I am anything but an athletic person. So when my boyfriend suggested that I should run the London marathon, I laughed. He laughed too. 1 he laughed too long and too loud. That made me think. I 2 that he didn't believe that I could do it. That made me angry, but 3; I had to show him that I could.
On the day of the race, I 4 up with about 30,000 other runners. The faster runners were at the 5, while slower runners like me were 6 further back. In that way, the professional(职业的) runners and club runners were not 7 down by the amateurs(业余爱好者).
At first, there were so many 8 close together that we were almost falling 9 each other. We could 10 run very slowly but that was a good thing because it meant that we didn't rush off too quickly. Gradually the runners 11 out and there was more space. There were thousands of people watching us along the route and they 12 and clapped everyone, even the slowest runner. It was wonderful.
For the first10km I felt very happy and my legs felt very 13. However, at 15km, I got a pain in my 14 and running became difficult, but I kept going and the pain disappeared. At the 30km 15, I felt extremely tired, and wanted to stop, but I kept on going. I 16 another 3 km and then I began to feel better again.
When I finished 35 km, I knew I was going to get to the end of the course. 17, that confidence made me feel lighter and faster and it seemed as if my legs 18 over the last few kilometers. Finally I came round the last 19 and saw the finishing line. I finished the race in just under four hours. The winner had completed the race in 2 hours and 10 minutes, but I didn't 20! I had run 42km and completed my first marathon!
