COMPETITORS in the London Marathon are running into an actual, physical wall and attempting to grittily push through it.
Erroneous signage has directed thousands of runners directly into a 22ft-high brick-and-breezeblock wall of sturdy construction, which they have refused to let beat them.
Martin Bishop, a self-made businessman, said: “Heard about this wall. Weak people let it beat them. I won’t.
“Despite the head injury, the various blunt traumas, and my inability to even see through the wall – which I’m assuming is psychological – I’m keeping going. I’m finishing this if it kills me.”
Joanna Kramer, a PR professional, said: “My carbs are loaded, my pacing is dead-on, I’ve necking a glucose gel every half-hour. This wall will crumble when I run directly at it.
“Those heaps of people in front of it? Gave in to negative thinking. You can tell by their groans.”
Paramedic Sophie Rodriguez said: “Hundreds of entrepreneurs, City financiers, men desperate to evade their families, fitness bores and frantic overachievers are out of action for months. So all in all, result.”
