Did it! 3hrs38!

So I did it! 3hrs38... Can't really say I enjoyed it, well the occasion I did, but not the run, but it is something I can say I have done and something I can tick off the list!

It was a great day though however being up at 5.30am to get the train into central London and to the starting point wasn't great. Even at that time the trains were packed with runners.

I was amazed by the scale of the operation when we got nearer London and saw the roads being closed and the starting line setup. Once at the starting line-up I had around 45minutes to prepare with a few stretches and some of the free Lucozade.

Then it was time to approach the start line. Once the gun went it took over 6 minutes to cross the line given the volume of people about. It was due to this that it was so hard to get into any sort of rhythm during the first few miles as I found myself dodging in and out of runners trying to stick to my pace.

I was going really well up until 16 miles when I experienced a burst blood blister which caused me to link to the next two miles... I then saw my Mum & Dad waving me on a 21 miles which gave me a boost and it was around about 24 miles when I hit 'the wall' but knowing that I only had an additional two miles to go I was confident that I was going to get through it...

Once I reached the finish line I got to the waiting area and just collapsed in a heap totally shattered!

The hardest part of it all was the next day when my legs didn't belong to me but it was also great to celebrate with a pint of Peroni!

You can all rest easy as I haven't applied for next year's event, I'll be watching it on BBC happy in the knowledge that I have done it already!

Thank you all so much for your kind donations, every penny is greatly appreciated! Thanks to everyone who helped with the fundraising, thanks Laura and my family for all the unwavering support they have given me and finally thanks to Alix Robertson who kindly gave me a sports massage before the big day which helped me no end.

I am still taking sponsorship donations so please see my sponsorship link here if you wish to donate to my London Marathon cause for the RNLI. I need to raise £2,300! All donations are gratefully accepted! Thank you for your support.