My name is Michael Diehl and I'm with Exxon Mobil and I came here to London from Houston to participate in the fantastic TCS marathon.

This is probably my 10th or 11th marathon.

I started off pretty quick and I felt really good.

The day started getting a little bit warmer as we went on, but it was really fantastic.

There were so many kids out on the course handing out bananas and oranges and candy. The crowd was just amazing.

I was so tired and hot halfway through the course, but it was absolutely fantastic.

We made this right turn and came up and there was the Tower of London Bridge.

It was absolutely phenomenal.

Fantastic scenery along the way, and coming down in that final stretch with Big Ben was spectacular.

So my favorite marathon is always the one that I just finished last, and today that's the TCS London Marathon.