (died December 2007)