Still standing – Doctor Lou with her medal
We were down on the South Coast today for the Brighton Marathon to support my niece Doctor Lou running her first marathon. She finished with an honourable 4 hours 46 minutes. She was hoping to go a little faster to get under 4.5 hours but, although looking fresh at 15 and around 17 miles, she suffered from the 20 mile mark on the last flat and windy leg out to Shoreham before the turn for home. So congratulations Doc!
4150 women started the race with 3981 finishing, while 6922 men started and 6622 finished. Full results here. Congratulations to all the finishers. Although I have ridden cycle marathons, I have never fancied running a marathon – all that pounding on a hard surface.
Setting up the water station in Hove
St John Ambulance
who play a vital role –
I saw two runners who had collapsed
Two-wheeled members of St John Ambulance
A marathon marshall
(there will be a separate Teenage Cancer Trust post)
First sign of the runners – the Elite men
Winner Duncan Maiyo - 02:09:51 –
tucked in behind pacer on right hand side
Heading on along the Church Road leg, Hove
Elite men coming back along Church Road
Duncan Maiyo still sheltered by the pacer
Winning woman – Grace Momanyis
on the right
The Church Road leg
Gemma
Fairy cycle
Erasmus
handing out drinks
Lou looking fresh at 15 miles....
Not quite so fresh at 23/24 miles....but still in fair shape!
Runners heading away from Brighton to Shoreham
Running on doggedly ...
