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Sub 3:00 FLM 2005
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Good luck to you all! I'll be in pen 2, blue start, number 1618 wearing a rather (lairy looking) red British Heart Foundation vest!
See you at the start line! ... and hopefully the finish!
I still have 3 Grandstand tickets if anybody wants - can be collected from me at green start.
My shoes are lime green, with the yellkow shirt makes me look like a tub of Flora.
Might take you up on the tickets, as the wife and kids will be coming down with me, and I can give them to them at the start line. Are you in pen 1?
Sure we'll spot each other given the shoes.
I *may* also have a couple of tickets to the official Flora party which is in the sports bar very close to the finish going spare. I've been dying for a pint for the last booze-free month and last year it was free alcohol at the party - guess a pint sounds good now, but not sure about 12:45 on Sunday...
Any takers?
I'm in an anonymous white t-shirt and black shorts in a pen yet to be determined at the blue start. I don't know any of you in real life but I hope to see some of running towards the finish line with 2: fiftysomething showing on the clock.
Good luck all, I hope you get the time your hard work deserves.
Just about to go home now. So lets go for 30m away from the bag trucks in the direction of pen2 at the green start.
My club is Trent Park. I am a smallish chap with darkish hair.
I'll look out for your blue vest and shoes.
Fingers crossed!!!!
I'll be watching on the TV. Hope you all (girls included) sort out your pacing plans. I'll see you all next year.
I know I am definitley not meant to run this year as I have just had a bout of food poisoning so feeling as sh*te as I do, I would have been even more gutted if I hadnt been injured already!!! Posted off my withdrawal slip today.
Green start, pen 2. White top with British Airways across it, blue shorts...Number 28161 don't confuse me with the two other British Airways club runners at Green start who are both sub 2.50 runners....I'll be behind them!
Afterwards I will join my club collegues who marshall the 6 public crossing points from mile 25 to the end....you may spot them as you run by as you are directed by a big line of people in the middle of the road holding a tape down on side of the road or the other....doing this means I don't get home till late, but will still be logging on to see how you all got on...good luck everyone, enjoy the day.
BR
Good luck everyone, may all your finish times begin with "2", and I look forward to reading the reports on Monday!
Good running all!
Angus 30620 Green
all the best to all runners tomorrow
green start for me
my new mantra..."i love the isle of dogs...i love the isle of dogs...i love the isle of dogs..."
next post on sunday or monday
I'm red start, pen 1, 40265, Blue vest and shorts, with "Jerusalem Runners" on the back.
Looks like a great day weather-wise though.
10k 41.45
20k 84.40
HW 89.20
30k 128.0
40k 175.00ish
fin 3.05.20
Calves started cramping at 14m, and missed two carb stations. So the whole thing was a bit of a cock up.
Could have done with cooler weather, but a totally enjoyable experience and a PB.
On now to Vienna in May, for another crack at it.
6:56, 6:33, 6:18, 6:36, 6:42, 6:52, 6:32, 6:45, 6:45, 6:41, 6:44, 6:47, 7:05, 6:54, 6:46, 7:18, 7:16, 7:27, 12:16 (GPS out), 4:56(?), 8:01, 8:15, 5:41 (?), 10:29 (?), 8:30, 8:08, 4:02 (0.55mi)
Total - 3:13:20ish
Interestingly I managed to run an extra 0.5mi or so, otherwise it may have been a lot closer to target.
Another example of going out too fast and suffering, although I don't think I could have beaten 3:05 on the day, however I ran.
JEJ
Here's my take as a visior from Jerusalem, Israel.
Brilliant organisation. I was at the "Red Start" - based on my predicted result I was in Pen 1 and I ended up in about the 3rd row! In short, a fast start with no delay between chip and gun time!
Problem 1: my old friend the stitch kicks in right from the start. Ok. Not disasterous as I can cope (this was meant to be short but ...)
During my 6 days in England I haven't seen much sun - clouds, rain, etc...During the race there was not *1* cloud. Which is great for the spectators (more about them later) but not so good for us runners. No shade on the course and around 16C.
OK. I was aiming for a 1st half of 1:26:30 and ended up 1:27:10 - I felt OK about that overall as I felt that the conditions (heat) were not ideal for me.
Also I was running "by feel" and trying not to push myself. Past the half and until mile 20-21 (32-34k) I was feeling good - (except for the stitch) - increased the pace a bit and hopes of a really good result.
At that point I hit something - not a wall but a definite hump. I couldn't keep up my earlier pace and 6:30-6:40 miles started slipping to 6:50 - 7:00.
I think all my miles were sub-7 except for mile 25 which was 7:27! Oops that was really bad and could have been influenced by looking out for my sister-in-law at our "pre-arranged " spot - they saw me - and Paula and Lel and co but I missed them - the crowds were *phenomenal* - probably more so than normal due to the unEnglish weather. Deafening noise and lined 4-5 deep.
I managed a little better in the last 1.2 miles (8:27) and a 2nd half of around 1:29:25
Felt really bad not lomg after the finish - nauseous and pale. I'm fine now.
If I never drink another drop of Lucozade Sport it will be too soon!!!
After I finished I had thoughts of last marathon/ break from marathons...
We'll see how this washes up!
Anthony. Jerusalem, Israel.
I went through the half in 1:29 and 20 in 2:16:30 - really thought I had it in the bag at that point ... until I got a really really bad lower abdomen pain that was niggling at me and seemed to get really intense at times. I managed to slip on average 1 min /mile in the last 10k
Came in to an energetic sprint finish for 3:06:50 (pain seemed to subside a little then!)
Anyway, not a bad effort for a first marathon I guess - sub 3 will have to come next year though...
Currently nursing my painful stomach - rather annoying because I have more energy now than I have had after some of my long training runs! Was hoping to put it to good use and walk up the pub in bit!
And now I have sun burn as well!!
He ho.
Bluerunner.
I was at 22 miles dead on 2hr 30 mins , so 4.2 miles in 29.59 mins was just about do able.But I faded in last 1.5 miles and that was it.
3 hrs 02 mins.
On reflection the fact that I was still having chiro practor work and traction for my back in mid february I suppose I should be pleased.
Hottest FLM I've done in last 5 yrs.
The sun effected me most by making me run further, seeking out shade where available. Annoyingly my Garmin got very confused around Canary Wharf, but by mile 13, I'd noticed that I'd already run an extra 0.3 - it was probably more in the second half.
On reflection, I don't think I hit any sort of wall - just fatigue, firstly in the quads from about 15miles, then cramp in calves from 22. Perhaps I could have pushed harder, but now I know what I need to do to get under 3 hours - only a matter of time. Next time round I'm going to try to maintain a much quicker pace on my long runs - I found that I was just jogging along at 8+ min miles - I think it would be wiser to develop a 20 mile pace at around 7's and do a good 3 - 4 runs like that.
Commiserations to those who didn't make it but still achieved times that some people can only dream of.
Good luck for future races,see you next year.
Finish time watch says 3:00:58
13.2 miles 1:27:30
20 miles in 2:15 so still on.
From this point on, noticed loads of runners dropping out and walking. By mile 24 not feeling good cramps, rubber legs, dizziness.
Miles became 7 something when I needed a couple of 6:50's
24 miles 2:44
Tried to pick-up the pace - just couldn't.
Last mile 8 something and very hard to move.
26.385 3:00:58
Well Done Anthony Waller, you passed me at around mile 10, if you were the one in the Jerusalem Runners shirt. Yes, happy not top see a LS for a while, stomach churning.
Seems all of our times were down a few minutes - the heat?
But well done everyone, seems we all battled to the finish. We should be all proud of ourselves, a great marathon and a great day.