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London
Marathon 2008 One sunny April morning,
CA Fran headed off to London to run 26 miles along with 35000
of her closest friends. Despite all the rain and punishing
distance - she made it!
In her own words...
The few days lead up to the London Marathon weren't ideal:
being woken up by drunken flatmates, having a tummy bug, and
nervously racing around making last minute preparations and
forgetting to eat. But waking up on April 13th to a bright
crisp sunny morning - I knew it was going to be a good day.
Travelling by train, I saw many fellow marathoners making
their way to the start line in various plastic bags, old jumpers
and rhino outfits. I couldn't stop smiling! That feeling stayed
with me for most of the day. Who could resist smiling at the
costumes, the grinning faces yelling encouragement along the
side, the sunshine, the rain, the wind, the portaloos, seeing
people you actually know waiting to cheer you on? What a great
way to sight-see London!
The first 20 miles were fantastic, though I was having to
stop and stretch my quads every few miles due to my knee cap
being pulled out of line. My hilarious Envision charity friends
jumped about the place and saw me at mile 11, 14, 16 and 22,
though apparently by then I was "in a zone". That was my zone
of pain and struggling to stay conscious.
After seeing my best friend at the 22 mile mark I was freezing
cold, my tummy bug had decided to finish eating my stomach,
my knee felt like it was stabbing through my skin with every
step and i was terrified that I might pass out and be carried
away by the ambulance before I could finish!
I pathetically limped the last four miles with my eyes firmly
fixed on getting that medal. I crossed the line at 5hrs 49
mins and 17 seconds, my best marathon time... so far!
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