I've heard loads of good reviews about Manchester marathon so I thought I would give it a go.

Hotel was at the start which was good so I didn't need to rush about in the morning worrying if I had forgotten anything.

Race pack was sent in the post which I thought was good. 

I achieved a new pb on the course which I'm happy with. 

The pros

The course is relatively flat so is definitely  a race you can get a pb.

There are toilets at the start and along the route

They didn't run out of water  (Brighton marathon take note) please spread the stations out a bit though. 

The 4.45 pacer was great listening to music on the way around.

The cons

Where there were metro links there was a lot of support but in places there wasn't any. 

The start was slightly chaotic with pushchair and people in the pens walking down to the start and getting stuck turning back towards the runners beginning. 

The t shirt situation at marathons has to stop. I put down a size small and end up with a large. Please put our choices on the bib or even a wristband. It's very frustrating to be given something that doesn't fit.