If you were wondering why I sounded a bit 'husky' tonight it was the down to the fact that yesterday I was commentating at the Flora London Marathon for a total of 8 hours. That's a lot of talking if all you are doing is chatting in a pub, but when you are screaming encouragement, shouting support and generally talking in an excited manner that puts a lot of strain on your vocal chords.
Hey at least all I had was a sore throat. All over London this morning you could see the tragi-comic sight of marathon runners hobbling around and struggling to get down a flight of stairs.
From my birds-eye view at the finish line I saw some amazing sights- from the team of Masai warriors dancing down the mall in their shoes made from recycled tyres, to the marshals reaching out to support some wobbly-legged runners who looked like they weren't going to make the last 20 yards.
I was proud to watch so many of my pals and club mates set new personal bests. I saved a special cheer for Get It On listener, Gavin Harvie who was part of a team who set a new world record for 48 hours of treadmill running at the weekend and then decided to use the marathon as a cool down run after their record breaking efforts.
Great to think that one of our community of listeners is a world record holder.
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