I was going great up until about 8 miles then it started to get tough, really suffered from the lack of hydration and nutrition which may have been down to pre-race prep. Gels were provided but I knew they wouldn't be beneficial

Carry a drink for the latter part and carry my own gels

Walk to get a cab back to hotel then jacuzzi and pool :o)


Weight, lack of preparation just prior to the race and ill health.


They ran out of water bottles at the end and the only food supplied were a bagel and peanuts - difficult to stomach without a lot of fluid so I was pretty much left to fend for myself, they screwed up the delivery of my packer as well which meant my results were recorded as an anonymous runner. It marred the whole thing really.