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He also suggested the race would be better to be run at 9.00 rather than 11.00.
Still ran the fastest time in the world this year though.
Well done, some cracking runs, glad it's not all disappointment :-)
My first visit to Amsterdam too - a great city.
We saw Sue Harrison (who came 3rd) on the same flight as us last night and the pilot congratulated her during the flight.
Very Cheeky Spider - I'll try harder next time :-)
There was shambles when kids race and 10k runners were finishing same time, but different funnels too!
Bit of a poor performance running wise by myself and shame about the flight being cancelled on the way home ,but the rest of the weekend was fabulous.Thought everyone was so friendly and the races seemed well organised.I have been sent my results through for the half already.
Nice to see some of you in the restaurant and afterwards at the Tara bar.
Hope that you have recovered well Nigel,sorry you didn't get the time you were after but best of luck with your future marathons.
Cracking time notpete,are you still grinning??
Nice to meet you slow coach bill,hope you got back safely,I think you vanished somewhere on route.
Does anyone know of any other European city that hosts a marathon and half on the same day?
I don't think they could have scheduled the relative times any better, though maybe they could all have started a couple of hours earlier for the sake of the marathoners. It was cool enough for the half-ers, and as I'd got my hydration right I didn't need a drink, but in the marathon such things are crucial.
I think the marathoners should have started about 9am, then half runners could have started about 11. I didn't find it too congested on the half once out of the start area. If the half was started earlier and still with cut off then roads would be able to open earlier allowing people to get home. We had about 2 mile walk to and from race. On the whole it was well organised, just not used to running in the afternoon, so eating plan was a bit hit and miss!
I was dodging round people continually until the last 5K - next time I'll learn the Dutch for "excuse me", "coming through", "sorry" and "thanks"! As I said, it was probably a good thing as it distracted me from any suffering, but I don't think I'd like to dodge any more marathoners.
Godd to meet up with some of you for the meal the night before.
Started off in the 1.55 pacing group (was that you I was with Chubbycheeks?) and was ok up to about 13k but I got boxed in coming up to the turning point and couldn't fight my way back to the group. I knew it wasn't good when the 2.00 pacing group overtook me at about 15k and couldn't keep up with them either. Finally got in in 2.06.30 and a tear in my eye as I crossed the line
14.30 was a bit too late to start the half.
I thought that there was water every 5k but there was too big a gap from the third one at 12.5 and the last one at 19.5.
The water stations were a bit chaotic.
Great to be able to get a shower at the end (and the water was hot)
Pity that the T shirt doesn't say Half marathon as well - I was being congratulated in my local last night for doing the marathon and I got a bit fed up explaining that I'd only done a half.
overall though I enjoyed(??) it and hope to be back next year.
I lost the pacer at a chaotic water station too around the same time .Did 2:02 (after having to walk around 16k for a km ot 2) which i was disappointed with but I think the weaving in and out of peeps and then having to sprint to find the pacer coupled with dehydration caused this .Remind me which half is next for you?
Very well done on your time, what did DG do? She is practically elite with her times, can't believe she's only been running about a year!
Maybe we'll see you in prague next spring then?!
Next one is Stroud this Sunday.
Got to Tara at about 18.10 but didn't recognise any one so left and went to the Ij (sp?) brewery. It is out by windmill thta we ran past near the turning point and as it is closed on Mondays it was my only chance to getb there.
WP and RA - sorry to hear that it wasn't your day - hopefully it will make your next sucesses all the more pleasurable!
Great to meet everyone at the restaurant and at the Tara Bar -the excellent company deffinetly helped make the weekend - nice to know there are other crazy people out there ! ;-)
Pseudo -thanks for organising the restaurant etc. great choice - sorry we missed you at the Tara bar - we were late again!Good luck with your next two mara's - your poor legs! After running two mara's a month apart - I am totally in awe of your determination to still go ahead with all four !
Tequilla I hope you enjoyed your race - unfortunatley I went out to quickly - did my first half in 1.43.14 - but then my quads really tightened(memories of the New Forest mara) and I stopped about 5 times -but luckily I met a very supportive Irish guy who helped me keep going over the last 12k so I managed a pb of 3.34 - not quite the 3.30 I was hoping for still thrilled though - guess it gives me something to aim for at FLM 06.
So what's next for everyone?
Can you believe I think me and Prue are thinking of following your example and having another go in a month or two? We didn't get the times we hoped for, and it seems to make more sense to try - on the back of all the training we've just put in. What running did you do between your 2? Do you think one month was too soon?
Can't believe I'm asking these questions. For the entire Sunday we were adamant that we were NEVER running a marathon again. By the Monday we were just going to wait a year or 2. And now we're thinking of doing it before the end of the year!!
That is, unless Prue is having me on :-)
Look forward to seeing the schedule you send through.
I enjoyed it and set a PB of 31 seconds! I had been hoping for 4:15 but came in at 4:22:23. I felt very thirsty at about 33k and walked thru the remaining water stations taking at least 2 cups of water. I've never had to do that before in eitehr training or a run.
Overall, i enjoyed it. the bit down the Amstel was very pretty. I think I even saw the Ajax stadium. Sorry I didn't meet up with anyone - maybe next time?
I was very impressed by the RW pacers. I stuck with tem till clsoe to 30k. Steady as could be on the pacing.
Sue
No more targets now.... maybe a sub-1:20 half.
Have decided to enter Majorca marathon on Dec 11 to try and get under 4.30 ,dont want to let all the training go to waste.