Good luck to my son Tom who is running his first marathon for kidney research. Positive thoughts please.

Good luck from me Tom

good luck Tom have a great day

Wow, I really admire him and everybody else who is running today. Don't think I could run a mile let alone a marathon!!:-D

Positive thoughts from me Tom and good luck.

Good luck Tom! :)

How did he do?

Yes, how did he do??????
The reasults are just coming in from my running club. 4.00, 4.09 and 4.32 :) :)
Still waitig to hear about a few others!!!!!!
That will hopefully be me in 2009!!!!
Lea :)

Hi Thanks for your messages and good wishes. He did it! I'm not too sure of the time exactly either 4.24 or 4.34 I'll let you know later. My husband says he's very tired and very burnt. He's my hero I should have him on tape as I taped the finish line on interactive but I missed him.

Thatsd a great time :D :D :D :D you should be very proud :) :) :)
I was on a atheletics coaching course today :( :( Which I PASSED :D :D :D :D So now can organise and run sessions for children between the ages of 8 and 12 :) :)
so couldnt watch any of it :( :( :(
Going to watch highlights on 2 soon :)
Lea :)

Congratulations Lea! :)

Yay! Well done Tom! The weather was far from perfect for running, so he did brilliantly! :)

Yes he did didn't he. He really has worked so hard. I just looked up the results on the marathon website and his time was 4.24.40
Well done Lea!

Brilliant time :D :D :D :D :D
No way i will do it in that time!!!!!!
And thankyou for the congrats :) Doing level 1 coaching and then onto level 2 hopefully!!!!
Lea :)

Congrats to Tom and Lea My neighbour Fran ran today and finished in 3.56.46 He has trained so hard.

Wow well done, I would love to do it, just starting to try to get fit so who knows maybe one day!

We watched the BBC2 show tonight and both me and OH said I can't imagine the determination these guys have - all seemed to say their legs were gone at 16miles - how on earth do you keep going after that!!!

Great admiration for all who take part!

And well done TOM - great time!!! :)  and everyone else who took part!

You keep going because you have spent months training!!!!!
I have not done a marathon yet but with any race, you are exhausted but you have put so much training in.
Its the Adrenalin that keeps you going!!!!! You dont realise how much pain you are in until you cross the finish line!!!!
I have crossed the finish line and collapsed in a heap 2 meters through the end!!!!!  And know alot of people that throw up at the end as they have put everything they have got into it, and have nothing left to give as they pass the finish line!!!!
Does that make more sense as to why us wierd runners keep going through the pain?????
Lea :D