Geneva triumph

Brian, who is a keen runner, has been competing in half marathons for the past decade and has been considering the step up to the full 26 miles for a few years now.

Brian planned a full training regime which saw him cover an astounding 1000 miles of training in the six months leading up to the race. He also mapped out a pacing plan for the race itself and was delighted that his plan worked to perfection, enabling him to run the second 13 miles one minute quicker than he completed the first half of the race, finishing the whole course in a very creditable 3 hours 35 minutes and 56 seconds.

Brian was particularly motivated to beat a time of 3 hours 40 minutes, as coming in under this time earned some additional money for his chosen charity, thanks to a pre-race agreement with SoE’s operations director, Ben Flewett, who agreed to donate an extra £100 if this milestone was beaten.