Sarah and Mum at the Cutty Sark London Marathon 1986

            The London Marathon in 1986 was sponsored by Mars . The mens race was won by Toshihiko Seko and Grete Waitz won the Womens. 

From what I remember it was a little damp at the start with umbrellas up in the crowd. Prince Charles started the race. I wore a bin liner for a mile or two until I warmed up. 

The London marathon had started as a race in 1981 organised by Chris Brasher. So the 1986 race was the 6th London Marathon.  I am not sure how many took part but an awful lot less than now. 

The finish was different as well as it was on Westminster  Bridge before you walked over to the luggage lorries on the South Bank of the Thames.

At this time I was working for the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food and wore their colours all green.

This was my Marathon debut and I reached half way at Tower Bridge in 1.31 . By 18 miles I was slowing and beginning to walk and run. The wind was also strong as we came along the Embankment. I finished in 3.29 a little disappointed with the time knowing that I had gone a little quick in the first half. Perhaps going out around London the previous night hadn't helped .We had stayed in a b&b somewhere in the suburbs and then tubed back into centre of London for a pasta dinner at an Italian restaurant but walked some distance. 

After the race a couple of pints of Guinness and then we walked up to Trafalgar Square and did a bit of sightseeing!

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