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Oooh I want one of those knitted Tapirs......they are so cute
I'm waiting (very very patiently) for B&B people to get up, breakfast at 0900 you said...So where the feck are you??? Am making noise now.
Thankfully no running today, or I would be in a serious bad mood.
Enjoy Easter Monday one and all
Ok, I'm officially excited now!
Me and the family heading out on Eurostar on Thursday. Will probably go to the expo on Friday morning. Plan to make it to the arc for pre-race meet up and pic and then to Corcorans in the evening.
Anyone else starting in the yellow pen?
Very worried about the industrial action on Wednesday / Thursday, my flight is on Thursday. Looks like there is a good chance that flights will be cancelled. Not the best preparation
Onetit......how about burnt toast under smoke alarm maybe that will get their attention
Rest day today on this beautiful Monday morning and had a great nights sleep last night without any interruptions from wild bizarre dreams.....sorry Picklelilly
Today I'm going to start packing ...thinking my case is too small
Bad Owl ...maybe check out Eurostar as a back up plan ?
Yeah may have to do this, there are 4 of us though and would need to get down from Manchester to catch the Eurostar so it is looking fairly pricey.
Hurrah, they have had breakfast, not so hurrah, they have gone back to bed! I am now playing music FULL BLAST
Will do! Which flight are you supposed to be on? I am booked on the 14:20
We are booked to fly on Thursday am from Heathrow With Air France
Lets hope strike is called off,negotiations ongoing and result will be known tues pm.
So tomorrow afternoon will know what's happening,could've done without this.They certainly know when to cause the most disruption.
Finger's crossed they negotiate and call off strike at last minute. They have called a second set of strike dates on 16th April onwards which will affect us going home...
Very worried about the industrial action on Wednesday / Thursday, my flight is on Thursday. Looks like there is a good chance that flights will be cancelled. Not the best preparation
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-birmingham-32166726
amazing
More info regarding strikes on independent website. Apparently airlines will confirm what's going to happen Tuesday afternoon. If with Air France I reckon you might be able to move flight to Friday if any availability, or cancel and get a train (is Eurostar affected by Govt transport workers strike, along with all other trains/metro/bus?).
http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/easter-holidays-french-airtraffic-controllers-strike-threatens-british-families-return-to-the-uk-10156871.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/french-airtraffic-controllers-strike-qa-when-is-the-strike-and-which-travellers-will-be-affected-10156903.html
Something to worry about other than the weather.
There's no mention of strikes this week on the Eurostar website, although they do have something about a strike on the 22nd, so hopefully OK.
BM - Loving your creativity and humour with the countdown images. Great stuff.
TD - Sorry you had to decide to pull out of the run. I was willing you to make it. But sounds like you've made the decision with your head and it's the right one.
Eggy - Best gold target ever!
On the baggage question. I used the bag drop last year and found it really easy to use, no waiting for either the drop off or the pick up and only a 5 minute walk to the Arc. If you are staying nearby then maybe you don't need to use it but otherwise I don't see any reason to avoid it. And there were plenty of toilets with no queues by the bag drop area when I got there just before the meet-up at the Arc. Expect lots of queues nearer to the start and the pens.
I finally received my cape for my superman costume for running VMLM. Tested it out on a 10 mile run yesterday and all my fears about drag and being tight around my neck were allayed. Added much amusement for my running buddies too.
Just a little matter of 26.2 to run this coming Sunday. Excited. Much.
PARIS 2015 list
Preferential pen (speed of light!):
1502 – 15West
Red pen (3hr):
4471 – Tricky-Dicky
5739 – Freddy 1
Yellow pen (3:15):
8283 – Robzzz
8368 – IrishAaron
8657 – Dirty Leeds Rob
8827 - Picklelilly
9780 - Rodeoflip
9787 – ParisRunner
11118 – Meadower
27120 - Hatter88 (if he can move up at Expo)
59968 - Heroine in a half-shell (tentatively, if I can move up at Expo)
Blue Pen (3:30):
14801 – Rick Budd (I’m guessing your pen colour here!)
14762 – Dom Norrish
19553 - Tuckster26
19810 – Nodster
27314 – Orapidrun
Purple pen (3:45):
26256 – E mmy
27188 - Chris Morgan 16
27869 – Thisisnatty
28493 - Formaggio
28679 – PC
29784 – Paul Gunn 64
29086 - Whaqatac
30737 – Running Rodent
31966 – MattL
31006 – Roger Doger 2
33158 – Scott the Walker
33222 – Eggyh73
Green pen (4hr):
38716 – Pistol101
38876 – acp’s husband
38906 – acp
39356 – Coops10
40515 – Rachelcgen
41107 – Berkeley Runner
43564 – Jellybum
45812 – Katherine Preston
46126 – Chunkytfg
46408 – Vikike07
46606 - TimR
46734 - Orbutt
????? – Helterskelter
????? – Pottermoss (guessing pen here until you give me a number!)
Grey pen (4:15):
51036 - Onetit
51054 - Whackers
52557 - City Fan
52919 - TinkerBEL
53313 – Nells
53450 – Benign Murmurings
55144 - Minniemonster
55772 – DJC77
56522 – HeatherS
58083 – Mike Drew 2
Pink pen (4:30+):
58034 – Heilan Coo
58313 - Leggymountbatten
58675 – Mattleydon
58825 – Jennifer Balls
59526 - Towney
60750 - KO'S
61404 – Joanna3
61542 – Heidi Barr
61571 – Dark Vader
61783 – Betzza
63936 – Peter Wray 3
64047 – EdinburghLoon
64381 – Amasis Saba
To find your number/pen - log in to your ASO account - http://www.asochallenges.com/, there is a large red box to the left of the screen, click 'my order' and your details are there. You should be able to change your pen on the day if required.
Nope, different flight, I am with Air France, leaves ten minutes earlier (in theory!)
Got goose pimples and welled up a bit... newly released teaser video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YHdziKTyrg
Ran 10 miles at MP today! I think I may be back in the game
Breakfast Run meet-up (8:30am at the Arc):
Eggy
Thisisnatty
Mr Thisisnatty
Nodster
Meadower
Berkeley Runner
Orapidrun
Meet up point is the left hand side of the arc if you are looking down the Champs Elysee.
Just been scanning through tv guide & found Paris marathon live on eurosport next week. I've set it to record
Woohoo Heidi !!! great news
Ok so I am by no means an expert at marathon running but I've done a couple and have learned a lot from the races and preparation that I've done, so maybe some practical advice will help calm the nerves?
1. Do not try something new on race day. No new trainers, no new breakfasts, no new suddenly drinking a gallon of squash before the start because you fear it's going to be hot. No new running belts. No new gels. No new snacks mid-race. etc etc.
2. I do not believe in drinking more than one cup of tea before the race (3hrs), a couple of small mouthfuls near the start thereafter will suffice. This is a personal decision based on the need to go to the loo frequently if I've had more than that. I do not believe that it will only take an hour to dispel a whole bottle of drink. I also think that you want to be mindful of how long you'll be out there - eg can you normally hold a bladder full of liquid for 3+ hrs? I know I can't.
3. If you are getting there pre-8am it is going to be cooler irrespective of what the midday sun does, you will want a throw-away kit to wear to the race and in the pen.
4. The toilet situation in the pen is woeful, don't go in there too early, instead use all the cafes etc outside of the pens. Once you are in the pens you are in! Take your own loo roll!
5. I was lucky enough to complete the marathon last year but for those who had to pull out mid-race it was very tricky to get home - make sure you take some form of money or a train ticket if you can otherwise you may be asking the locals to help you out with money!!
5. Once you are running drink when you feel thirsty. This means not drinking a full bottle of water from each station, it may just be a sip or two. Carry the bottle with you if you can so that you can drink a little bit when it tickles your fancy. If you are used to running with a hydration belt then this is the perfect time to wear it, prepare your own drinks for your belt.
4. It is unlikely to be Sahara weather right from the gun, don't get freaked out and drink a load of fluid for no reason, and don't start lobbing it over yourself unless it's starting to heat up - water on skin = chafe and blisters, only do it if required.
5. Gels - use whatever you have been practicing with, race day is not the time to practice something new in the vague hope that it'll work. Go into the race with a clear plan that you have talked yourself through, particularly your strategy for the 2nd half because your brain won't work as well as it should after half way and it's not the time to be trying to come up with clever plans! I actually have 2 plans, good day/bad day. It's best to stick with what you know.
6. You have 5 days to come up with a pace strategy for your race. Enjoyment will come from a well paced race, the crash and burn technique is excruciating and I wouldn't recommend it!! Start with a clear and obtainable goal, work out the pacing for it http://www.runnersworld.com/tools/pace-calculator and it may be prudent to work it out for 26.4 rather than 26.2 because races never come in at exact distance. When goal-setting you must be truthful to yourself, gage how training has gone and don't over-reach, go off conservatively as this gives you the option to absolutely kill it in the 2nd half if it's going well.
7. Whatever your plan and fitness level DO NOT GO OFF TOO FAST! This is even more relevant if it is going to be hot. Bank energy not time, it really has worked for me in the past.
8. Pack a bag of protein-based food for straight afterwards, I strongly believe in a bag of mixed nuts & dried fruits. This will vastly increase your recovery and shouldn't be overlooked or you won't have the use of your legs for the next 3 days!
9. I fully believe in compression tights - put them on as soon as you can after your race and don't take them off until you absolutely have to! I wear mine under regular leggings or jeans and no one is any the wiser!
9. Gold, Silver, Bronze? One of them should always be to complete the marathon - irrespective of fitness and experience this is a massive event and it doesn't always go to plan, PBs can't always happen.
After my first marathon (Paris last year) I learned a lot of things very quickly. One was that my training had to improve, and I had to treat training runs as run-throughs of the real thing. It is way too late now to try something new, but if this is your first one or even if it isn't and you still haven't got things pinned down, and you intend to run another marathon one day then I have found great use out of taking my LSRs way too seriously! I wake up 3hrs before and I eat the breakfast that I will be eating on race day. It's changed throughout the last 12 months, I've had time to see if something works a bit better or not so much. I've played around with how much drink I can have pre-LSR when it didn't matter that I needed 3 wees on my route! I have also practiced and practiced and practiced my gel strategy, different gels, different timings, different ways to carry them, different ways to actually eat/drink them etc.
For my first marathon I had half a small energy bar 3hrs beforehand, it really wasn't even close to being enough but I'd never thought about what I'd actually have on race day and I'd never had breakfast before any of my LSRs.
Please try not to freak out!! The training is done, the weather is uncontrollable, weather you use bag drop or not is not a massive decision, turn up earlier if you want to use it, just make sure that you are fit and on the starting line ready to go in kit that is comfortable, the colour of your vest is unlikely to be of great consequence, fitness and strategy will be, if you have planned everything beforehand then things will take care of themselves as soon as you start running.
Enjoy yourself - this is going to be EPIC!!
Ooo thanks HiaHS, I'm all psyched up and ready
*jumps around excitedly*