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has anyone registered for this?
Can anyone recommend a good guest house in Blackpool?
Can anyone recommend a good guest house in Blackpool?
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I'm in for this one-not done it before.
Don't know about guest-houses, was thinking of just staying at the Hilton for ease.
I'm hoping to run this the half marathon with my sister- i've just requested a couple of entry forms. I'm not sure about the best guest houses as we'll be travelling in from locally.
jackie, did you know you can enter online at the blackpool marathon website?
I'm looking for somewhere cheaper than the Hilton as I will have to take the wife with me!
Currently building up milage again after a rather slow last few months due to a new baby. Run about 35 miles so far this week alot of it on a tredmill though.
Blackpool is very very flat and generally hot (though last years started a deluge). Good organisation but I think they could use a few more marshalls especially on the Golden Mile where you can be dodging puking stag and hen does. A very "straight" race with some long straights (the one out to Lytham must be 4-5 miles alone) that can mess with your head. Enjoyable though and as easy as a marathon is likely to be so long as the day isnt too hot.
Never done Edinburgh
They're not on the same date though....you could do both?
i did Lake Vyrnwy Last year (-as had to pull out of London the Friday before the race with a cold pah)
so if i can be persuaded - then Blackpool could be the one for me
especially if there are a few forumites to help get me a pb of under 4:20
-ran with Buckley runners tonight for 2nd time - 7.5 miles
-need motivation for longer , ?? Wrexham 1/2m in Feb ?
Tim,
Are you doing this one ?
Some company for me then
Are you up for 2:59:59 ??
Duck Girl,
I did Edinburgh last year, great atmosphere but the relay event made it hard work for us marathoners, also this year will be a new course (predicted to be even faster) and also £10 more expensive than last year
I did the Blackpool Half mara in 2003 and it was Hot !!! i really felt for those people doing the full 26.2 that day (it was the first time i've been dehydrated in a half marathon too)
You could do as Tim suggests and do them both, i did Lake Vyrnwy, Edinburgh, and Potteries (Stoke) last year in consecutive weeks, the running was easy... the travelling was tough !
I did the 2003 race, did the first half in 1'45 and walked from 20 to 25 miles!!
Er, Duck Girl, the 55 miles sounds familiar. Overnight "walk" by any chance? If so I did it 1999 and finished first, but then I cheated by running!
How can running be classed as cheating !!!
Yep, changed me pic again but its the same person though, (either that or i woke up with 2 lumps attached to my chest this morning), .
Yep, i can remember you on the Blackpool mara 2003 forum Tim, it was horrendously hot that day, thanks though to some people who came out on the streets armed with hose pipes !
Wish i was a student, lots of time to train... and no worries
Time to train? No worries?
*hollow laugh*
Did Edinburgh last yr & was hot there too. I don't like summer.
and will be staying at pontins the same as last year.
flat race and can be very windy but enjoyable.
regards
ken
Does anyone know what energy drinks that will be used yet? The website states "unconfirmed". What has been used in the previous years?
Definitely High 5 at the finish.
so its a case of carry your own, to be on the safe side? maybe a few gel packets to mix with water.
I've entered for this too! (london reject, so hoping for 3 hrs to get a gfa place for next year!) I've got some friends nearby, so i should be able to stay with them.
How's everyone's training going? I'm going to do the half marathon at Silverstone in a few weeks and then start uppng the mileage from there i think!
Did you find that there were plenty of people to run with all the way round, or is it quite sparce on numbers? - I've only ever run London, london half and the great north run before, and there are plenty of people there!!