Happy loving couple. Why not? This marathon has really taken over my life even though I’ve been very much a low mileage trainer. Thanks to Liz for all the support and making the practical side happen. The London Marathon really is spectacular and I can’t believe how naïve we both were. I honestly didn’t realise I wouldn’t be able to run my own race at my own pace because of the number of other runners and where I was starting from. Neither of us realised that the whole of the city seems to come out and watch and that as a watcher you can’t really flit about from one place to another with any great certainty. There’s a real dichotomy in choosing a place to spectate in that the spectator wants a great carnival atmosphere and the runner wants to see and hear support from their loved ones. There were plenty of places en route where a spectator could have rocked up with folding chair and six pack with a clear view of all the runners. Convenient shrubbery for comfort break and away you go. However, there would have not been much of a buzz as most such places were none too attractive.
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