Howdy, Stranger!
Categories
Talkback: Win the ultimate spring marathon experience
The materials in this website are in no way intended to replace the professional medical care, advice, diagnosis or treatment of a doctor, qualified personal trainer, therapist, dietitian or nutritionist Runners's World, Part of the Hearst UK well-being network © Copyright 2017
Comments
+1. That's what I was getting at Simon / Jane 326. It just seemed odd that a reason given for not participating in the forum up to now was a lack of time to post, when that will be a requirement of the Super 6, not to mention the additional hours of training needed to benefit from and do justice to being selected for the process. Looking at the current mileage of some of the selected people, it will come as a bit of a shock just how much time will need to be given over to the whole program of training and posting. I believe you're already sorting out the posting side of it Jane!
Edit: Sorry Alli Bongo, I didn't mean to ignore your response. The majority of the forumites that post on the threads I tend to hang around on have kids yet manage to join in the banter and provide helpful running advice to others.
KK - count me in again for RW UK v RW USA.
Sir! Yes Sir! Reporting for duty.
but you are right - i'm off for a run now. lacing up trainers as we speak...
KK - you are one funny gal
I had offered a realistic target, which would have been achieved through knocking just a few minutes off my pb. I'm realistic enough to know this would have meant hard work but perhaps I should have been more adventurous and suggested I could knock an hour off my pb!!
I'm up for the snubbed six but could also qualify for the snowed six - how to train for a marathon in 2 ft of snow!
I was trying to post to politely suggest to Upsy Daisy that she has posted the same two posts three times each, but now someone else seems to have posted a screen shot of some RW page and there is no bit at the bottom to post
any RW geeks? KK?!
and yes, I probably put a too realistic target down - should have said 3.30 with my half pb of 1.52
Sorry, I am not one to take issue with stuff, but I AM taking issue with this!! The VAST majority of people who contribute to these forums have kids, work and have busy lives in general. I know I certainly do!!! They still take the opportunity to support, encourage, sympathise and congratulate the various highs and lows of their fellow forumites. There is no package or 'reward' at stake for doing so. It's what makes the RW forums work.
You might not have meant it to sound that way Alli Bongo, but your second paragraph infers that you would contribute to the forums if you were lucky enough to receive the SSX package and improve on your own personal PB. I think that's a shame personally, it made me feel quite sad to be honest.
Anyway, I must go...... one of my kids is outside mugging a Granny, must be because I am not spending enough time with him whilst writing this......................
Good luck to little Sue C!
AL - I think you're right in that they should have chosen the targets before inviting people to travel half the length of the country for something they weren't going to get into anyway. Everyone had to state their targets on the application so it wouldn't have been so hard for them.
And yeah Blisters, hotel was £70, diesel £48, plus food, and I also cancelled theatre tickets that Friday night so I could drive 3.4hurts to get there!!!
I hope they take that into account when people travel far and re-arrange plans!
Hi guys i'd again admit im not a regular poster on forums etc but have been a member on this site and reader of runners world for a few years now and hope that doesnt detract away from my desire to suceed as a runner and indeed with progressing further in this competetion.
B&B my previous pb for 10k is sub 37mins and 1:25 for a half although i havent done one for over a year and a half so would expect that to be more around 1:20 realisticly.
i've only done 3 marathons
1. London 3.54
2. Loch Ness 3.33
3. NY 3.26
Loch Ness most fun
so think 3.15 definitely do-able
i've said it now, ill need better deliver !!!
jane
KK- half PB - 1.39 (this was half split time for marathon a month ago and my fastest half time)
PT14 - Thanks for the info. It'll help people to decide who to vote for. You've got some quick times there.
Jane - I did Loch Ness a couple of months ago as my first marathon. It was great fun! Time wise, how do you feel it compares to a flat marathon?
thats what i need to practise - short faster stuff
apparently thats how i'll get a better marathon time- was told this on Sat at the bootcamp
i need more speed and less stamina
we should share training info/ schedules in that case if we are going for the same times
B&B - Loch Ness was my favourite marathon ever but those hills were a shock - how many were there ?????
Did you you see those 2 girls with hockey sticks that took 6 hours
I agree with you on this one KK
If we are talking PB's, here we go:
3 miles: 18.08
5 miles: 30.36
10k: 39.34
half marathon: 1.25.26
I think a list of more PB's on the voting list would help to make up some peoples mind for the voting process. My half PB is not translated to my marathon PB - something I really want to address!
Vote Knight Rider for the sub 3.15 category!