I MADE IT!!!!!!!!!

4hr 28mins and 51 seconds - that's the time I took to complete the London Marathon. I never hit the so-called wall, just felt better and better throughout the run but am now feeling a bit uurrgghh!!

It was an amazing day, the crowd was absolutely deafening and the camaraderie among the runners was amazing - it was a bit surreal at between 10 and 12 miles though as I got caught in the middle of a karaoke group who were singing "I wouldn't walk 500 miles" by The Proclaimers.
I started virtually at the back of the field (did spot myself on telly when watching the video afterwards) and then worked my way through. The first six miles took about an hour and 20 minutes because the roads and after that I got quicker and quicker as the roads got a bit wider and the runners thinned out.

My parents came up for the day with and I managed to see them at the start, by the Cutty Sark, just after Tower Bridge and running along the embankment at 25 miles. My best mate Andrew (pictured with me above) also came up and ran alongside me for a couple of miles near Canary Wharf.
What more can I say - I can't believe I have completed the London Marathon (although I do have a medal and a bit of leg pain so I definitely did). The memory will live with me forever, or at least until next April when the nerves kick in again as I prepare for my second one!!!

To view some photos of my run, please click here.