Leicester City Marathon

slo sho

It's a lovely mental image, a hippo and a frog having a hug :-)

Where are you going to stay Hipps, I'm struggling to find somewhere cheap which is close to the start.

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I havent got my bum in gear yet

i ususally do premier travel inn, cos it can be cancelled if necessary

slo sho

Oh good idea, I'll have a look and see if there's one nearby.

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they arent cheap though

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Hi guys...I have some silly questions I need help with please to help me decide weather to enter this or not?
I did the FLM on Sunday and seem to have the bug.
Is there a time I need to achieve to get an automatic place for 2008? What do I have to do, do I have to run certain marathons?
Also, I am doing the GNR, do you think this Leic Marathon would be too much?
(sorry to sound so niave!)

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re automatic qualifying times for FLM-it depends how old you are
when is GNR in relation to leicester/

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I will be 32 for the FLM, why does that matter?
The GNR is 30th Sept, so 2 weeks before Leicester.

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because the time you need to get depends on your age

a half mara 2 weeks before a marathon is a bit tight, but as long as you didnt hammer it at GNR(you cant anyway, what with the crowds)

I dont think though, that leicester mara is in time to gurarntee a place for FLM in terms of time, youll need an earlier marathon

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you need to do between 3.15 and 3,45

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Okay Plodding Hippo thanks for that.
So you reakon I need to do a marathon before Oct in those times to qualify?

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yes there is an apply by date-it changes every year though

a september marathon ought to be in time though

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Brilliant, thanks again.

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no worries

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on our niormal thurs trot out myself and Orient worked out the mechanics of driving up the morning of the race and we have worked out that as long as we leave by 5.30am we will be ok........



so all systems go from our end

ip(FeS2)

Claire.- There are also championship places ( starting with the elite women before everyone else starts).- Sub 3:15 is the cutoff for these.-
The deadline for a championship place is usually january, so if you think 3:15 is achievable,- this race is an option.

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I've entered. It's good to have a date to focus on, even though I'm still recovering (like a lot of you, I guess) from my last marathon

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3.15 are you joking?!!!!
I did it in 3hrs 59, I know I am capable of 3hrs 30, but I don't think 3hrs 15mins is achievable!!
If I did one in my age group and you write to the london marathon with proof, do you get a guranteed place?

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yes, you do

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Thanks, sorry to keep asking these questions. I think I will have to do the Wolverhampton Marathon.

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thats usually very hot
and its quite hilly

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Oh Damn, can you recommend any marathons to do between now and Aug/early Sept?

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the heat is going to be an issue at most of them i suspaect
mablethorpe is flat
september 16th

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Yeah that looks a good one, thing is I am doing the GNR on the 30th and I don't want to let my charity down by not being up for it.
I could do with one earlier really, may have to travel a bit further for an earlier one.

SHADES

Claire - Isle of man is Aug 12th and usually a lot cooler there than on the mainland. Easy to get to, ferry from Liverpool or Heysham to Douglas and a bus will pick you up on race morning and take you to the race in Ramsey - and will take you back again.

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All this GFA talk is so confusing!!! I know someone in my club that did Leicester (when it was hilly) & used it in GFA the following year so I reckon I shall try to contact FLM to check - I really want to do Leicester as its my home city! Claire I will let you know if I get any concrete answers - I dont fancy a hot september one either!

Shades did you do Isle of Man? Wow august thats feels slot sooner!

ip(FeS2)

The gfa cut off is normally the beginning of october- (I've just listened to the podcast and they just said "the closing date...is in october 2007" - they also said it had to be achieved in 2005 or 2006, but I guess that was a failure to change last year's script).-

2005 leicester was october 2nd.- which would have been early enough.- I very much doubt that this year's will be.

Little Deb

Hi guys & girls, decision made following the Abingdon tragedy, Leicester it is! Just entered online.

See you there!

SHADES

jenni - I've done IOM seven times, I go for the week and do the Grand Prix, 5 races in 6 days, a great holiday. Always mid August and have never (so far) had hot weather, usually about 15 to 21 degrees which is pretty cool for August. One year it was 20 degrees for the IOM marathon and 30 degrees on the mainland that day.

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Im liking the sound of it more & more, I have never been to IOM but I saw it on Top gear once looks very pretty!

good one little lizzard ...

Thanks LP looks like im gonna have to do an earlier one if I've a chance of London :0)

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Thanks Jenny & Shades. August sounds better, I shall wait to hear from you.