Oh, and while I'm ranting, we don't need a 7.5 hour pacer. Anyone can walk at that pace, they just need to keep walking when the route takes them past a Greggs or McDonalds and not go in. (View Post)
Glenna, you're right, you won't. People are very generous the first time around, because they all know what a marathon stands for and entails. Second time isn't as much of an achievement, you've alre… (View Post)
VLM's mistake here was in trying to be too inclusive. It's a race, it's not a gentle walk. It's not necessarily meant to be easy. I get that there's no losers, we're all winners and all that, but if … (View Post)
Khanivore - I use High 5 gels, they're the only brand (and only one flavour) that my stomach can cope with. I take 6 and always at 6, 10, 14, 17, 20 & 23 miles. This means that I'm taking them at… (View Post)