“I could honestly say that without them I would not have completed my training let alone finished the race in 3 hours 22 minutes.” – Nick Hines, Brighton marathon 2011

Here I am a week on from finishing my first Marathon. What an amazing experience! Although much of the last 5 miles are now a blur and I am grateful that we cannot accurately remember physical pain, the rush of endorphins and raw emotion that accompany crossing that finishing line make the previous hours of strain fade into distant memory. All those weeks and months of training; all those hours pounding the same pavements, all those nights you have had to drag yourself out after a hard day’s work to complete your weekly mileage culminate in the overwhelming sense of pride and achievement at having run 26.2 miles. Read more…

My name is Nick. I have just turned 48, and have always enjoyed running. When I was at school I was a member of the cross-country team and as a student I was well known for running everywhere. Read more…