i did it !
i did it. official time was 6:12 which i was quite pleased with.
i think i had around 15 minutes of 'stoppages' including waiting 5 -10 minutes for a potty kid to get me a plaster in the first aid section, and having to leave the course to buy a bottle of water from a local shop when they ran out of the free stuff (because i was so far behind at the start). then there was the mid-marathon toilet queue which was a few more minutes ...
my knees were fine (hoorah for the power of prayer) but my feet no longer look like they did this morning !
i took around 170 photos so expect plenty more marathon photos and stories over the next few days.
but for now, here's a self portrait somewhere around the 18 mile mark (around the time of my medical pitstop - the grin hides the pain)
thanks everyone for your generous sponsoring - it really kept me going !
Congratulations! That's not too bad a time for walking, is it?
Like a read on a sign today during the marathon over here: "The hurt goes, the pride stays".
Well done, congrats!
Well done. That's very impressive. Good jeorb! (see http://www.homestarrunner.com/cantsayjob.html for details).