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can you wheel me back to my travel inn at the end just about 5 mins away near Sainsburys
Here's a picture that was in the local papers that shows how wide it is...(I was born in a house backing onto the railway line and we used to get the train into town from this very point!)
Blimey, I wish I'd got the bike out last week and gone along the course... just to check it out, didn't realise it went so narrow at points I'll be honest... good job they set it to a 1000 limit, obviously this was part of the organisers thoughts.
Cheers Pug
P.S. Just ate a nice Asda Pizza, and will be munching on doughnuts in a bit
I`m fed up with Pasta I`m glad that's the end of it. Risotto tomorrow for the final fuel up!
Hope you are all fit and ready to race..I am a fifty year old with a 4yr old pb of 2.47.02.and a recent disappointing 2.54.at this years VLM. I think it might be interesting for any 50+ runners who are competing in this catergory to declare their intentions and make the marathon a race instead of just another watch watching time trial. We could meet up at the start and have our own race within a race. Any takers ?
as soon as I have got back will be flat out on bed then teatime go and have fish and chips in Sanisburys
David
cannot oblige really
i'm 52 ALMOST but got Mr Philip to push
Thanks for the photo Puffy..it does look quite narrow?!
Now we are worried about mud and narrow paths?! Argh.. to be honest I reckon I can come with both of those better than a heatwave.
Subbuteorob - think it was you who posted that link to the paceband site, I've heard about those ones and been meaning to look at them.
I've actually just made my own up for the first time in ages... all it has is my target times for 5, 10, 13.1, 20 and then every mile til the end!! I know I need to stick to 8.45 pace but have spaced it so that I can slow to 9 min miles (which I know full well will not feel any slower by that stage!) after 20 miles.. so it's in nice straight minutes and easier to follow. I hate the standard marathon pace bands with so many tiny numbers....! My numbers are nice and big and mostly in straight minutes
Good luck sleeping in the car on the way, are you sure you won't be too nervous?!
I'm dreading the drive over if I'm honest, it should only take 1.5 hrs from Leeds but I'm a nervous driver at the best of times plus I've only had the car 3 weeks and already managed to reverse it into the house last week....!!! At least the roads should be quiet that early on bank hol morning. Just hope I can make it back without legs cramping up or falling asleep, eek!
well I am signing out of here till Tuesday now so good luck to me and all runners see you at the start
TM
hang on , whats all this we
we as in YOU you mean, worried about mud and narrow paths
I'm NOT, least of my bloody problems
David sub 3hr aged 50 amazining keep it up, I'm 51 and my pb was 4:19 5 week ago at Stratford, but well pleased as my previous pb was 25 yr ago. See you all soon. I'll try & register tomorrow.
Mick - nah I'm not really worried... just looking for excuses for not pb-ing already
Oo yes thanks for pointing out the numbers Ash, I am 299
Wrexhamrob - I am going to completely ignore what you have just said about any type of hill at miles 25 and 25.5, that's just cruel!! I'll probably either be too tired to notice by then or will have given up my pb / GFA mission and not care anyway...
Right I need to finish my club newsletter... well, when I say 'finish' it - none of them know I am doing Chester so I was thinking of leaving a space for a Race Review of it, quickly doing one when I get home then put it up on the website, hee hee.
Tutu, dont worry about the drive home, I am sure you will be OK. I dont drive much and am not very confident. was really worried about my first drive home from a marathon which was about an hour but it was fine.
Going back to the multriple marathons. My first was FLM 07, I then did Ed 5 weeks later. I overdid it between the 2 as I had no idea really. That is the hard thing, knowing what to do, a learning experience. I can now get away with a lot more. It also depends how hard you go. My PB is 3.52 but I can go out and run 4.30 on consecutive weekends no probs. I think if I tried to run sub 4 on consecutive weekends I would be asking for trouble though!
HI all, hope the evening of pasta and cakes has been good - I've had my fill and managed 2 helpings of profiterole pudding (frech cream is sooo good for carbs).
Hellen/Tutu much - cheers for the advice. Am very tempted to do both autumn marathons - I have done both individually before, but really feel like challenging myself. I did Stratford marathon 5wks ago and knocked 5 mins off my PB - so I will see how it works out on Monday.
More pasta tomorrow for me & I might squeeze in some more pudding.
Tutu much - take it easy driving over perhaps some chilled out music to help you on your way.
Getting excited & nervous - see you all Monday
Hellen - FLM 07 / Edinburgh was what I did too... got my old diary out to see what I did in between and was shocked at how little it was! But that's obviously what worked... all I did was one half marathon with pretty much no running for a week either side of it, and a few fairly short runs... so I've tried to mirror that this time although I did a marathon paced 10 mile run 2 weeks ago. Can't imagine that would be too much though, so fingers crossed.
Jayne - good tip re: chilled out music, will have a think!
Just spent AGES writing the directions out (I really should get myself a satnav!), it looks a lot further on paper! But I've driven to Manchester several times before, including in the middle of rush hour (probably the scariest drive of my life!) so it's not really much further past Manc - I'll be fine. Definitely will be after one of those post-races massages before setting off home though.
I'm getting excited now - why can't it be tomorrow?! I feel all ready to go now I've got my directions and pace band ready... what am I going to do with myself tomorrow?!?! (apart from sort out relaxing music for the drive there)
pacer for 4:15 pls
Jayne B i pb' d at Stratford 4:19 then ran twice then none for 10days with back injury, how did you do at Stratford ? in 2007 i did London then Blackpool around 8 week later & knocked 15-20min or so off my pw @ London
TuTu if youre from Leeds or anywhere Yorkshire - you wont notice the gentle undulations , 230 paces and theyre done ! no not too far after Manchester- M56 no probs,
when i drove home after stratford - i had a breif Loo & mainly walk stretch break after an hour
Puffy - was about to say "that's way more than me" but actually have just added up my miles since London and it comes to 64, how funny! You've done more "long" runs than me though.
Daniel... yeah I'll give sub 2.15 a go, why not?
Jayne I agree that 3 to 4 weeks apart is a good strategy one which I've been following for 13 months, I've slowly been getting faster, until last month I started running one a week which has seen my times suffer
David I'm 53 but you are to fast for me was trying for a sub 3:15 but because of the one a week as above I'd now be happy with sub 3:30.
Lol Mick picking up runners in front of you would be like a scene from a Buster keaton film.
Hellen that would explain why I've got slower doing weekly marathons because I always run for the best time.
I'm heading off to Chester now so will be offline for rest of the weekend. Everything seems sorted even the weather looks like its going to be great.
See you guys tomorrow morning and good luck.