I DID IT!!!!!
I planned to complete in 4:20 and actually completed in 4:21.
Thank you to everyone who supported me with donations to the charity, sent e-mails, texts, phone calls etc. I am so privileged to have such support.
It was a very hot day with temperatures reaching 23 degrees celsius. 15,000 registered & 8,000 actually ran as many had given up due to injuries & hot weather on the day. I finished 3,339 th. Not bad for a first marathon. Many ran the first half fast and paid for it. I would have run past almost a thousand runners on the 2nd half.
You can see from my times that I ran pretty much the same pace all the way finishing with the fastest mile time on the last mile.
The route
At mile 13 waving at Chitrani & co.
My support group consisting of Chitrani, Aaron, Jerushan & Rathini & Mohan who came all the way from London to spend the day with us.
 |
| L ro R: Jerushan, Chitrani, me, Aaron & Rathini |
 |
| Mohan - who did a great job with the camera. |
A special mention to my wife, Chitrani, who did so much for me since I started training in September 2010. I could not have done it without you & our father in heaven.
A final bit of video taken by my son Aaron...
That's it... all done.
Day before Marathon... Pasta party @ Kym's place..
 |
| Back row L to R: Mohan, Dave, Jamie, Bob, Erik & Nigel Front Row L to R: Sarah, Kym, Sarah & Debbie |
 |
| Everyone who were at the pasta party. 9th April 2011 |
