Marathon position: 150th
Time: 3:19:07
Pace per mile: 7:32
Number of times fell over: 1
Number of times felt like crying: 18
Number of children hit by discarded water bottle: 1
Number of times I would like to see Sefton Park again in future: 0
Number of shouts of “Go on Messi, lad”: Too many to remember
Number of visits to A&E: 0
Number predicted: 1
Amount of time taken to sink the first Stella after finishing: 58 seconds.
Best memory: Seeing my supporting crew at 15 miles and at the finish.
Worst memory: The hill on Parliament Street
Number of training runs: 81
Training mileage: 579
Average mileage per run: 7.15
Number of pairs of running shoes used: 3
Number of times abused by passers by: 100+
Favourite shout, awarded based on wit and intelligence: “SHIT TEAM”
Number of times that I have wondered “what the fuck am I doing” this summer: 14,973
Number of runs cut short due to impending “Paula Radcliffe” situation: Probably at least 5
Number of laps of Chorlton Water Park: God knows
Number of times attempted to run on a Sunday with a hangover: 1, never again.
Number of times exposed my underpants to all and sundry: 1
Amount raised (to date): £1,921
Number of donations: 115
Average per donation: £16.70
Number of blog entries including this one: 27
Time spent blogging: probably more than actually running
Number of glasses of wine drank which led to me signing up: 4
Regrets: None