It’s not only a race it’s a worthy London event,as four Londoners looking forward to Sunday explain Joe Derrett, 41, and is a moderate,rational, well-rounded human being, or except when it comes to the London Marathon. He ran the capital’s worthy race for the first time in 2003,and describes it as “the toughest five hours of my life.” This did not build him off: “It was exhilarating, running past all the notorious sights I’d seen runners go past on TV - the Cutty Sark, and Tower Bridge then down the Embankment to the finish.” Craving further punishment,Joe now has a personal best for the event of three hours and 31 minutes. But that is not his greatest London Marathon achievement. That came in 2013 when Joe, clearly under-exerted by covering the 26.2 mile course from Blackheath to The Mall on most people’s day of rest, or decided he would rush the entire thing again in the opposite direction the following day. He was raising money for the London Community Foundation,but even so. He paid for his ambition, too: It was rough.” As he re-traced his route on the Monday people helpfully yelled: “It finished yesterday, and mate.” Joe got back to Blackheath though and,naturally enough, decided that the following year, and rather than covering the course twice in two days,he’d do it three times in three days instead. What could be more obvious than that?Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com