Boddington 50k

SHADES

Sorry to hear your race is postponed. Ann Wilson phoned me late last night to get someone's phone number, said she had managed to contact all the runners.

She said will be rescheduled for August now.

[Deleted User]

Gobi hasn't been contacted...

SHADES

Well Gobi will win it then!

Helegant

Gobi knows - it's in his blog

[Deleted User]

Lol Shades. He's out now doing laps around the block outside the house to try and make up for it. His head is in lap mode still!

[Deleted User]

Gutted for all of you, especially Gobi

id not have made it, spent the night on the M5

[Deleted User]

PH, that's awful. Saw the pics of everyone stuck and thought how bad it must be.

It took Gobi 7.5 hours to get home from work last night (16 miles) but we're counting our blessings that he wasn't stuck all night.

[Deleted User]

It was pretty awful yes
but i was only out there for about 15-16 hours
it was worse for others

Blisters

It's pretty damp out there now, actually.

I've just run 21 miles, and had to go through floods a foot deep. Thankfully there was an elevated footpath at the low point on the route, where it was 6 feet deep.

I had to do something, as I'd already pasta-loaded before I found out.

Gobi

As gutted as I am there is always another day, for me it just means I will not be tapered for the re run.

I had a good run this morning so on the bright side my taper works.

Tracey G

I have just phoned MicknPhil and he tried driving to the race.

I feel sorry for the flood victims.

Blisters

You will just have to have a BIG SH1T LOL.

Blisters

Tracey


I did

In the bushes

Some traditions are hard to break

LOL :-0

[Deleted User]

I was just about to post to say the blisters didnt DO things like that

Gobi

so who is coming to the rescheduled race ?

Blisters

good question

Boddy 50
or Race the train?

[Deleted User]

My friend and I will be there Gobi. I've got Salisbury marathon the week before so I will be even slower than usual. I love this run and would hate to miss it. It's a shame it had to move dates and I hope others who had entered will still be able to do it. As it is holiday season I imagine there will be some that will be on holiday on the 19th.
See you there.

Gobi

OBL

will see you there, I may also be at Salisbury doing a long run as well.

[Deleted User]

Do you think it's possible that they'd accept deferments if you can't do it on the rescheduled date? I'm guessing "no", but thought I'd check ...

Cheers.

Gobi

US

I would be surprised if under the circumstances they were NOT prepared to refund money or accept deferments.

[Deleted User]

Thanks for the input - I'll contact them and see what they say :-)

Blisters

My wife has suggested that I might prefer to do the reorganised Boddy rather than the Race the Train party. That adds some focus then.

Gobi

thats nice of her Blisters

what time will you now target ?

Blisters

Trying to get to the start line on time.

There appear to be two options on the latest sheet.









I think that an arbitrarily rounded 4 hours could be achievable, but it is new territory and a new weather system.

And a larger waist line.

[Deleted User]

is the 5k still happening on the rescheduled race?

[Deleted User]

just looked - yes it is on as well

Blisters

Too much water?

What a moniker for a Gloucestershire racer!

Gobi

Blisters

do you have a pacing plan for Sunday ?

G

fozzy 1

What the start time of 5km it says 4pm is that correct?

Blisters

I need help.

Who has got the definitive timings for the starts of each race?

Also latest time for registration?


I only seem to be able to find the old paperwork.

Aeschylus

5K start - 10.30am
50K start - 11.15am, or at least that is what the local paper said this week.
(I accept no reponsibility/liablity for incorrect information, blah...blah...blah)