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Re: Paris Marathon 2020
I know someone mentioned it before, but with coronavirus now in North Italy, it feels like there's more of a chance that the marathon might end up getting cancelled.
Orbutt - managed my first 20 miler of this training plan on Saturday. Miserable weather, but included the local parkrun at around mile 12.
Orbutt - managed my first 20 miler of this training plan on Saturday. Miserable weather, but included the local parkrun at around mile 12.
chamolk
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Re: Paris Marathon 2020
bugler85 - Welcome to the thread.
I hope you get your target time in Paris. It's been a good race to me over the years. I've set PB's there twice.
Eggyh73
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Re: Tuesday 26th February 2020 - In a basement of an empty house
Morning..
LMH glad I wasn't the only one who read "flapjack".. 
Maybe we were hungry at the time? Hope your back and knees agree with the LSR - at least it is only cold today.
Maybe we were hungry at the time? Hope your back and knees agree with the LSR - at least it is only cold today.Good day yesterday OH. Very useful you can do (some?) of your own van repairs.
The UK must be swimming away on all that rain.
Poor Cleo Wabo, hope she is feeling better by now.
Pancakes today anyone?
What: rest day - probably a short walk to loosen up the legs
Why: need one after 29 miles in 2 days including a race
Last rest: today
Last good run: yesterday's 19 miler (actually 18.98 - oops) - set off with tired legs but they coped very well with that distance at the lower end of my long run pace.
Last new toy: a Coros Apex watch. Need to work out which buttons to press when yet. Plenty of statistics to look at that I didn't have before but I should really be working.
Lyrics: no
HazelnutCH
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Re: Paris Marathon 2020
Hi all, first time running Paris, and can't wait for it, reading the posts sounds like it's a great event. I'm in the red pen trying to crack 3hrs this time.
bugler85
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Re: Paris Marathon 2020
bugler85 welcome to the forum.
Paris is pretty flat, apart from the exits to a couple of the tunnels, so I’d say you were in with a good chance.
The wisdom of crowds would seem to suggest that you get some Nike pink shoes, if you don’t already have some. 😊
How’s the training going, everyone?
Did my first 20 on Sunday. It wasn’t pretty but it’s done
Paris is pretty flat, apart from the exits to a couple of the tunnels, so I’d say you were in with a good chance.
The wisdom of crowds would seem to suggest that you get some Nike pink shoes, if you don’t already have some. 😊
How’s the training going, everyone?
Did my first 20 on Sunday. It wasn’t pretty but it’s done
Orbutt
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Re: Comrades 2020
I did Stamford 30k at the weekend. Thanks to Terry, who was marshalling, for the sweets and well done to Mark on great organisation.
Becca7
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Re: P&D Spring Marathon 2020
Hello team!
Apologies for a slightly prolonged absence. In the past few days I have diligently read back to make sure I know what you've been up to. Lots of cancelled races (really sorry to hear Cal), as well as some good HM performances this weekend - was gutted not to be at Wokey for the first time in ages!
I was in South Africa for 2 weeks which was absolutely cracking - probably the best trip I've ever been on. Weather was perfect (if a little hot), scenery was amazing and we saw tonnes of wildlife.
Of course there was some running involved. Zandvlei parkrun on the first weekend to complete the parkrun alphabet. Interesting to note that out there they start bang on time (8am not 9), doing the briefing at 7:55 before lining up ready to go - very efficient.
Second weekend we went to Outeniquasbosch parkrun (bit of a mouthful), with no idea of the profile. Turned out to be nearly 500ft of climbing - pretty brutal! Very hot day as well and I flogged myself probably a little too hard for first finisher in 19:51 which was an age category record - might've been the hardest parkrun I've done to date.
The reason flogging myself might not have been a good idea is that we had the Cape Peninsula half marathon the next day, which I decided to record on my GoPro where people on instagram enjoyed seeing me suffer like a dog. I went out far too fast in the heat and humidity (first mile 5:45 an through 5km in 18:10). Obviously I blew to pieces, covering the last miles in circa 7 minutes and finishing in 1:25. I always thought myself as a fairly good judge of pace but this was just ridiculous. We'd done 100 miles of hiking over the 2 weeks, so I probably wasn't super fresh!
However, the highlight of the trip was that I asked Katie if she'd like to be Mr JB - thankfully she said yes! Families delighted and I guess we are too!
Apologies for a slightly prolonged absence. In the past few days I have diligently read back to make sure I know what you've been up to. Lots of cancelled races (really sorry to hear Cal), as well as some good HM performances this weekend - was gutted not to be at Wokey for the first time in ages!
I was in South Africa for 2 weeks which was absolutely cracking - probably the best trip I've ever been on. Weather was perfect (if a little hot), scenery was amazing and we saw tonnes of wildlife.
Of course there was some running involved. Zandvlei parkrun on the first weekend to complete the parkrun alphabet. Interesting to note that out there they start bang on time (8am not 9), doing the briefing at 7:55 before lining up ready to go - very efficient.
Second weekend we went to Outeniquasbosch parkrun (bit of a mouthful), with no idea of the profile. Turned out to be nearly 500ft of climbing - pretty brutal! Very hot day as well and I flogged myself probably a little too hard for first finisher in 19:51 which was an age category record - might've been the hardest parkrun I've done to date.
The reason flogging myself might not have been a good idea is that we had the Cape Peninsula half marathon the next day, which I decided to record on my GoPro where people on instagram enjoyed seeing me suffer like a dog. I went out far too fast in the heat and humidity (first mile 5:45 an through 5km in 18:10). Obviously I blew to pieces, covering the last miles in circa 7 minutes and finishing in 1:25. I always thought myself as a fairly good judge of pace but this was just ridiculous. We'd done 100 miles of hiking over the 2 weeks, so I probably wasn't super fresh!
However, the highlight of the trip was that I asked Katie if she'd like to be Mr JB - thankfully she said yes! Families delighted and I guess we are too!
Joe Blogs-BR
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Re: Overdone it?
82.11 was official time. Probably wont run a half now until September so you're good for a while.
DT19
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