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seren nos - that is so frustrating - really hoping that injection delivers the result you need.
Terry - Hermes has not been on your side this year - sorry things have not worked out, but that itinerary looks fantastic. Do you have an eye on any particular marathon for September? I am popping over to Detroit in October, like you I want to qualify early for 2018.
After a visit to the chemist I was shocked that they recommended I commence eating normally again immediately to help work things through? A consequent browse of the NHS site advised a first step of soup and after some watered down French onion I think I may be cured, although I'm not totally convinced.
I found a great deal on a hotel room in the MK Dons Stadium with a pitch view; 3 course meal the night before, breakfast and a 5pm late check-out. All I have to do is wander out onto the start line and sub-5 it
I'm wondering if I should risk salty pretzels and Guinness as I watch London with my feet up tomorrow - I must be cured! Thanks for the best wishes all.
Hilton - seren nos, lambkin, Dannirr, lowrez
City Lodge - Becca7, Southern Snail, marty74, Slow Duck
Air France - Terry48, lowrez(arr.Fri2nd13:15)
Emirates - Becca7, Mr Zuvai, Debra Bourne, Running Rodent, Southern Snail
South African - marty74
27Aug Qualification Opens
06Sep Border Masters (M) WarrenK78-Q2:37-PenA
18Sep Kent Coyote (M) Mango-Chillie-Q4:26-PenG
09Oct Chicago (M) becca7-Q3:35-PenC, Matt..-Q3:06-PenB
09Oct Munich (M) Mac3-Q3:13-PenB
23Oct Abingdon (M) Southern Snail-Q4:22-PenG, seren nos-Q4:39-PenG, Slow Duck-Q4:35-PenG
30Oct Frankfurt (M) caashford-Q2:30-PenA
05Nov Thames Meander (M) marty74-Q3:18-PenB
04Dec California International (M) Dannirr-Q4:28-PenG
18Dec Portsmouth Coastal (M) Mr Zuvai-Q4:25-PenG, Running Rodent-Q4:33-PenG, Peter R-Q3:21-PenB
05Feb Gloucester (M) Odeon1085-Q3:10-PenA
23Apr London (M) Odeon1085
23Apr Benoni (M) Bike It
01May Milton Keynes (M) lowrez
02May Qualification and Race4Charity(PenCC) Closes
04Jun Comrades
Hope the above is correct for London etc and that I only chopped out non-qualifying history
seren nos, sympathies. That's very, very frustrating.
Hm, early qualifier for next year sounds sensible. When can we start? Of course, I -had- intended to qualify in December this time around but then lost 8 weeks to cuboid syndrome (would probably only have been 2 weeks if diagnosed properly to start with). And I'd rather like to spend some time adding in more speed work, carefully, and seeing if I can go sub-3:45 or even sub-3:40. But first to get to and through Comrades uninjured!
I ran Marathon Day marathon on 26th Feb (rather than Heartbreaker) and qualified with 3:59 (D). I also ran Boston (Lincs) last Monday in 3:54 - which would give me pen D again, so I don't think I need to inform them?
Thanks for the info about qualifying dates.
Firstly, thank you for the good wishes and inquiries while I was off at Marathon des Sables. I finished it in good spirits, a lot slower than I ever thought. To say it was epic would be an understatement, but as much as I enjoyed it, it was the hardest thing I've ever done. I was very well trained, and it was a daily battle to get though the stage. For those interested, I'll link to a full report in the near future.
As for Comrades: I'm probably not going to run this year. The reasons are two fold. I picked up an injury two weeks before MdS that is not healed, and I need it to heal properly - meaning I need to not run at all. Secondly, I need to rest well before a hard training program for Berlin. The timing go Comrades is a problem of that. Having said all that - I will go to Durban as a supporter for sure, and if I am well healed, I might take a stab at the run knowing that I will withdraw if things are not good.
lowrez - I sent you a fb message, hope you saw it.
RR, Becca - thank you so much for your messages re:MdS.
Well I said i'd be back later and on account of spilling a cup of coffee over the keyboard it's a lot later than intended. In addition to that having got hold of a keyboard the shower pump sprang a leak and water came through the ceiling onto the kitchen table, you guessed it, onto the keyboard. So I hvig one keyord with 5 letter keys thst do't wok d oe with severl keys which whe depressed type 2 or 3 letters t oce like rthisa...........
Bike It - good luck for tomorrow. The only time my son decided to get well and truly stuck into rugby we ended up in hospital with a broken collarbone
Hilton - seren nos, lambkin, Dannirr, lowrez
City Lodge - Becca7, Southern Snail, marty74, Slow Duck
Air France - Terry48, lowrez(arr.Fri2nd13:15)
Emirates - Becca7, Mr Zuvai, Debra Bourne, Running Rodent, Southern Snail
South African - marty74
27Aug Qualification Opens
06Sep Border Masters (M) WarrenK78-Q2:37-PenA
10Sep Jungfrau (M) Mac3-Q4:32-PenG
18Sep Kent Coyote (M) Mango-Chillie-Q4:26-PenG
09Oct Chicago (M) becca7-Q3:35-PenC, Matt..-Q3:06-PenB
09Oct Munich (M) Mac3-Q3:13-PenB
23Oct Abingdon (M) Southern Snail-Q4:22-PenG, seren nos-Q4:39-PenG, Slow Duck-Q4:35-PenG
30Oct Frankfurt (M) caashford-Q2:30-PenA
05Nov Thames Meander (M) marty74-Q3:18-PenB
04Dec California International (M) Dannirr-Q4:28-PenG
18Dec Portsmouth Coastal (M) Mr Zuvai-Q4:25-PenG, Running Rodent-Q4:33-PenG, Peter R-Q3:21-PenB
05Feb Gloucester (M) Odeon1085-Q3:10-PenA
26Feb Marathon Day (M) Debra Bourne-Q3:59-PenD
23Apr London (M) Odeon1085
23Apr Benoni (M) Bike It
01May Milton Keynes (M) lowrez
02May Qualification and Race4Charity(PenCC) Closes
04Jun Comrades
Jelly Bean - I love the way your post decayed into unintelligible roof leak keyboardish.
You remind me I ran the Preston Guild Marathon in 2012 (only once every 20 years) having taken 4 Imodium which worked perfectly. Can report that its not over yet - having partaken of some food earlier today it is leaving earlier than expected! Chemist said that if I'm still not right on Monday I need medical help... many have said I need medical help for years!
Not surprising a PW (Personal Worst) for me - or let's better say a come-back PB
I'm not immediately sure that I will run Comrades. I had to push myself in the second half today as hard as last stages of Comrades and I can't imaging that for up to 12 hours. I'll have to be a lot fitter so will judge later.
The course itself was undulating with probably 200m elevation and one horrible section on twisting concrete path in a golf course. It's the marathon I've done with the most turns and also the most potholes. On a positive note though the marshalling was brilliant.
Highlights were flybys by White Ibis, Hadeda and 2 male Peacocks on the course. Also I got to run across Miles Smart street, by which time they were beginning to smart I can tell you.
Lowrez, came on to see if you qualified today only to realise MK is next week, lots of time for things to sort themselves.
My last post took me ages to edit and in the end I gave up and went out today and bought a new laptop. The old one was 6 years old, battery lasted 10 mins and it took for ever to do anything on it. I needed a nudge. Just have to get used to the new one now.
It's been an expensive week, I replaced my shoe's and went out and ran 11.5m in the new ones. There have been 4 editions since I bought the last pair so it was about time. I thought they were a bit tight and hard for a few miles which showed me just how clapped out the old ones were. I'll find out on Tuesday if they make the long runs a bit more comfortable. Time was I wouldn't do a long run in a shoe that had done more than 200m but I've got a bit slack.
Dannirr: Well done for MsD, and good luck for getting your injury sorted. It's not easy to accept that real rest and no running is required.
jelly bean: sympathies for the computer keyboard problems. Do be careful going out for a long run in the new shoes so soon after starting to wear them. I went to the 1/2-day Marathon Medicine conference on Saturday and a sudden change in shoes was one of the things mentioned as being associated with increased injury risk.
Bike It: Definitely best to think of it as your comeback PB! Sounds like an 'interesting' course, and I appreciated the details on the avian fly-bys!
Did my loooong run for the campaign this weekend and felt good at the end, tired, but good
And with regards those supporter bus times, they sound really early to get to PM. Its only 30 minutes after the start and possibly only about 15 minutes after the last runner has crossed the start line!!! I know there will be traffic but it sounds excessive. I wondered if there were any other options since have a supporter with me for the first time.
Dannir - sorry to hear about Comrades this year but probably a wise decision. Running injured would only make it worse and be out for longer. Still you can call us all in at the end at PM instead!!!