Comrades 2018

Becca7

Thanks both. November has been a bit of a disaster running wise as I got piriformis trouble at the start of the month and had to walk all of New York Marathon. It was still a great race but I want to go back and do it properly. The piriformis calmed down then I got lower back trouble. I managed a slow 99th marathon yesterday as I got a hip flexor niggle too so I might be walking round the caravan park for the next one. 

lowrez

Hope all your niggles dissolve away Becca - Have a great 100th today - is there going to be a party? Will there be cake?

Debra Bourne

Becca, sympathies for all of those. Hope all goes/has gone as well as possible today.

Becca7

Thanks all. There was indeed cake and . I played it safe and walked but finished my 100th. 

Becca7

Debra Bourne

Becca, congratulations! Here's to getting on top of those niggles.

Terry48

Very well done Becca - and especially hard earned with that injury!  Enjoy some rest and also some celebration.  I hope the injury resolves quickly.

Slow Duck

Becca - congratulations on your 100. Great achievement.

lowrez

Brilliant achievement Becca - where and when did you do your first marathon?

Southern Snail

Many congratulations Becca. Great cake!

Matt..

Congratulations Becca, great stuff. Get well soon

Becca7

Thanks all. First marathon was Edinburgh in about 2009. I hated but for some reason signed up again for the next year, plus got places for Malta and London and hated those too. I ran Edinburgh for the second time celebrating that it was my last ever marathon. 

Southern Snail

Edinburgh 2010 was my first. I was thinking you must have started about 20 years ago. That's phenomenal to have done that many. Congratulations and heal soon 

lowrez

Wow - we need to form a club! My first marathon was Edinburgh in... hmm... er... London was 2008 and I got in on the five refusals rule which was all I was trying to do after Edinburgh... so that would be 2003? I must look at the medal and see if it has a date.

So when you guys ran it was it still starting and finishing in Holyrood Park?

Becca, that is amazing to have done 100 in such a short time!

Hang on a mo though - here comes the discussion about what constitutes a marathon... years prior to that I'd done 4 K2Bs... but they aren't marathons... they are 40 mile ultras... its pitched as a walk, but I ran them, like a lot of other crazy people do... but what are the 100 Marathon Club rules, do they count towards the total?

Becca7

Edinburgh started on Calton Hill and pretty quickly the route left the city to go along the coast and back and finish in Musselburgh. 

That K2B race might count. Walking events are only excluded if running is prohibited. The idea of walking 40 miles is horrific. 

Debra Bourne

My first marathon was the inaugural Greater Manchester Marathon in April 2012. My first ultra was a couple of months earlier - the London Ultra (50K) in February 2012. Beachy Head this year was marathon/ultra number 25 for me and of course I'm hoping to complete number 35 by sometime on 3rd December...

Having finished London to shortcut stupid conversations with people who think it's the only marathon, I have no wish to run any more big city marathons - I strongly prefer trail ultras and low-key events.

Slow Duck

My first marathon finish was London 1992 - first ultra finish was Comrades 1999.  hmmmmm I'm ancient...

Debra Bourne

Slow Duck: no, you just started at a younger age!

lowrez

SD; you are justified and ancient and you drive an ice cream van:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPjggN-KByI

jkissane

Congratulations on the 100th finish Becca, that's mighty impressive in < 10 years!

30 mile run ticked off for me on Sunday, ~4 mins slower than last year but who's counting Have my first ever trail event (26k)in the Dublin mountains next Sat, bit worried about how that will go but nothing ventured, nothing gained I guess.

justanothrrnr

Congratulations Becca,  fantastic achievement.   Get yourself better soon, walking Comrades is not an option!

Mac3

Congratulations Becca, mighty achievement in such a short period.  What's your next target?!

seren nos

Just catching up... well done Becca..

 working full time and commuting is killing me.love working but struggling with training.In bed by 7pm most nights so trying to get it in early......just trying to get into some routine before christmas to ramp up the training....

Can manage 8 miles now......

entered for Llanelli and Newport marathons in April

Debra Bourne

Five days into my 10-in-10. Was doing fine but now been struck by a cold, so wish me luck. Here's the bling so far... Weather has been a lot better than expected. Hugin Challenge yesterday was trail and I really enjoyed it. Relativity Run today was horrible - endless flat concrete. However the medal is great (and six inches across!). I'm raising money for Mission Rabies if anyone wants to support them: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/debra-bourne

Becca7

Thanks everyone. Hip is still being a bother but is better than it was. 

Nice bling collection Debra. Hang in there. 

Debra Bourne

Becca, glad to hear the hip is improving. And I do plan to hang in there - so long as I can get out of bed and breathe!

Southern Snail

Cool collection Debra - keep it up. Fudgeathon mmmmmm yummy

Mr Zuvai

Congratulations Debra! Great achievement
I hope everyone is going well and the the injuries are staying away

Running Rodent

How’s it going Debra? Hope you’re managing to keep warm!

Has everyone noticed there’s been an outbreak of common sense at Comrades HQ and they’ve agreed to accept chip times as qualifiers again? Which they always did anyway, despite flatly denying it in public .

Debra Bourne

RR: That's great news about Comrades HQ being sensible.

Note: I got my recent 2nd notice or whatever it's called and it didn't mention whether or not I was qualified in the information! Is this normal? Do I need to re-state my qualification?

Southern Snail, Mr Zuvai: thanks!

RR: yes, keeping warm - yesterday I wore four layer on the top half, windproof trousers over Skins, and hat, gloves and buff - only my eyes showing for most of the time. Had a horrible cold that really made Tuesday and yesterday tough - and it's the longest course (26.8 miles officially, 27.3 on my Garmin) and very strong winds and concrete sea wall to run on. Finished in just over 5 hrs Tuesday, jut under yesterday. Today at Ramsgate I was back to about 4:32, so obviously feeling better - and a more varied course (well, tarmac throughout, but with some uphill and downhill sections). Back there tomorrow, then Betteshanger trail path for the last two - assuming I don't twist an ankle or anything.