Brighton Marathon 2011

[marathondan]

"I would be less stick of rock and more flaccid sausage"
Just one of many phrases unlikely to be found in yer average race report. Brilliant.

Incidentally, in case anyone chances upon this report in the future and uses it as a resource for fancy dress marathon preparation... I recounted the tale of the gradually-snapping strings and eventual pole loss to my brother-in-law, who is an IT/Telecoms engineer. Without missing a beat, he gave me two words that would have been the ideal solution: cable ties.

(Actually, half his house is held together with the things.)

Have just been catching up with the VLM edition of Marathon Talk. I heartily recommend you listen to episode 67 and fast forward to 1 hour 26 mins to hear Tony Audenshaw's race report. He's a professional racconteur (well, actor) and he tells a good yarn.

Also heard on the podcast, one of the duo completing this insane challenge was asked if he was planning any more extreme endurance events. His reply was my favourite line of the week:

"Not in my current marriage, no."