WORDS: ELIZABETH HUFTON
Chile was the second leg, and a stark contrast to the snow
On the face of it, you might think Georgie Acons’ run at this year’s Virgin Money London Marathon had not gone to plan. “The atmosphere as ever was amazing, but my running probably was not!” she says. “I still had a go; I think I did the first half in two hours and a minute and the second half in two hours 40 minutes. I thought I’d go at a decent pace for as long as I could and maybe my legs would hold out, but they didn’t. But at least I tried.”