The day finally arrived. Berlin Marathon 2023! An unreal day, incredible support from the crowds in Berlin, and a super privilege to share the same course as Eliud Kipchoge and Tigest Assefa.

On a personal note, it wasn't the sub 2:45 I was hoping for. I never really got going in the race, and cramps struck me hard late on. Delighted with a 2:51:58 however. A 5 minute and 2 second marathon PB. A time that qualifies me for Chicago and New York, and should be enough to gain a good for age slot at London 2024, and a Boston bib for 2025. Having already run London the only appeal is to go back and try for the sub 3 on that course.

Speaking of sub 3 marathons, this is my second consecutive sub 3, my fitness has progressed a lot in 2023, and considering I only started running in January 2022 I'm very happy with my current PB's.

I'm taking a 2 week break from running to recover and future plans are to work out on my speed over the winter.

Please follow along the journey to the 6-marathon majors, we've got 2 in the bag already:

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