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Anyone doing the 20 in 04? I'm doing it as preperation for either FLM or a.n.other marathon in April 04. Any advice or pointers on the course?
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Lovely race this just off the Paula Radcliffe way (in case you need inspiration).
It was foggy last year but once that cleared it was a beautiful fresh morning.
Very undulating and as my first ever 20 I found it quite tough. It was the turning point in my training though and I haven't stopped running good times since. Definitely good prep for FLM.
I'll update this thread with what I decide.
Thanks :-)
You can get into Bedford Station. It is about 5 or 6 miles out of Bedford from there up the Paula Radcliffe Way and passed Yarls Wood Detention Centre (now rebuilt). Taxi would be the obvious as I doubt there are buses running.
I will be coming up the A6 from Luton and through Bedford. This will actually take me past the station so I could arrange to pick you up if you want.
Call back nearer the time and we can make arrangements. You can send me an email if you want and then I can email you nearer the time if you want.
Andy Soar - All I can say is this is when I did my last long run last year. Felt totally dead at the end but it was the turning point in my marathon preparations and I didn't look back on the day or since so I would go with this. It is in line with the RW schedules
Does anyone know any reasonable hotels up there - I am thinking a horrible early start ahead of this might not be the best prep.
Christmas Birdypie, I'm looking at the early start and travelling as a sort of dry run for Greenwich! This will give me an ideal opportunity to try out my breakfast menu and work out if I can manage a cappuccino and croissant en route as well. Mmm Starbucks........
This is definitely going to be my last and longest run. I'm also thinking of taking the Monday off to help recover. Sore paws!
:-)
sore claws as well!
Don't panic, only joking, already booked hotel in central london.
i may do this race but the week before i will be running a half marathon as a race so will only be doing this 20 as a training run, do you think this will be ok?
forgot to say in preperation for LOndon!
I am not that fit, i want to do sub 4 , i am doing 1.45 in halfs but can not crack under 4 hours for full.
I am 42
it is so hard knowing how far and when to do
thanks
i tend to run 1:45 - 1:50 Halves and did 4:15 at FLM last year. Hope to go sub 4 this year at the second attempt. I ran 3 hours 3 minutes for this run last year. So around 3 hours should be your time.
This is the right timing to do a 20 for London, at least it worked for me last year.
Have a look at the website (hope the link works):
<a href = "http://www.bedfordharriers.co.uk/Oakley.htm"> Oakley 20
I've entered, too, to train for a marathon.
Everybody does the first 12 mile lap and then the mad people, and those in FLM training, do the second shorter lap.
The second lap takes a shortcut (to remove four miles) so is slightly different. It does tend to make it feel a bit different, I don't like multiple lap courses either and I enjoyed this - well until 17 miles then it was just too much like hard work !
20 miles still sounds insane to me but got to be done I guess...very, very slowly!