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Plan was VLM!

Suntan lotion - tick
Funny hat - tick
Hydrated, carbed and ready to go - tick

Awesome day, awesome experience. Hotter than I would have wanted but had a steady start and then fairly consistent until a spurt in the last few miles. Garmin lost signal in some of the tunnels so splits a bit funny. Saw the marshalling gang at Isle of Dogs and Joe and Lizzie at M22 all of whom gave me a huge lift and spurred me on. Ran all the way and really enjoyed every mile and there honestly wasn't a moment when I was in pain or agony - I just kept running. The only thing I wasn't prepared for was the runners congestion and people just stopping dead in front of you - lots of weaving involved which slowed you down a bit.

That restored ship thing was quite good as well!

End result;

No blisters - tick
No injuries - tick
Big smug smile - tick

Fantastic running from all today, superb marshalling, and top runners bus support. A grand day out.

Split Summary

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1) - 1m - 11:39(11:39/m) - 105cal

2) - 1m - 10:50(10:50/m) - 111cal

3) - 1m - 10:51(10:51/m) - 110cal

4) - 1m - 10:40(10:40/m) - 111cal

5) - 1m - 10:52(10:52/m) - 110cal

6) - 1m - 10:38(10:38/m) - 111cal

7) - 1m - 10:45(10:45/m) - 110cal

8) - 1m - 10:35(10:35/m) - 111cal

9) - 1m - 10:58(10:58/m) - 110cal

10) - 1m - 10:51(10:51/m) - 110cal

11) - 1m - 10:48(10:48/m) - 111cal

12) - 1m - 10:42(10:42/m) - 111cal

13) - 1m - 10:45(10:45/m) - 111cal

14) - 1m - 10:46(10:46/m) - 112cal

15) - 1m - 10:31(10:31/m) - 113cal

16) - 1m - 10:51(10:51/m) - 104cal

17) - 1m - 10:48(10:48/m) - 109cal

18) - 1m - 10:24(10:24/m) - 114cal

19) - 1m - 9:45(9:45/m) - 112cal

20) - 1m - 10:30(10:30/m) - 113cal

21) - 1m - 10:53(10:53/m) - 113cal

22) - 1m - 10:44(10:44/m) - 111cal

23) - 1m - 10:46(10:46/m) - 112cal

24) - 1m - 10:29(10:29/m) - 106cal

25) - 1m - 9:17(9:17/m) - 77cal

26) - 1m - 10:13(10:13/m) - 109cal

27) - 0.91m - 8:21(9:08/m) - 98cal