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does any one know how far it is from the train station
also may stay over night before does any one know of any accomodation?
thanks for any help
I think you'll enjoy this. Nice course. I tried to do the 20 miles last year, despite not doing a marathon, but dropped out at at the 12 mile point due to a bad back that I got from a fall a few days previously.
I'm tempted to come down for it, but it's a 2 hour journey.
Good luck.
Terry x
Hey Crazy Lady (oooh I've gone all Elvis) - Oakley is about 6-7 miles outside Bedford. There's a Travel Inn in central Bedford (on Priory Marina) that friends of mine have stayed in and depending on how many of you are staying makes sense as you pay by the room not the person, or there's plenty of B&B's near the train station - try the Shakespeare Hotel for one of the better ones and it's about a 5 min walk away.
it took me a few moments to realise who the fat squirrel was!!
have sent you an email but if you dont get it, me and Dave are both well and both have a place in the FLM
hope to see you at the race
sal x
Looks like I'll be seeing everyone there!
so i'm only doing the 12 but will see you all there
M xx
Anyone know the route. Hilly/undulating/flat/downhill all the way
RR-CR. I don't remember any particularly testing hills, but it is fairly undulating. To be fair I spent most of the race deciding when to pull out, as I was in pain with the aforementioned back probs.
Which one are you doing?
our tapering starts as soon as the race finishes.
dont think I will manage too many really long run in training, I wont race this, I will be lucky if I finish around 3.45.
we should come back to this forum post race and compare times and stiff legs and after FLM.
good luck everyone
its rotterdam (almost amsterdam!!!)
its 2 weeks before flm so only a week after oakley 12/20. hence definitely tapering!
Hope the training is going well.
training is going v. well thanks. up to 30ish miles a week which is a lot for me. rest day today though.
hope your training is going along well also - training for flm?
May turn out to be a rest day for me, as I slept through my alarm this morning.
i'm only up to 10 miles at the moment but got as far as 16 before i went to new zealand.
have fun
M xx
Sounds like you are doing well. NZ sounds like a once in a lifetime trip too. How exciting...
Hang around your motor to ensure it has the number of wheels as when you arrived! :-)
The embankment in Bedford is ok though 3-4 hours may be pushing it a bit and it depends how manic your kids are (lots of water around). And you nee good weather . . . The shops aren't far away from there.
Are you from Liverpool, Sean?
SBF - is Nicholls Brasserie still open on the Embankment? Mrs, Mini & Micro will be 'doing brunch' in the Berkhamsted one while I do the half mara there, so maybe they could get a season ticket
Nick - The river is Bedford is nice but maybe not for 4 hours although all the shops are there as well. There is a nice swimming pool with Slides and that sort of stuff if the family are into that sort of thing.
I hope to get round in just under 3 hours.
3 hours 3 minutes last year. Did my first long run yesterday. About 19.5 in 3 hours 8 minutes. However in another month should be on for sub 3. Well that is the plan anyway.