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* DS2 there is an adult's tri swim class at the Leisure Centre on a Thursday evening for ALL abilities. The lakes might be a bit too chilly at the moment! I started running because my swimming was fine but my running was terrible and I used to go backwards at the end of a triathlon as all the runners overtook me
The last few years my tri's have taken a back seat because I'm enjoying my running so much, who would have thought??!!
* mcs I was thinking on the weekend that anyone who lives in the Peak District must be super fit with all those hills! Gosh, talk about a lovely place to live and train and commute!
Good luck everyone for tomorrow, I can't wait to read your stories
My cycling is reasonably good so I may do some duathlon first. Have you visited the cyclopark at Gravesend yet? There is a 10k series there second Wednesday of each month. Next one on 12 December. I think I may do it.7.45pm start.
Yes I've heard good reports about the floodlit cyclopark 5km / 10km series, hoping to make it there one Wednesday evening!
Good luck to everyone too. I'm excited to see the profiles of all that made it through, and to see what groups everyone are in.
Sarah: I actually lost my job in 2009 and with the economy as it was, my wife and I decided to see the world before the tiny patter of feet came along. So we caught the train to China, taught English there in a small city for a year and then spent 6 months in Asia afterwards. North Korea was definitely the most unqiue place we went to.
When we got back we started our walk, spending a month to plan it day by day. We walked for Association for International Cancer Research (AICR) and raised just shy of £1600. Our target was £1 a mile walked, so we beat our target. Seems like a lifetime ago now though.
Good luck to everyone tomorrow!
Seren- have you done lots of tris? I was thinking of doing some next year as have done a bit of open water swimming and bought a wetsuit recently. Where do you swim in the river in the winter??
Good luck everyone with it going live tomorrow
where is everyone going to put their threads? stay in spring marathon? I hope my photo appears soon.
Jen- I was wondering the same- here in Spring Marathon seems sensible but last time looking at example they sent it was in general threads... Shall we have a consensus?
My photo still not appeared here yet either
Looking forward to seeing all the pages go live now, all be it with a bit of nervousness too!
Not long to wait now!
Have a good day everyone!
So here we go then. As Steve tucks into his bacon (and he does love bacon) we wait to be thrown into the colosseum (had to spell check that). Let's hope there aren't too many wild beasts waiting for us.
Best of luck to everyone! I think we should use this thread as a safe place to retreat for moral support if the inquisition gets's too much - there is only so much probing on salty, dark brown spreads that a person can handle!
jenf - Spring Marathon seems the perfect place so unless RW suggest we go somewhere else that would get my vote.
Nerves are racing already!
PS. just to add to the excitement here - the LF's (little fellas) have just come screaming to me - it's snowing!
I love snow (although I don't like to drive in it). None down here yet but I do live in a valley!
Thank goodness for Target 26.2 to keep the spirits up!
I did notice last year our individual pages were put in the general thread but if the general consensus is to keep them in Spring Marathons I'm happy to do that as well!
Ding Ding....
Let the games begin...
Good luck everyone
Malcs .snow
I have noticed a few people having problems with quoting......
If you go to the bit you want to quote and hover over it a blue button will appear with the word quote on.....click on that...........then go to where you are writing and then click on the " button on the far right of your box just past the spell check........the quote should appear on your post...................
this might not work on all smart phones etc...
Thanks for looking after us Seren - you have become our second mum and counsellor
I mentioned to my wife about you swimming in the Taff and she fell off her chair in shock.
Morning all - drover to the local park this morning in heavy snow. Was intending to run some long intervals but by the time I got there it was like a blizzard. Had to abort and back home now. Gutted
Roads are at a standstill everywhere so will have to miss work this morning
Hopefully, it won't hang about. Tempted to put my spikes on now and go for a run in the woods!
Malcs - has it stopped up there now?
Ady - very tempted but my business partner has made it in and we've got one important meeting that I need to be at.
I am going for that run though - now!!!
Yep - snow has stopped here. School run was fine. Don't think we got it as bad.
I was looking forward to a little jog in the white stuff but it's all but mush on the pavements now
. Running in the snow is just the best!
Hi All.
Just wanted to add my good wishes to all involved.
I followed the fortunate few last year, as I was running Paris, and I was lucky to bump into Craig and Emma in the pen on the Champs Elysee
I'm running Paris again next year, too.
If you need any advice about Paris, the race, the toilets - or any kind of random madness - then you could do worse than pop in to the long running Paris Marathon thread.
It is populated by the friendliest bunch of nutters you will ever meet - and I count myself amongst them
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They are incredibly supportive and the knowledgeable and always welcoming.
I'll agree with Orbutt - Paris is a great marathon. I'm not doing it this year as I don't think it would match up to last years experience.
Frankfurt in OCtober anyone?
Mid sussex Tri at start of June!!!!!! Help!
Any good first timer Tri threds?
Ha! The amount you're posting she's saved from any conversation in the evening. When I met her she seemed like the kind of girl who had mastered the art of looking engaged and interested whilst letting it go in through one ear and out the other. I know that look well
Good job her mum is here at the moment!
Oh and thanks too Orbutt and Minni. The Forum Six looks very interesting and so does Paris too. I'm sure alot of bootcampers will take a good look.
After the warnings about forum trolls it's nice to know there's some threads where we can seek out friendly faces when we escape from here to the big wide world