This was my first time covering the event, with over 10,000 runners it was going to be fast paced all day. I had two locations for this event, the first was 2k after the start along with 3 other photographers to try and make sure we captured as many of the runners as possible. Being experienced in covering many extreme events over the years I am always well prepared for the unexpected and the other photographers in our group were jumping in my kit bag for all sorts of bits to tie their kit bags to railings, cover bags, tape and anything else they needed. It was a good feeling to be able to help colleagues out especially on this wet and windy day.
My second location was to prove a lot easier as it was 2k before the finish and most of the runners had spread out by this point. I have done many marathons over the years and have mastered the art of looking through the camera with one eye and watching what other people are doing with the other as invariably you get people running at you waving, jumping and all manner of other things to get your attention and I really hate missing people when they clearly want the photos.
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