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Right lets get this out of the way. A personal WORST over 2 hours! Feeling comfortable at 7.50 minutes per mile at 3 miles then pins and needles in both feet strikes. This is something I've always had in races on and off but never this bad and usually towards the end. tried to run through it but couldn't feel feet at all and shooting pains through my legs. eased of the pace which usually helps but it didn't so I stopped and stretched legs, in tears as so frustrated. Literally limped to water station at mile 5 and waited for my Mum - a teary hug helped and although I wanted to drop out decided to run with mum - managed to hold on to Mum till 9 1/2 miles at which point she kicked and I couldn't i was giving it all I had just to keep going. Sniveling i trudged on to the end - I gave it everything I had but was 20 minutes slower than I wanted. Gutted beyond belief. Going to have to get the pins and needles sorted before i race again. Too frustrating to train this hard and race so hard for nothing.