The best part for me was the choice of seminars, there were two "theatres" with hourly talks. I managed to catch most of the talk given by Sam Murphy from Runners World on training and completing a half and full marathon. Listening to what she had to say made me realise my training is going to be ok, just need to make sure I fit in cross training and core/strength training too.
Also on offer were yoga for runners sessions (which were extra admission fee) and a 10k race.
There were some great products and services on show and some great deals on offer. Some of my favourites were :-
who as the name suggests sell some lovely running skirts 
who supply medal hangers - a great Christmas present idea for any runner/sports person with medals hanging on the back of a door or thrown in a drawer!
Both Shaun and I loved this supplier of compression wear who were very passionate about their products, and I think we will be ordering from the site after Christmas.
Workplay Bags were there too - and if I didn't already have a good running pouch I wouldn't definitely buy one of theirs.
Lots of nutrition and hydration suppliers too, with chances to sample and money off deals.
Shaun was particularly interested in this bike
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but he won't be getting one in a hurry - we only visited this stand 5 times!
We had a great couple of hours and managed to catch up with Twitter friends Ian & Brian over a cup of coffee (thanks for buying Ian) and also meeting @MadeByElves. Ian and Brian had taken part in the 10k race and both managed splendid PB results.
All in all a great event - I've got 3 new pairs of socks to try out and some free gels!
Sounds like a great day!
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