Gold Coast Marathon 2018: Track Gold Coast Bulletin journalist Alister Thomson as he tackles 42km marathon

UPDATE: Gold Coast Bulletin journalist Alister Thomson has successfully finished the full 42km marathon! See how his race unfolded.

UPDATE: Gold Coast Bulletin journalist Alister Thomson has successfully finished the full 42km marathon!

Thomson crossed the finish line with a time of six hours, 14 minutes and 54 seconds. He was exhausted, in agony and heavily chaffed but in good spirits. EARLIER: HE’S had an erratic preparation to running his first ever full marathon but Gold Coast Bulletin journalist Alister Thomson is giving it a red hot crack today. He’s made it down to Burleigh and back up to Surfers Paradise as he pounds the pavement for 42km in today’s Gold Coast Marathon. He’s exhausted. He’s at the 37km mark and ‘in agony’. Gold Coast Bulletin journalist Alister Thomson at the Burleigh turn of the Gold Coast Marathon SCROLL DOWN TO FOLLOW AL’S PROGRESS Let’s be honest, his preparation hasn’t been amazing. We do have concerns for his welfare. Alister has run 24km in training. He reckoned that would get him to at least 30km — the final 12km is the big question. But he’s surprised us all — pushing past 37km and on track to just beat the 6.5 hour cut off by crossing the finish line at an estimated 6 hours and 15 minutes. Gold Coast Bulletin journalist Alister Thomson at the 30km mark of the Gold Coast Marathon TRACK LIVE LEADERBOARD FULL MARATHON RESULTS ALISTER PREPARES FOR D-DAY VISUALISING THE FINISH LINE He’s aiming to cross the finish line in five hours. Go Al!