Brighton Marathon 2011

[El Gordo]

Wow! Excellent report, Dan. I love the detail.

This made me laugh out loud:

"Next, I changed into tight-fitting lycra clothing, applied Vaseline to my personal regions, and received a phone call from Mr Tom Roper to arrange a rendezvous. Not that I’m suggesting these are normal preparations for a meeting with Tom".

There was plenty of other stuff in there I never thought I'd see in a race report, and dilemmas I hope I never have to confront, like "Where do I attach my spare roll of gaffer tape?"

And how many marathon runners have had to contend with the problem of chafing on the chin?

Delighted to hear (as it were) that other great man's Stentorian bellow receiving further publicity. This well-established race feature, honed on the terraces at The Dripping Pan, and in the distribution warehouses of Kuala Lumpur, will soon be worthy of its own website.

Thanks for taking the time to get it written up. Just like the performance itself, this record of what it is to run a marathon in an outlandish costume, will take some beating.