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Cardiff Marathon 2005
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i missed the bit in the middle
oh for an edit button
Catch up with Dawn in a bright yellow t shirt.She was running with her hubby-and Id heard them arguing from mile 12 .She didn’t want to hold him back-and needed a walk.He wanted to stay with her.Eventually he heads off and Dawn starts to look happier.now she can run her own race.I know that feeling.We chat for a little while, and the she gets her pace back and heads off into the distance.
Past the stadium(no gin this time)
Hit half marathon point in 2.20-that’s quite good for me these days----
and back out onto St Mary street where I stop briefly to chat with one of my ex colleagues-a senior nurse from Cardiff
“What are you doing here Ruthie?”
Quoth I
“Oh just running my 25th marathon”
And then who should come loping along but Matt the Brum!!
Goodness this is more of a social event than a race!!!!
Am sorry to hear he has pulled out
He runs with me for half a mile or so-and then Im on my own again
Just as well
Im at the snivelly feeling sorry for myself stage-and it can only get worse.
Well I was still moving forward –albeit slowly so am surprised to reach 15 miles in 2.44
What?
Im walking a LOT here
Right
Here comes the barrage again
Team Macmillan are shouting for all runners now-that’s nice.
Im noticing a pain in my right instep and I know my back and chest are slowly being rubbed away
It hurts
Im huffing and putting one foot in front of the other
Glucose tablets aren’t working
Oh god we arent even at 18 miles yet
And my Garmin seems to be 0.4 miles in front of the mile markers.
People start to overtake me-but they are people hobbling and limping
Im not even injured-but I just cant get going.
You must be slightly deranged to do 2 marathons so close together!!
But then again I cannot even contemplate 1
Good to meet you at the start line Matt the Brum. You looked like a man on mission in the first mile- and I couldn't see you after that! Sorry that you had to pull out. I would be well happy with your half marathon time though.
Still feeling a bit jaded after what is after all my 7th slowest marathon. Still can't be too bad as I'm looking in the race calender to see what races I can enter in the next few months. Doing the legoland 10k next week- only for laughs though.
didnt i say id get mac donalds in the report
abingdon
ok its full
er marathon silly season is now over
er how about the cornish on nove 20th?
or you will have to go abroad
TTM, how on earth do you manage to run without looking at your watch? I'd be looking in shop windows and the Town Hall for any clues. I even asked the Garmin boys for cross checks on distance to back it all up.
Snowdonia? No chance.
I appreciate the Tin Man thoughts. I know those legs. WD40 anyone?
PS If you write to the organisers (SAE?)I'm sure that they'll send a medal if you completed the course.
but at least all the bleeding wasnt over my sheets
i was away on a course
Im ok now
bit sore
ready for sunday
you doing it?
I can't walk.
I dont like to ask
but-er i havent seen a soda head report
I can't believe that this was only his second marathon, and that his first was in London this year, with 2:42. I don't think that there were many other Loftus AC club mates at cardiff.............
Hippo - your just amazing, how do you do it.
Im starting to feel alot better, my legs are getting faster and thankfully the sicky feeling has almost gone.
am jealous as out of the runnign game at the mo prob stress fracture so only light jogging til diagnosed properly on 2 nov.
glad you all seem happy, and hippo great to see youre still mad nuvver mara on sun!!
noooooooooo
Getly
i do it shittily and slowly
then you can keep doing em
(its still hard work for me tho)
ahhhhhhhhh
Damage? My legs are very swollen around the ankles, my quads, hamstrings and calfes are stuffed and I have 3 nasty toes. One is really very bad, no nail left and very red and swollen right through the toe. Back to flat footed walk and blatent hobble. Lifting up the hips rahter than roll the foot.
But I don't care, no not one little bit. If I had the time again, i'd do it again. Not a doubt about it!
Damage is temporary and I am now officially having a break until it's sorted, but the achievment and memory of Cardiff is forever!
:0)
Damage report down here was mostly psychological rather than physical. Swimming / drowning on Monday did not help matters. Feel better today and have been out for a couple of enjoyable and very relaxed runs.
Still no news from Sodahead???
That's it marathon wise til the spring for me. I think Rome or Rotterdam (if I don't get into London). Anyone know of any other goodies (having run London, Paris, Hamburg, Madrid and Prague) already which are all spring races
I met your auntie helen on my course
abo is net weekend
<<scoobs does the honesty thing yet again>>
BLOODY annoying as I could have got a better time!!!!!!!
:0/
MEASURED.
There were TWO British Championships within the RACE.It was Measured by Calibrated Wheel by TWO GRADE ONE Measurers.
Plodding Hippo is also misguided, Last years Race also had a 6 HOUR Cut Off !