I was lucky enough to have won entry to this race in a competition run by Vitality. Had I not then I would not have entered due to crazy high price of £45 for a half marathon! I've entered marathons for less money than that.

With an early start time of 8:30am and several underground lines closed on the Sunday it made getting to the start a bit of a nightmare and also meant a super early start, but I made it in time which was the main thing. With many tube stations not opening until at least 7:30am on a Sunday it would help to have a later start time.

The route itself was a bit boring to be honest and simply ran away from Wembley stadium along closed roads to the Allianz stadium at half way and then back along the other side of the road to the finish. There were stretches of long straight road with little or no support and no atmosphere other than the odd marshal at a road junction.

On a positive note though, there were plenty of well stocked aid stations along the way and the closer you get back to the stadium the more support there was. The finish inside the actual stadium was a big bonus for an otherwise mediocre half marathon.

Decent goody bag included a good sized chunky medal, nice looking tech t-shirt, banana, water, lucozade and some food items.