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You mean you go to Uni AND study !?! ;o)
Which schedules will you all be following?
I'm studying, and hoping to use, the 'ultimate' sub-4plan from this web-site
Hey, Meggles.Come next April 17th, you'll SO regret not doing the race. Go on, get a form. You KNOW you want to!!
Dan, I'm a mature student. Does that explain the studying part?!
just out of interest, Are you working full time also?? Is it a part-time or distance learning course??
I only ask as it is somthing i am thinking of doing as some point..
Dan
I am doing a full time Psychology with Criminology degree. I've been working full time over the summer (since my 2nd year exams finished at end of May). During term time I work part time, last year I worked one day a week at the same place I temped over the summer (same place I'm back at now) and I also teach ballet on Saturdays. Am lucky enough to be qualified to do something that pays a lot better than bar work!
Since I'm about to go into my 3rd year tho, I am going to try and survive on just teaching this year as last year I worked too much and had a bit of a last minute panic before exams!
My student loan just about covers my rent so I have no choice but to work to live! I certainly recommend going back, and I love being a student! Email me if you have any other questions!
You have to be pretty committed to achieving it but I'm glad I went back to studying.
Looking forward to being just behind him in the FLM [Yeah, right!!]
i started the sub 4 thread last year so glad someone else has kicked things off this year.i have serious unfinished business with FLM so i have put in a ballot application and got onto my friends at macmillan.i have raised loads for them in the past so i'm as confident as i can be that i will get in one way or the other...this will be the third flm and fourth marathon,started about two years ago with crash course for new york 2002.have done pb of 4.27 in the heat in 2003 when i should have got around 4.10-not quite a paula scale disappointment i will admit.last year i was hamstrung by an ingrown toenail over christmas and the arrival of baby no 4 which put a crimp in the long runs,and tailed in in 4.45.at the moment i have a groin strain,but should be back up and running before long.
stylish-which bit of london are you in?-i am based in wandsworth and work in the city,looks like long runs will be monday nights this time around.i quite often run home in the evenings when i am fit and also do a certain amount at lunchtimes,which luckily for me are quite stretchy...
i'm not doing the windsor half but will try and get to somewhere like reading....don't get many pink tickets for racing,sadly-see baby no 4 above....
plenty of tips for the day itself,but the best one at the moment is to put a fast time on your form,you can drop back pens if on the day you don't think you're going to go that fast but the nazi marshalls-just kidding guys-aren't keen for you to move forward,and if you get boxed in by the mister men and the wombles it can be frustrating...i put 4 hours.
off to last years sub 4 page to get everyone over here...
I actually live in East London but work in South West London not too far from Wandsworth actually. I worked in the City for about 10 years around the Fenchurch Street area. Very good times they were especially in The East India Arms and Duke of Somerset.
I'm doing my "long" runs on Sundays just to get used to morning running as the race is at that time.
Stylish
Where do you plan on going on your long runs. I know East London and the East End well. Perhaps we can meet for some training during the build up!!
Any advice from anyone in the Brighton/Shoreham area gratefully received.
Dod you guys have a good weekend?
Watched PR crash and burn last night, but I thoght Tracy Morris did us 'mid-to-back of -the- packers'proud!
Just a quick query - if you don't get a ballot place but get a GB place instead, do you have to quote your finishing time again or do they just go off what you put on your ballot form?
Only reason I'm asking is cos I wish I'd but a slightly quicker time on my ballot sheet. I don't expect to get in through the ballot but Children with Leukaemia have guaranteed me a place regardless so I know I'm running.
I'd imagine it will be the time you tell the Charity as you don't actually have a place throught the ballot so there not gonna know who you are!!.
Only problem may be if you do get a ballot place. Charity will probably want their place back for another runner, although you can still raise money for them if you want...but then you would start according to your ballot time
I think her mind was up for it but when she felt empty, and the others were still going away I don't think she knew what to do. it must be a crushing blow when she expects so much of herself!
Any negative criticism of her must be coming from people who have never run a decent distance, let alone a marathon, at that pace in those conditions.
On a different note....when will the bleeding weather get better so the thought of going for a run becomes attractive again!?!
You're right about the weather though.It's very hit and miss at the moment. Went out in a waterproof and long-sleeve top this morning, and by the time I reached the sea-front the sun was out! Shouldn't complain though, I suppose.
Just gottime to see Kelly getthe gold {or not} before work.
I know it sounds awful but I hope I don't get the ballot place so that I can quote a better finishing time.
Am I doing the right thing by taking a break or should I be pushing myself to continue with my training?
I don't want to take too long a break otherwise I'll undo the little bit of progress I have made but I feel like I've no energy.
Any suggestions/advice?
Kitten a few days break is not going to undo the progress you have made. If you feel like you have no energy then I can't see the point of running. Leave it a day or so and then just jog a short distance to see how you feel.Take it from there. One thing is for sure, which I'm slowly learning, is this training soon takes over your life and there's very little time for anything else. If you do try and cram everything in it will take it's toll sooner or later. You have to prioritise everything you do. That includes proper rest.
Stylish.
kitten, i had to take a two-week break before a 10K this month due to injury, and i still ran the whole way through without problems. listen to your body; you'll be back out there when you're ready.
I have unfinished business with FLM03 where I missed sub-4 by just over 7mins so bring it on!!
also part of my Ironman training so need to run this one.......