London marathon most competitive of the year - now I'm in it!

Apparently this years London Marathon will be the most competitive marathon of the year.

No idea who most of the people in the article are, but they sound good.

I'm not sure they're properly prepared for this pasty northerner to open up a can of whup ass on them!

Or not...

I can see the appeal of running a marathon in c. 2 hours 11. It'd mean a lot less running was necessary on the day, which is a bonus in my eyes.

The downside is the fact you'd have to run squillions of miles beforehand to get that good, so it's swings and roundabouts really...

I'll say this now, if I'm within an hour of 2 hr 11, I'll eat the unwashed vest I'd run it in!