La storia con il testo
InterviewerLucy, eighteen months ago you couldn't run for a bus. Last Sunday you finished the London Marathon. How did that happen?
LucyIt started with a bet, to be honest. My brother said I'd never do it, so I signed up the same evening. I started with a beginners' programme: run for one minute, walk for two, three times a week.
InterviewerAnd was it hard?
LucyBrutal at the beginning. But what surprised me was how quickly my body adapted. After about ten weeks I could run five kilometres without stopping. The real challenge came later, with the long runs at the weekend.
InterviewerDid you ever think about giving up?
LucyOnce, seriously. About four months before the race I injured my knee, and I couldn't run for three weeks. A physiotherapist told me I'd been increasing my distance too fast. I had to swim and cycle instead, which was frustrating, but it probably saved my race.
InterviewerWhat about the day itself?
LucyIncredible. The crowds were amazing; strangers shouting your name the whole way. The hardest part was around kilometre thirty-five. My legs felt like concrete. What kept me going was knowing my family was waiting near the finish. I crossed the line in four hours and fifty-two minutes.
InterviewerAnd your brother?
LucyHe's now paying for dinner. And he's signed up for next year.
