Flm 2005

[Nigel]

That's a marvellous report, which really captures so much of the experience. It is hard to recount what it is like to run a marathon, to tell of the anticipation, the atmosphere, the uncertainty and shivery smiles of the start line, and the experience of the race unfolding and the tough decisions to be made along the way. And that is without even beginning to describe the backbone of the race from 30-40km, where the reality of the distance begins to hit home and you find out what the marathon has in store for you.

It was good to talk briefly yesterday morning, and your description of walking past the Cutty Sark made it all very real. I was looking out of my kitchen window, yet seeing the streets of Greenwich.

London really is such a fantastic event. You have managed to convey all of that, so thank you for sharing your day. I am sure we all enjoyed your journey, whether this was one of many marathons, or the first, as for some JDRF runners, or whether just reading this tale provides the inspiration to run a marathon, or another marathon, one day in the future.

Because if anyone wants to know, or to be reminded of what running a marathon is like, especially the London Marathon, then this report says it all.