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keep me in form as I love to meet fellow runners
Fozzy1
Best would be to have a forumite there who is not running, who could 'man' the position.
Would be top idea to meet before or after if poss.
One question - that maybe has been answered on this thread before, but does anyone know if they give out energy drinks at all? On the 16 miler this year they gave lucozade sport every five miles so was kinda hoping they'd be doing the same for the marathon....
Any ideas? ta!
fozzy1
Need to get your supporters out at strategic points with drinks and gels.
I'm hoping to have people at 3 locations, so plenty of chance for some energy if I'm flagging.
I'm 'on call' that morning now that I'm not running, in case the computers at work crash, but if Im around I'll hopefully be wearing my forumites top (Blue with yellow horizontal stripes) and on the bike
can anyone think of somewhere near to the start, that won't be too crowded, that we could meet up by - like woolworths maybe?
one year apparently a lot of people met up afterwards for food in a local pub - that was when it was just 8 and 16 mile runners so I don't know how that might go down with tired marathon runners?
I'd best rally the troops and place them at strategic points around the course so I get some sports drinks and food!!
How about sometime between 7:20 and 7:40(yes it's early, but it has to be with a start at 8am).
After the finish will be difficult as I guess we'll be spaced out by well over an hour. I'm going to shower and change in the pubic sports centre and hope to have lunch with my supporters somewhere but even meeting up for a quick drink around 1pm say would be good.
Reminds me of another tip - one of the things that always infuriates people in this race is that you pay extra for the baggage storage, and it's a bit of a scrum to hand in your bag too. If you can leave stuff in your car or with friends and just leave a disposable top in a corner somewhere, that might be worth it.
I tried a gel on my run yesterday. Mmm yummy. Easier to swallow on the run than glucose tablets. Bit expensive at £1.50 though.
I travel up from Penzance on the Sat & stay at my sister's in Long Ditton nr Surbiton
my times:
2002 4:39
2003 4:40
2004 hopefully 4:30 or sub 4:30
in 2002 there was Gatorade for runners
in 2003 there was only water & I had assumed there would be Gatorade !!! fortunately I had a munch in my bum bag - as I run fairly "slowly / easy" I usually always eat about Mile 10 on every marathon that I do - some sort of snack bar - not necessarily a dedicated runners one - the cake type nutrigrain - purple wrapper - is the usual, and I have a break & walk so's I don't choke on it ....
at Seaton Half (12 Sept) I pinned "paskha" in green writing on the back of my vest (in see thru plastic ofcourse as I tend to chuck water around) to match my HAYLE RUNNERS vest, above the KERNOW (Cornwall) badge
so if I don't see you outside Woolies I hope to see you on the course
as for the baggage store - I have to pay for it as I don't have a car - last year I had to walk to Kingston (over 2 miles) as my sister was off doing a bike thing !! and I'd also spent most of the previous day walking too - I don't mind normally but maybe not quite so much in the 24 hrs before a MARATHON
Good Luck to everyone - in case I don't get on to the thread again before the race
I'm going to check the human race website now for my name
Liz E - Hayle Runners
Energy drinks...Hmm I have a bit of a ritual before big races to have a mcdonalds Egg mcmuffin x2 and a big breakfast. Those energy drinks give me a stitch and heartburn.
I too have a pre-race ritual, it generally involves looking for alternatives to queuing for the wholly inadequate toilet facilities! At the Breakfast Run in March I did a good 2 laps of the town centre before I realised the hopelessness of the situation. Note that the Human Race website states under the 'Toilets' section: get to the toilets EARLY, allow at least an hour and a quarter before your start and do not leave it to the last minute!
So if I'm not outside Woolies, then you know I got it wrong again and am still queuing with crossed legs & clenched buttocks.
£1.50 for gels - don't know what variety that is but mine were only £1 (SIS-Go).
As for loos it is always a problem - for us men it is easier (a quick wee over the bridge down the towpath !!!!! see you there).
Roll on Woolies.
The loos are a bit of an issue for girls but at the 16 miiler in march the nice people at Carluccio's let me & my mate use their toilets!! Anything's worth a shot when you're in need esp. I always get pre-race nerves no matter how long the race is!
Already reduced long run yesterday to 16 miles
The next 2 weeks look like:
Mon - rest
Tue - rest
Wed - 8 miles
Thu - rest
Fri - 10 miles
Sat - rest
Sun - 6 miles
Mon - 6 miles
Tue - 4 miles
Wed - 4 miles
Thu - rest + carbs + hydration
Fri - rest + carbs + hydration
Sat - rest + carbs + hydration
Sun - what time do I have to get up !!!!!
Can we order weather conditions identical to yesterday please - superb at 7:30am, not a breath of wind, clear sky, not too cold, wonderful.
Happy tapering.
I got a place last week
I'd forgotten how boring and unpleasant treadmills are.
Final workouts in my schedule (which I haven't followed very closely) are a 5 mile tempo on Thursday, 12 miles on Sunday, and then 8x400m next Tuesday, plus some short slow ones. That sounds a bit aggressive to me, so I might do a shorter one Sunday and just a few strides on Tuesday. Would be a shame to get tired or hurt now.
Got a few good long runs in that have boosted my confidence but have not done any specific speed work. In fact, I think I'm guiltly of doing most of my running too fast which accounts for the interrupted schedule due to injuries! I'm still learning.
Started my taper this week.
Mon rest.
Tues 10.
Wed. rest due to travel
Thur. rest due to travel
Fri. 3.
Saturday 5m club handicap (wont really be racing though).
Sun. 10 down past Hampton Court.
Then next week a total of 20m
Mon. 5
Wed. 10
Fri. 5
Does that last week sound about right ?
In theory the final week should be roughly 25% of max mileage I believe, so your 20 says you'd peaked at 80 miles a week !!!! I'm impressed.
Toomuch, again personally I think 12 is too much a week before, I'm doing 10 on Friday as my last longer run.
But, hey, what do I know !!!!!!
There again, the Paris Marathon website proposes an astonishingly punishing schedule including, amongst other things, a 2 hour run on Sunday, 3 x 1km fast intervals on Wednesday, with 3 x 300m fast reps Friday, just 2 days before the race. Seems a bit much, but then they have twice the number of sub-3 finishers than the FLM, so maybe we're a bit too cautious.
You sound too fast Bubblecop - 52nd out of 4500 - you'll come in the top 10 at Kingston then.
That just about squeezes you under 3 hours for the marathon then, is that your target (rather better than most on this forum I guess)?
Next week we'll try and all put down our estimated finish times and see who ends up the closest (just for a laugh).