Amsterdam marathon 2011

Sunday, 16th October 2011 It has been long enough since my first marathon in Chicago 2005 to forget all the pain. I just remember from 2005 that, apart from not having done enough running in preparation, I started much too fast, so that I…

Virgin London Marathon 2011

As forecast, Sunday turned out to be a very warm day. At the Red 'Good for Age' start there was no need for pre-run bin bags as the sun was rising in a cloudless sky above us. Having assumed I would be alone to sink or swim, I was bemused to…