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Sub 3:30 - Malcolm Barbour - Vote for me - ASICS262
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superman has a final spin around the world collecting votes and beats the lot of them
seren nos -
that's very good!
Three back in the running now! Tremendous
Look out boys, Kirsty is putting on a sprint and we all know how strong the ladies are in the closing stages of an endurance event.
LOL - I love this competition. Excellent work Kirsty!
But no Tim
Thanks minni I did hint to them all I might have something left in the tank, never underestimate a women who might be taken on a shopping spree at the weekend if she wins (asics clothes shopping woo hoo)
I fear the marathon coaching will be quite boring after all this!
Tim - aw don't! I was supposed to be the sympathy case
I tell you what I wouldn't rule out a surge for you as well. I came back from the dead remember.
Kirsty - I think you'll wear it better than any of the rest of us too! If it goes to me or Marcus we'll blow the lot on hats anti chafe
It's going to be a very interesting finish. Don't leave your computer anyone!
Tim - made me laugh very whitty
get on twitter n twitter your socks off!
If this vote lasted any longer Minni I'd be sacked disowned and not even fit for running a 5k, I need to train!! I can't remember what I used to do before all this!
Malc - dead right definitely anyone's now! slave to my laptop AGAIN!!!
This is getting quite rediculous really. I thought I might enter again next year, but not on this basis. I have a business to run, a family etc. I'd sooner pay for it all myself - it would work out cheaper than a whole week of lost work
With so much effort, you all deserve to win!!!!
DS2 - lol
Not much longer and then we'll all be put out of our misery. Buuuut, for now, it's all hands to the pump because the Kirsty and Marcus are absolutely flying.
It feels like those old penny arcade horse racing games where they all swap places just before the end!
I don't know whether to laugh or cry, can't keep up with who's ahead etc, feeling very anxious for all of you
, and I'm not even in it! Hang in there, keep going with the votes. Remember, it's a marathon, so need the stamina to keep going! 
Keep calm, carry on getting the votes!
You've all done so well and whoever wins deserves our support! Honestly, I wouldn't be able to put that much effort in - my life wouldn't allow it. I take my hat off to you all!
i think I will just enter Paris myself for 2015, pay a coach and go from there!
Last year seemed so easy compared to this!
My word.........every time I check there's a different person in the lead.........this is addictive viewing (although I'm sure for everyone involved, tomorrow can't come quick enough.
At the rate some people are getting votes in , someone could easily be 600 votes behind with 2 hours of voting left and still come out winning. Crazy!
Full respect to everyone. Like DS2 said, last year was a few notches below the intensity of this year. We only had to focus on keeping the thread alive - no worries with working full time on Facebook and Twitter too.
I take it you'll be pulling an all nighter Malcs and offloading the school run in the morning on to Mrs. Malcs!
Ha ha
Unfortunately Ady I can see no link between what I'm doing and the vote rises. If I could see a correlation between effort and results I would go for it but there isn't any, not for things done directly by me anyway.
All the big differences are being made by the people helping me out. There are quite a few of them now all contacting friends and passing on the word. They have been amazing and I can't thank them enough.
I will keep trying things of course but it's a bit hit and hope. The recent rally was spectacular and could easily happen again.
Looking forward to lunch tomorrow
Malcs we've got the local youth football team on it, I don't know if it will help or hinder
Good work Mr P. I think I can get a good few in tomorrow morning but doubt it will be much above 20 I'm afraid!
Got another re-tweet from Liz McColgan - what a superstar in more ways than one!
Apparently next year those who make the final stage will have to jump out of a helicopter, spend a night in a rat infested cave and eat kangaroo testicles
Ha
it'll help I'm sure - Top man Mr P!
DS2 - that would be immense, thanks!
Kirsty has gone mad! I wonder if they really will do it just based on votes? If they do, I bet it'll be the only time they do! I think it will put a lot of people off entering.
how on earth would people that do really important jobs like Clive or Sarah be able to compete? ( no disrespect to the rest of us but those out there saving lives, working shifts etc just wouldn't be able to do this)
The girl is on fire and well done to her. I make that a 1000 vote swing today, no? That's outstanding voting. With support like that you can do anything.
Team baldie has been all but wiped out in one surgical strike!
But we're not dead yet....
Wow.....that's impressive voting - over 40 an hour (and yes, I did have to use a calculator to work that out) or two every three minutes. I think those that have been eating kangaroo testicles over the past few weeks would have struggled to muster such strong support!
Definitely not dead yet.
Well I think I had a similar swing on Sunday Ady so you never know
The whole thing is a nonsense. The point of the competition seems to have been lost.
lets be honest, there will only be 30 or 40 regular forumites interested in what happens during the training and yet they have just tarnished the competition by making it a Facebook & Twitter frenzy.
Their choice but it's no longer credible.
Good point DS2, but I think there is also the opportunity to open this up to a wider audience. OK a lot of the people that might have voted may never come back to the RW website to check on the training, but Runner's World like so many other companies and products are using social media to promote and drive their sales/website footfall, so i don't blame them for going with the flow. In previous years you had to join the forums to be able to vote, is that still the same for this year, or can anyone just come on the site and click to vote?
You don't have to sign up KR.
Gotta take the rough with the smooth though. I had an amazing comeback on Sunday and earlier today so I can't complain.
I'm 800 behind now so I need whatever happened to happen again or tomorrow I'm out of it. I have just googled the phrase 'hero to zero'
Just a thought, are people voting for the right bald bloke?
Knight Rider - I think most of Malcolm's support voted for Kirsty, she's far better looking than Malcs.