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VLM 2018!!
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It is on your right as you enter the hall after picking up and activating your running chip.
Free little goody bag for runners and spectators if you enter your name and email address on the iPad.
And a copy of Runners World magazine too - the downside is my picture appears in it a few times.
and on the television?
If you see me - race number 50087, running for NDCS - say hello!!!
Also discovered to my relief that I will be starting in my preferred pen after all - 5, which I understand is 3:45-3:59 - doing away with my previous plan to have to weave my way from the 4:15 pen to hang with the 3:59 pacers. So, that’s cheered me up. Still planning on running with my Camelbak and 2L of fairly strongly mixed Tailwind; I’ll top up with water on the way around as required. Very dry feet for some reason, will need to lube up (!!) but my niggly injury from a couple of weeks ago seems to have gone as best as I can tell.
So, today is a lazy morning followed by a lazy afternoon and a pasta party for my charity. I’ve decided to resist the allure of the Finsbury Park parkrun, as I’m taking no unnecessary risks, and I’m still freshly massaged from Wednesday, so feeling about as limber as I get (which, for someone with the normal flexibility of an anvil, is a good thing).
Have a fantastic race, everyone, and remember to smile
Anyone know how many “waves” there are, I’m 7, is that the last out?
Can anyone tell me what the predicted time for pen 2 is? I put down 3 hrs 30 predicted and I've been placed into that pen which I think seems a little too high.
Given the weather I'm starting to think that maybe I should aim for a slightly slower time....
Good luck to everyone tomorrow.
Pen 2 = 3:15
The pacer will be at the back
There are 9 waves
Oh, and let's hear from you on how it went next week
Anyone who had to withdraw, please remember to re-register around June time, if you miss it you cannot reclaim your place.
Can I request that one of you starts the VLM 2019 thread as soon as you have re-registered please - it does not look as inviting if I did it.
start / continue training NOW
I knew I wasn't race fit so I took it much easier than normal and still managed to slow down further !
Hats off to all finishers - especially the ones taking 7 or 8 hours - that's a long time in that heat.
Was tougher for pacers as we had to ignore the regular 'advice' to rethink our goals - we had no choice.
Running in pairs was harder as no two pacers are identical in strategy/fitness/preparedness. A few of the 43 went over their targets by up to 25 seconds despite us normally being able to run about a minute a mile faster for the distance historically.
I believe one had to drop out (but the other pacer saw those following all the way on time.
One was 52 minutes slow after twisting his foot on the discarded bottles.
I had to run a negative split to catch up with my co-pacer
It was all worth it as got some thanks and hugs from those I helped get to the finish line. I really hope I get selected to pace again next year.
Well played everyone.