Stuart Smith, who did Battersea and Hyde Park, then ran home to Balham (!) writes:

Beautiful day.

Hyde Park much harder course than Battersea.

Great atmosphere (especially Hyde Park).

Some (young) guy collapsed 50 metres from the finish.

Last KM at Hyde Park all uphill, all visible in front of you.

Great crowds in Hyde Park

Someone ran in a gorilla suit (with his red race top on top)

Funny ‘Oz Aerobics’ style warm-ups

People chatting in the first few K. No one chatting in the final few K.

Confused onlookers, being swamped by a sea of red.

Lots of food stands at the start (in Hyde Park), but they were all those really grotty burger and hot dog stands you get outside football grounds. They certainly weren’t selling Lucozade Sport or bananas.