'ABSOLUTELY brilliant' was the verdict after Princetown's community policeman Stewart Pearce finished the London marathon last Sunday.
It is the second time PC Pearce has run the marathon and he was bowled over by the whole experience.
PC Pearce said the event has also changed considerably in the last ten years.
He said: 'It was absolutely fantastic and the organisation of it now is just unbelievable. It was just the most amazing race.
'It went better than the one ten years ago — I think the past experience really helped me through it.'
PC Pearce said the sheer volume of runners meant it took him at least ten minutes to actually start the race — and he could not have run faster even if he had wanted to, there were so many people jostling for space.
He completed the 26-mile course in four hours, 15 minutes, including the ten minutes it took to start the race.
'The general support was absolutely brilliant. Through the Docklands, where it used to be a bit quiet, now it's packed all the way and even when you get your lower moments, people are cheering you and you just forget,' said PC Pearce.
He ran the race for the Primary Biliary Cirrhosis charity and reckons he has raised between £700 and £1,000.
'I thought it would be nice to support one of the more unknown causes. Biliary cirrhosis is a progressive liver disease and as yet, there is no known cause or cure,' he said.
But PC Pearce is not putting his feet up yet, despite finishing the marathon — he is still in training ready for his next big adventure — a cycle ride across America this summer.