Outlaw Relay
It all started as a bit of harmless fun late last year. Conversations between myself, Ian and Adam roughly along the lines of 'we'd piss that if we did it as a team and get on the telly'. It's funny how when you don't have to run a marathon until 12 months time it doesn't seem that far. All winter we talked up how we'd smash it. Adam to swim a 45, Ian to bike a 4.30 and me to run a 2.45. Now in fairness, the other boys are a cut above me. I'm a club runner at best and the reality of what we'd signed up for hit me by London when I struggled round in 2.56 after dropping off pace at about 8 miles #ouch. I think the only reason the boys didn't drop me is there is a distinct lack of quality marathon runners looking to pop a 26.2 out on one of the hottest days of the year, when you could be anywhere from leading to an hour behind!