Andy Boorman
Andy Boorman's London Marathon Page
Fundraising for Stroke Association
Story
Hello!
Thank you to everyone who sponsored and supported me during the 2010 London marathon. Despite heavy rain at the start, the sun soon came out and I managed to race round in 4 hours 22 minutes and a mighty 5 seconds. I was very chuffed just to get round, and my time was good enough to beat the likes of Richard Branson and Ricky Whittle, and I ran with Iwan Thomas for a while before he produced a typical sprint finsh to pip me by around 3 minutes. Despite the serious aches and pains, especially after 20miles where "the wall" almost proved impossible to run through, I can honestly say that I absolutely loved the experience. There were literally hundreds of thousands of people cramming the streets, and the shouts of encouragement and support that I was given from friends and family helped to drive me on. It is a day that will live long in the memory for me and I have already signed up for next year - heres hoping! (dont tell Marie)
Once again thank you to all the donations to the Stroke Association, at last count I had raised over £750 which will go someway to making a difference hopefully.
Cheers,
Andy
Ps - the picture above was taken just after I had finished the race. I look like a drowned rat because of the heavy rain at the start of the race and not because I was cream crackered.
Thank you to everyone who sponsored and supported me during the 2010 London marathon. Despite heavy rain at the start, the sun soon came out and I managed to race round in 4 hours 22 minutes and a mighty 5 seconds. I was very chuffed just to get round, and my time was good enough to beat the likes of Richard Branson and Ricky Whittle, and I ran with Iwan Thomas for a while before he produced a typical sprint finsh to pip me by around 3 minutes. Despite the serious aches and pains, especially after 20miles where "the wall" almost proved impossible to run through, I can honestly say that I absolutely loved the experience. There were literally hundreds of thousands of people cramming the streets, and the shouts of encouragement and support that I was given from friends and family helped to drive me on. It is a day that will live long in the memory for me and I have already signed up for next year - heres hoping! (dont tell Marie)
Once again thank you to all the donations to the Stroke Association, at last count I had raised over £750 which will go someway to making a difference hopefully.
Cheers,
Andy
Ps - the picture above was taken just after I had finished the race. I look like a drowned rat because of the heavy rain at the start of the race and not because I was cream crackered.