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Paris Marathon - 2005
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After my first marathon I said "never again", but you do forget and there's nothing like it is there:-))
Not sure what its called but i can get free entry. A friend of mine has knows the manager who has offered free entry to a select few at work?
Will keep you and GuyW informed.
Legs still a bit sore. Toe recovering well.
Should be fighting fit by next week!
Bring on my second marathon! Although, I think that Sue would kill me if I even looked at another marathon entry.
Still toying with the idea of dropping down to watch London - my heroine Liz (I finished Athens) Yelling is running.
For those that don't know, I live in a beautiful and expanding city called
Milton Keynes.
Coopersrow lives in a sh***y little town 13 miles from me, called Northampton.
But fear not. Northampton will soon just be a suburb of Milton Keynes.
Anyway i'll probably be at woolwich then i'll head down to the mall see if i can stop that mad priest trying to give someone a rugby tackle again this year.
Anyway good luck to those taking part and let us know what yous be wearing so i can give you a shout as you go by.
Tim - 42503
Fatty - 24290
David M - 34229
CoopersRow - 46298
Carpet - 14550
Go Martini - 42285
Guy W - 26085
NeilE2 - 27168
Tiger - 24090
Frankeee - 8611
Shiva-14207
bern- 28015
Halfpint harrier - 28595
Neil E Dunnin - 32215
The Sinc - 32257
Phillip H - 42506
Peut-etre loggez-offez maintenant...
Anyone who has ever been to Milk and Beans, will know that it is full of roundabouts, with no pubs (except in the centre) with about as much character as a banana sandwich, with no banana in it!!!! As for Northampton being a suburb of it, just because MK is classed as a city, there is no chance. Any city that is basically a grid with all the street names beginning with horizontal and vertical, has got to rubbish!
Can't get your own football team so have to steal someone else's, and you're still shite!!
Need I carry on.......(give us a kiss)
I have now done 2 under 4 hrs
Its not rocket science - you get out what you put in - 14 miles is a long way but not real prep for a mara
a year after my 5:15 i decided i wanted to do it "properly"
i trained like a pixie using the whizz kids programme - i can send it to you if you want - this had me running tues/thu/fri and long runs sunday at the most i had to do 3 x 18 miles on succesive sunday
all the sub 3 hrs on this board will be training harder than me - thats why they deserve to be sub 3
look at running bhoys schedule (don't do it as he is a lunatic) - thats why he can do Paris /London back to back - he deserves it
Strange how it goes.
Hope to see some of you on Sunday give us a shout if you see No. 28969.
Starting to carbo load again, and looking forward to it.
Bogtrotter - 29228
Tim - 42503
Fatty - 24290
David M - 34229
CoopersRow - 46298
Carpet - 14550
Go Martini - 42285
Guy W - 26085
NeilE2 - 27168
Tiger - 24090
Frankeee - 8611
Shiva-14207
bern- 28015
Halfpint harrier - 28595
Neil E Dunnin - 32215
The Sinc - 32257
Phillip H - 42506
Running Bhoy - 3068
Tim - 42503
Fatty - 24290
David M - 34229
CoopersRow - 46298
Carpet - 14550
Go Martini - 42285
Guy W - 26085
NeilE2 - 27168
Tiger - 24090
Frankeee - 8611
Shiva-14207
bern- 28015
Halfpint harrier - 28595
Neil E Dunnin - 32215
The Sinc - 32257
Phillip H - 42506
Running Bhoy - 3068
Gaza Running 34988
As someone said I looked focused , and i just thought I was knackered.
For those back to backing Good Luck , Had a couple of days in London before returning to the Unholyland , managed to get to the London Expo a lot more resonably priced and more general running stores flogging stock , but no wine
Already back into the training with no aches or pains at all , Had Dead Boring round for a celebratory glass of champagne and he has already commited to Paris next year so will see you all back there no doubt ,
Want to have that glass of champagne at 41 km, next time. Last Sunday I thought i was going to vomit at that point must of beeen that 400 lb gorilla on my back making me feel like shite
Tim - 42503
Fatty - 24290
David M - 34229
CoopersRow - 46298
Carpet - 14550
Go Martini - 42285
Guy W - 26085
NeilE2 - 27168
Tiger - 24090
Frankeee - 8611
Shiva-14207
bern- 28015
Halfpint harrier - 28595
Neil E Dunnin - 32215
The Sinc - 32257
Phillip H - 42506
Running Bhoy - 3068
Gaza Running 34988
David Garaway 24057
I think I'd rather do an Iron Man, than shadow you for a day at work.
Bogtrotter - 29228
Tim - 42503
Fatty - 24290
David M - 34229
CoopersRow - 46298
Carpet - 14550
Go Martini - 42285
Guy W - 26085
NeilE2 - 27168
Tiger - 24090
Frankeee - 8611
Shiva-14207
bern- 28015
Halfpint harrier - 28595
Neil E Dunnin - 32215
The Sinc - 32257
Phillip H - 42506
Running Bhoy - 3068
Graz - 12476
Has anybody managed to tape the marathon from Eurosport2? I checked my TV guide, it said it was going to be on, so I set the video to record at the correct time and channel (on long play - 6 hrs worth), and ended up with 6 hrs of the same Eurosport news bulletin, repeated over and over and over and over and over and...... you get the picture. Very disappointed. If any body does have footage, I would really appreciate a copy.
Managed to log on to the pics site last night at 00.45. 4 pics of me - 2 decent 2 rubbish (esp the Henrik Larsson impersonation - not really the same!!). Was too tired to check anybody elses. Sorry. Now cant log on again.
Bag packed for FLM. Off first thing tomorrow. On same flight as a pal who did Dublin last year, so some good craic at least.
There's no doubt that serious training in any athletic discipline does pay dividends. However, most of us lead 'full' lives and can't devote the time needed to realise our potentials.
For many on this site, running is almost a religion - certainly a major leisure activity. That's wonderful for them.
However, it doesn't give them the right to 'look down' on others who make a life choice that running is just for fun.
At our gym, we've bodybuilders who deride runners/cyclists for their pathetic pecs/biceps,etc. But those bodybuilders couldn't run to the end of the street.
Also, we've runners who look down on bodybuilders because of their poor cardio stamina. But those runners couldn't lift a single decent-sized weight.
All these people are pathetic. They just can't accept that everyone doesn't want what they want.
Rant over
Bloody stupid if you asked me, I could've finished 10 seconds quicker!
Finally cured my craving for pizza and wine last night - although am troubled by the fact i couldn't finish the wine off. Perhaps a 3 litre box was a touch too ambitious...
RB - i think my sister attempted to record the marathon on Sky+ and was then going to transfer it onto tape. Am still waiting to hear from her if she managed to:
a. get Sky+ to record
b. record the right programme
c. transfer to tape.
Am guessing the silence from NW London is not a good sign. Will let you know. PS. are you out Pasta Partying in London on Saturday?