GNR Alert

[El Gordo]

I hope this doesn't sound patronising, but I think that new runners, or people who've not taken part in 'big event' races are probably more likely to enjoy the experience. If you're going to accommodate both FLM and the GNR into your life, it would be better to get the GNR ticked off first. If you come to it after London, you're more likely to end up feeling like I did: a sort of "Oh, was that it then?" kind of feeling.

The undeniable fact is that it does persuade some people to start running, and it does raise money for charity (though not as an institution, like FLM which actually IS a charity), but that's about as generous as I'm prepared to be about it. It's a business first and foremost.