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Kaz: If you want, you can borrow my portable kettle. I've got one in my hotel room. That's stupid, you shouldn't have to boil water in a pot! Are you doing breakfast run tomorrow? We can sort it then, if you like.
Everyone having an easy pass through the Expo makes me think I'm going to be stuck in a queue tomorrow.
RR: I gave them a copy of my medical certificate, which they kept.
JB: Did they just do a temporary filling when you went in the first time? If so, I'd be making sure that they don't double charge you...if they were concerned about root viability, they should have just dressed the tooth with a temporary filling to make sure it settled down first.
Nah, it'll be platinum. They've got lots of space set aside for the med cert check, and then again for each time category and corresponding bib numbers, they're well sign-posted and there were lots of volunteers.
(She says, sounding ever so blase - never mind the tantrums she's been throwing all week!)
Ere TD, any chance there is a spare seat at this soiree tomorrow night for a latecomer... I'll be on my best behaviour?! No worries if not...
DLR - that sucks!! hugs to your wife and maybe you if you're good.
My new long-sleeved top didn't turn up
so I might be purchasing at the expo. NEVER thought I'd be wearing a top that wasn't tried and tested for a marathon but it's the same as my short sleeved ones so should be okay...and random stream of consciousness done.
So we're a kettle exchange forum now. nice. I like it.
RR - See you at the station!!
Kaz - time for you to be the queen until sunday. I hope you've strongly instructed them about the pre-marathon rules!
Radar Sal- Did my email come through?
I am so confused on what to wear. I am living just 2 hours (by car) south of Paris, but it is still so hard to judge how hot/cold I will feel when running at race effort. I hate being too hot, but realy hate being too cold! I am thinking shorts, compression socks, tank, arm warmers, and gloves. Debating about adding a long sleeve layer under the tank. I do have tights and a long-sleeve that I will wear in the starting area.
Absolutely! It's only a little portable one that I grabbed from M&S at the last minute last week. You can either keep it and shout me a croissant sometime, or shove it in the post - it doesn't weigh much. Where are you staying?
Runksmith - think it was you I just sent out the guide to...email me again if it hasn't arrived.
as to what to wear...put on a few layers and if you get your supporters to be at the first spot on the guide you can throw stuff to them there, if it's too hot. A long-sleeved top should sit around your waist for a few kms if you get too hot.
Thanks folks - just fussing now. Ran out of toner, so nice man downstairs has obliged with a copy for me
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TheEngineer (no longer slow)! Where have you been hiding?! I take it you're running this year then?
Can anybody point me in the direction of the mobile notification service? I think somebody mentioned it was via the ASO website, but I'll be blowed if I can find it? (And very helpfully the app is not available in the Australian app store so none of the folks 'down under' can track me - hang on, maybe that's a good thing!).
RR - handed over a copy of my medcert, no questions asked (I had original in bag just in case) and they kept that.
Pasta and meatballs eaten, in bed already. Sleep well everyone!
Monkfish and cheesecake for dinner. Fab. Now about to be lounging in bed.
Which one of you met Febo on the plane from Birmingham this afternoon?
I'm in the 8th, near St Augustin's Church (between the Arc and Gare St Lazare). Maybe we can walk back from breakfast run together via my hotel?
You may look a little odd carrying it on the breakfast run...though at this point, nothing really would surprise me!
http://www.asochallenges.com/home?destination=/myevent/marathon-de-paris
Now hang on. I was on the plane from Birmingham at 12.10 (so technically this afternoon). There were definitely runners on there and the man behind me was saying to his wife that he couldn't believe how long ago it felt like that he'd run 20 miles...either he's one if the Proclaimers, or a runner.
I'm totally shattered so early to bed for a good night sleep. Heel giving some pain after too much standing about but hopefully ok to do the breakfast run tomorrow with mrs mac. And I didn't take any long sleeved running tops. How stupid was that ....
Bless you my child! That's right, this is the stupid website that I can't remember my password for, but it won't let me reset the password without remembering the old one...
What time are you aiming for Denis? I always think your name looks so lonely under 'Preferential'.
And I'm nosy...
Your suggestion of the 42km mark as a good spot to speed up (a while back now) still makes me chuckle!
Lovely dinner with DV tonight and MrsD.
Iain, Eggy, MM - 2 pm meetup at the Arc, find a movie close by (there are many), then back to the Arc for the pre pasta meet?
Dannirr, IM, Eggy - I'll be there!
I think we should set up a stand there.