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Danni: I'd be interested in joining you...
"I know noooooooooothing about the horse"
"No please, I die here" is one of my favourite lines ever
At risk of sounding passe: "Que?"
Bless me forum for I have sinned. As I just reported to ATM, I have just breached my "no booze before Paris" rule. Again.
Iain/Rick - Well done in getting a place in MCM, or should that be OOH-RAH.
Dannirr - I might go try and find a movie to watch on Saturday afternoon too. One in English though, as my ability to speak or understand French leaves much to be desired.
Simon - Glad to hear you're starting to feel better.
"nuuusssing"..."Que?"
Bless me forum for I have sinned. As I just reported to ATM, I have just breached my "no booze before Paris" rule. Again.
I may consider Barcelona. I was looking at Vienna but its not an easy place to get to. Of course, were I to get into VLM.........who am I kidding.
Rick - that's a great quote. It's right up there with the idea that it's not a 26.2 mile race, it's the last 26.2 miles of all the miles you've done in training to get to that point. Also, if I need a torque wrench to get me moving on Monday morning, I'll give you a call
I want to get a massage after the run so the likelihood of being able to be a tourist for the next 3.5 weeks is higher, but all your talk of things closing on Sundays is concerning. Do you think I'll be able to get one somewhere? I'm happy to try to book now...
At this rate, I might need a fork lift to get me moving monday morning....and on that note, off to a work related dinner at one of Atlanta's best steak restaurants. This has all the markings of a major blowout in the making.
I like to think of it has "enhanced reality"...
If you can wait in the queue, there are massage tents in the exit pen. Last year, the urge to sit down won...
Do you think I'd be working in a place like this if I could afford a real snake?
It's a great line...
Jus T, what about the Hammam at the Mosque on the Monday ( one of the Ladies' Days' ) Have a look http://www.la-mosquee.com/htmlfr/hammamfr.htm It's fantastic.
Is not hamster, is rat.
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Gold. Comedy gold!
It's great town, really looking forward to seeing it properly.
Dannirr - really appreciate it, looking forward to seeing Atlanta too!
Rick - ha. I put my credit card info in about 5 times before it went through. I am pleased - look forward to seeing you there.
Dannirr, Eggy, MM - I'm planning for a movie (OuV) on Sat afternoon, after the Breakfast Run. Then pasta and bed. I mean like, what a day!
Good! Enjoy it!
TJB - I'm a big fan of the normally-aspirated ones!
Thank goodness there is no such luxury as M&S here, or children would be sending me for breakfast if they'd heard about them!!
Soooooooooo frosty this morning again. But soooooo pretty. Run will wait until later when there is less chance of me falling on my a***. Another morning with the DVD done instead.
Does anyone know how many euro's you can withdraw in one day from a cashline in Paris???
Also anyone else leaving Dublin first thing Saturday morning?
Was thinking of going straight from CDG to expo to get it done? Recommended??
Niall - best advice I can give is to stay calm in the days and minutes before as it's easy to get worried over pretty much anything. All the training is done now and aside from making sure you get there on time and with all the right kit the rest is in the lap of the God's - it'll be what it will.
As for going straight to the expo from CDG yes its perfectly doable.
From memory its train from CDG to Chatelet les halles, then metro, then tram or a change on the metro. Pretty simple though and you can plan it here:
http://www.ratp.fr/en/ratp/c_5000/accueil/
'morning, Niall. Welcome to the thread. As DLR says, relax and flick through our pages of wittering.There's gold ( advice) in them there posts...buried deep. RR's come up with the least-stressful route from CDG, we think. RERB to Cite Universite + tram direct to the Expo. and, yes, going straight there will get it out of the way.
I can't help myself...Have you got your Convocation printed off?
You need it, and your Medical Certificate and passport, at the Expo.
kaz, I can't help thinking of you out on your rounds.You've had a hard start to that job.It's still snowing, here,and it's freezing. You're nearly at the North Pole , at the best of times. Hang in there, woman. It IS pretty, mind you.
with Paula probably retiring, all the talk and compilation videos focus so much on performances at the Olympics with very little on al the incredible marathon and half marathon performaces. FFS - the woman is the greatest female long distance runner ever and the main reason why i took up running halves. She won London 3 times, New York 3 times, Chicago,- world records at marathon and half. I salute Paula Radcliffe.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/athletics/7705114.stm
ATM - awww.....tahnx........My saying this year..........Things can only get better!!!
Just checked the route planner, and it gave me the exact route I had planned!!!
But now I know that It will take about a hour.
One week today.....and my journey begins, and this year a lot simpler than last.......phew.........When I think of boats, trains, buses and that was before I even got as far as Edinburgh!!! No bloody wonder I was knackered by the time I got to Paris.......this year a flight on the Thursday of the Island, then KOC flight on Friday........
I'm like a bairn counting down until santa comes......
I'll be on the start line in Barcelona!
I think 500EUR but you need to check with your bank that you CAN withdraw.
Not only have I heard of this evil treat, but I have spotted them in their natural habitat, as well as in captivity. You must be vewwy, vewwy qwiet...
I regard this as a form of cruel and unusual punishment. By the time this marathon is through, I may not have earnt my drinky at Corcorans, but I will have earnt the biggest damn croissant that can be found...