So the morning started with me parking at Ebbsfleet Intl. and getting the fast train to St. Pancras and then two tubes to Charing Cross. Once there it was a short walk to Trafalgar square.

Once there it was hand our bags into the Bag drop-off point, and get ready for the race. It took at least 20 minutes to walk to the race point, however despite the cold and needing the loo, the atmosphere was excellent. When we got to the start there was a short talk about the reasons why the race was being run, some motivational speech followed by a bang and blast of the Snow cannon and we were off.

My intention for this race was always to use it as an exercise in getting some extra miles in and to work on a slower pace, so with this in mind I was fairly happy to stay towards the back of the pack. As we progressed up Kingsway, I had to bear off and pop into the Costa Coffee to use their facilities, once this was done it was time to re-join the race.

The race carried on without any dramas and I was soon high fiving the penguins along the strand, once done we headed down Holborn viaduct and passed St Paul’s Cathedral and along to the drink station and then back around to St Paul’s Cathedral and back along Holborn Viaduct to Fletcher Lane, the Strand and then onto Charing Cross towards the finish line where there were free Polar Bear Hugs.

My finish time for this was 1hour 14 minutes, and an awesome medal to boot. All in all this was a really well organised race from start to finish and special thanks has to go to the spectators and marshals for all the cheering they done along the route. On the downside the entry fee to enter was quite high especially when you factor in the travel arrangements.