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VLM 2011 Support Group 8
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Will look out for you Geves. Hope your friend has a great day
KKNN see you all tomorrow ... some earlier than others
Thank you all for being there to support. Hope your not too sunburned and hoarse.
A great day although too hot for me,. Really suffered second half but very pleased to have finished.
ST.Hope the hugh I received wasn't too sweaty for you.
Cornish Digger, it was an honour to hug your sweaty runner's body
Well done to ALL runners yesterday - to get round in that heat was very impressive!! The atmosphere was just amazing and it's what the Forum does best - forget about any squabbles that happen during the year, on VLM day the forum comes together brilliantly!!
Many thanks for my Stronbow. It kept me going nicely and banished the back pain - which is more than the Ibrufen did! A few miles after I'd finished it a bystander jokingly offerred me a can of Carlsberg - not so jokingly I took it
. In the end I only finished 10 minutes after my previous time when I had 'run' most of the way
.
Next year I hope to be with the supporters.
I'm not a beer or a cider drinker, but if someone had offered me one between 24 and 26 miles yesterday i would have ripped their arm off
Big thanks to you all for being there at mile 17. I didn't spot the stand, the ballons or anything but amazingly found myself stopped / collapsed / slumped within arms reach of Foxy.
Big applogies to whoever was there with Foxy. I did appreciate the comments about Nell McAndrew but I hardly recognised Foxy and didn't have it within me to make polite conversation. I can however give you a good description of the kerb and how the barriers were tied together where I sat for a few minutes! So a belated "hello" and thank you!
BTW Did I win the "buns" competition?
LWJ I know exactly what you mean. Too many spectators with cold beer en-route. I did get a cup full towards the end and, although not cold, it perked me up for a few more minutes.
BTW I think I have the worst finishing video clip. I was advised that I should look up to the gantry as I cross the line, stick my arms victoriously, revealing my number and my elation. I didn't know that 10m behind the finishing gantry was another gantry. Imagine a really, really bad version of the Village People doing a dyslexic YMCA and you'll get the idea.
Johnfol - I was the person with Foxy who spoke about Nell McAndrew
Glad you made it to the end and no need to apologise - it was a tough day for running and you weren't in the best place when you got to Mile 17 - although in fact you were in the best place as Foxy was looking after you 
I finished London with a time of 5.08. Ok, so i'm no Speed Queen, but i'm no Spring Chicken either. Everyone who knows me knows that was a really good time for me. I put it down to the support on the course. When i got to 14 miles i started to get tired and have negative thoughts, but then all of a sudden it came to me that i ONLY had to do another 3 miles to get a cuddle, i went for it...... my attitude changed completely.........
Thank you Sweetest Thing and Foxy Lady for giving up your day to be there. It was only my second marathon, but it did make me realise how important support is...... xXx