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Am doing a 10 mile this weekend, and Reading Half the weekend after.
I can't find any races listed on here of around 20 miles to use as training for Edinburgh.
Eveything seems to be targetted for FLm runners.
Can anyone help?
Was planning on doing the Balloch - Clydebank one to, but the feckers in Renton would steal the eyes out your head then chase you for the sockets! We'll see, might ask that nice Mr Ferris to ride shotgun.
There's also the Alloa 1/2M on 20th March so was probably going to give that a try.
Let me know if you fancy Lasswade, I'll be doing a West - East trip that day.
RB - only just got back to reality after the dreadful result last week! Shocker.
Stalkerman,
I'm entered in CB 1/2 and Lasswade :O). Can't wait to see the notorius 'renton' - you get to see all the best bits of places running don't you?
There is the South Cheshire 20 on the 8 May which I am using as part of my training schedule, at £6 affiliated & £8 unaffiliated its a bargin.
It use to be known as the Bombardier 20 and came about because of the Potters Marathon in June which this year is only a Half.
Hope that helps
Sorry forgot to include the link to the organisers web site
http://www.southcheshireharriers.org.uk/club_races/clubraces20m.htm
http://www.b-howie.demon.co.uk/enb.htm
hope that helped
Bit of a muddle - anyone who's done it before know the crack?
Cheers
Sports drink at Edinburgh is High5 Isotonic. I got some from www.wiggle.co.uk
BHA Bob
I thought I read somewhere (can't remember where!) that the advice was to get used to drinking Lucozade Sport. Or is my training finally sending me delerious?
Don' know what they are giving out at Edinburgh, but I personally find that SiS Go-Gels are ideal. No water needed to take them and about3/4 are ideal for a marathon. I think that most of the major brands of energy drink - Lucozade Sport, Gatorade, Powerade, are nutritionally much the same, but some taste bogging! Experiment and find one that you like. I carried a hand-held bottle during my first marathon and wouldn't do it again, but as I say it's personal.
NOTE TO SELF: Do not wear it again
Lucozade Sport is London Marathon
scrap that last message, just read on email back from Edinburgh saying it IS Lucozade Sport.
Sorry everyone
Thanks for the confirmation BHA Bob.
Hope everyone's training well for June although some of the expected times mentioned on here are a bit scary! I'll stick to my 3.45 schedule I think.
I'm doing the Stafford 20 on March 13 and hope to do better than in the Stamford 30K a couple of weeks ago. Had a cold a few days before and shouldn't have run. But it was my first 'proper' race. First 23K went fine then it hit me. The scary thing was how quickly things went from going smoothly to really hurting. The last 6K was agony! Even had to stop a couple of times. Managed 2.36 but didn't feel good. If that's the wall it's best avoided!
Your 3.45 sounds a bit scary to me!!
Done the Bury 'Nearly 10' last weekend as my last training run for the Reading Half this weekend.
Want to get under 2hrs for half-marathon, so for Bury I aimed for 1.25 knowing that if I could continue at that pace for the half marathon it would be under the 2 hour barrier.
Went round in 1.22.22, hopefully I didn't take too much out of myself and I can get a sub 2 on Sunday!!
My target for Edinburgh is sub 4.30.
Point taken BHA Bob. I guess we all have different expectations. As it will be my first marathon perhaps I'm being over-optimistic timewise! But like yourself, I reckon that if the pace for the training runs and preparation races feels OK then you can give a fair estimate of your time for the marathon. Hope I'm right!
Whatever the time, I'm looking forward to it. And hopefully meeting some of the forumistas on here afterwards as well.
PB!!
1.53.38, I was hoping to get under 2 hrs & smashed it!!!
Does this mean I have to upgrade my Edinburgh estimate from sub 4.30?
;-)