Author Archives: Emma

I was delighted to finish the London marathon on Sunday, 2nd October, in a time of 4 hours, 44 minutes and 50 seconds. Nowhere near my best time, but the crowds, volunteers and other runners made it an amazing experience!! The London marathon starts near Greenwich, runs past the Cutty Read the full article…

On 2nd October this year I will be running the London marathon to raise funds for Cancer Focus NI. London will be my ninth marathon, and the final one of the six marathon majors (New York, Tokyo, Boston, Chicago, Berlin and London). Cancer Focus NI is our local cancer charity, Read the full article…

My 8th marathon and I just squeaked a new Personal Best of 4 hours, 25 minutes, 33 seconds! It was a long road to Berlin as I registered for the marathon at the end of 2019, but the pandemic put paid to the 2020 event so my entry was deferred Read the full article…

I completed my seventh marathon in Chicago on Sunday, 13th October.  Almost 45,000 runners, 20,000 volunteers and an estimated 1.7million supporters turned out along the course – equivalent to almost the entire population of Northern Ireland! I struggled on the day and finished in a time of 4 hours, 43 minutes, Read the full article…