And now to put on some weight ...

Berlin Marathon: 25 September 2011 ... what an awesome experience! 40 000 runners and over one million spectators. The weather was perfect (possibly a touch to warm) and the route was just a touch too long. For all of those (few) people reading this at some stage - and planning to go do a marathon or similar somewhere distant and special - remember to leave the sightseeing for AFTER the race.

It is not a good idea to race on tired legs :-) ... Amateur behavior ... but quite understandable for Berlin. It is such an amazing city!

The race went well ... I came in just under 4 hours. And very sore indeed! The 3h45 would have been nice, but that will have to wait for a further year or so ...

The real focus begins now - just over 11 months to go to the English Channel ... and a good 5 - 8 kg of extra weight I need to put on

Can anyone think of anything better in life ... the aim is to train hard AND put on ample weight ... oh how wonderful ...