Isle of Wight Marathon

SHADES

Can't find a thread on this race.

so who's running this on Sunday?

TopSec

Sorry Shades,

Not doing it but will give you a wave from across the Solent as I do the Portsmouth Race for Life!!

TS

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Hope it's cooler than the Shakespeare Marathon, Shades. Good luck.

SHADES

TS - might see you whilst waiting for the ferry to Ryde then! Enjoy your race.

MRF - IOW marathon is renowned for being hard, hilly and hot. Having had my 'warm weather training' at Stratford i hope I'll be OK on 1 out of 3.
I did GWR (half marathon) last weekend, it was hot too, but I felt OK, in fact it felt quite cool in comparison.

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i'll come next year

SHADES

Good ed, you'll enjoy it. Only six quid to enter!

Looks like I am the only forumite then for this year......

[Deleted User]

Awwww good luck Shades, shame you're doing it on your own, so to speak ..

[Deleted User]

Hope your camera has a self-timer Shades . . how else will we see any evidence


Have a good 'un . .

SHADES

I'll have my medal, and there will be other runners there, I hope!

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But then again if there isn't you'll be first and last in the same race!!

Rob

P.s Hope you do well mate

Flipper

Good Luck Shades - hope it's not too hot!

SHADES

Only likely to be first and last forumite, some good runners do this race. Forecast is about 15 degrees which is perfect for me.

How are you Flipper? What races have you planned for later in the year, another marathon perhaps?

SHADES

I desperately want to break 5 hours on this course, unlikely I think this year.

2 years ago I did 5.23, last year I did 5.00.10 - we had some heavy rain, then the sun came out, if only I hadn't stopped to borrow a tissue from a marshal to wipe the rain off my shades I would have made it!

Flipper

You can learn from last year - take a tissue with you )

I've got a couple of 10K's planned and I'm thinking of doing the Sailsbury 5-4-3-2-1 in August.

Flying Ant

good luck Shades, its sure to be a nice day for running there

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or.... don't wear shades when it's raining




unlikely i know

Pammie*

Good luck Shades.

SHADES

Flipper - i did have a tissue, the rain was a torrential downpour and I was soaked completely from head to toe.

I've heard the 5 4 3 2 1 is a great event, have never done it as it usually clashes with the IOM. It doesn't clash this year, so I might do it although I was trying to avoid off road. Will let you know.

Ed - it was sunny when we stated the race and I have to wear the shades, it's my trademark

SHADES

Just an important message to say the Isle of Wight forumite social will go ahead, but has now been renamed the BILLY NO MATES SOCIAL and I won't bother taking my camera.

Flipper

Ahhhhh Shades! I'm feeling all sorry for you now, but maybe it confirms you're the most insane person on this forum as you're the only one mad enough to do this event? I think a round of applause is called for (clap, clap, clap...)

PS Maybe we can entice Ali along to the 54321 event???

Hilly

Shades have a great run! Wish I had the motivation to do as many marathons as you!

Flipper

I second that Hilly - Shades, you're an inspiration.

SHADES

I did manage to break the 5 hours. 4.55.38 by my watch, am really pleased as this is a hard marathon. This is a great race, but tough, and quite a few doing their first marathon over this course which is impressive. Am a bit tired today as didn't get home until 10.30 (having left at 5 am). Weather was perfect for running, about 15-17 degrees, mainly overcast, but a little humid perhaps.

The billy No Mates social went well, fish'n'chips and a cup of tea, sat on the sea front, lovely.

I was invited to 2 post race non-forumite socials, but declined.

Fliss - don't think Ali would do any other marathon exept FLM!

loubeloo

Just seen this post today.. Might well do the IOW marathon next year as have friends over there so that would be good and mean not having to get up too early...! This year was too close to FLM which was my first marathon, well too close for my liking anyway!!

That's a really good time as I can imagine the course is pretty tough too...fish and chips sounded yum! Nice one!

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Well done Shades - that's a very good time on a testing course. Obviously Robert didn't do it this year as I saw him yesterday morning running past Tesco. Anything else planned before the Discovery?

SHADES

loubeloo - I bought the fish'n'chips from a chip shop we ran past in the race. It's called 'The Cod Father' with a byline of 'we will batter anything', which made me laugh.

Dunnarunner - Ewan had a good run and finished in 3.47, perfect training for the Discovery.
Robert wasn't there, I think he may of got his dates wrong (again)as he will insist on using Run Down and then not checking the info is right.
Next 2 Sundays I am taking my girls out for a 10 and 12 miler for their half marathon training (Dartmoor Vale), then Plymouth half on the 30th.

loubeloo

And i thought you were eating your fish and chips whilst looking out to sea after having finished - fairplay to you!!
Where is that fish shop - it rings a bell, must have seen it myself sometime!

SHADES

loubeloo - it was after I'd finished! On the corner of George Street, which we had to run up, some hill that!

Hilly

Well done Shades!

Pammie*

Fantastic Shades

<<<<<another round of aplause>>>>>>

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Ewan seems to have got the marathon bug for one so young. It wouldn't surprise me if he didn't go on to do the Dartmoor Vale marathon after the Discovery. That'd make 4 marathons or further in less than 2 months.