anyway, among them was 87—year—old kenjones who finished despite gale force winds and rain. 0ur irelandbane in northern ireland was not going to let a pandemic get in the way of crossing the finishing line of his 40th event. i want to do it because i want to get the medals, all the medals. the rain was slanting down, not coming straight, it was really horrible. and this year, no roaring crowds. ken had been training with his daughter, who completed the distance with him, and he was joined along the way by neighbours. when you're in the big crowds in london they encourage you to keep going. thank god i had my neighbours there with me. they were just in front of me and i kept up with them. they're 20, 30 years younger than me. heather has run the event before with herfather in london, acting as his guide runner, to help him through the gruelling distance, a feat at any age. we have seen young men of 20 frothing at the mouth and staggering and crawling, so daddy is very determined to finish and he will do whatever it takes and he will over—exhaust himself, so i am there to pace him. it is