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BUPA Great North Run 2006
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XL Man, any chance of a 1:55 pace band for Great Cumbrian! (& I promise i'll stick to the race plan :-))
just wanted to say, after thinking about it a lot today i'm actually really sorry i moaned. yes it was frustrating being stuck in the car park queue not moving cos peeps were pushing in, and yes i was a little scared at one point when uncontrolable floods of people barged into the pen, but considering the amount of people doing this, they do a really good job organising it. and considering all the really good things that come out of this, the problems i had just dont matter at all. all the peeps who do this, who it is such a huge achievement for, all the money raised, all the peeps who start to lead a more healthy life cos of it, etc. i shouldn't have moaned
and it was my fault i had a cr@p run for various reasons - although mile 10 - 13 was most enjoyable. all the races i've done over the last 12 months, i was probably due a not so good one!
and that lady who got out of her wheel chair has really touched me. what an amazing woman. i really wished i'd gone and spoken to her or something.
Have just been watching the coverage on my Sky+. That Findlay Young chap is amazing. His interview with Sue made me cry. I would love to meet him. Fancy doing 24 half marathons in 24 days all over the world and having cancer. Puts my daily humdrum moans to shame.
Hope you are all recovering well :-) xx
I was running with Minnie Mouse with the aim of getting her round in just under 2 hours. Sadly the heat took its toll and the suit + the long sleeved top she picked meant she struggled in 2nd half so we finished in just over 2:05.
It was fun tho and the support from the side was amazing.
The trip back to the hotel was a nightmare as I'm sure everyone has said - didn't get back to the car until 5:45! back to Edinburgh at 8:30 for chinese and a glass of red.
Enjoy running - until next year.....
Go well
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would be happy to provide a pace guide for Cumbria. It's a very different course though, very flat. You might want to think about a more even pace throughout. There is certainly nothing like that 9-11 stretch at the GNR.
I've only done Cumbria once, but I think I would probably recommend a steady first half, then gradually wind it up for the second to get towards your target. I'll sort something out along these lines, but if you'd rather split it further let me know. What was your time to 8 miles yesterday?
my wife and i cocked up big style with our arrangements and due to the mobile phone lines being busy i just couldnt get hold of her - nightmare!!!!
then once i did get in touch with her because i had been trying so many times my phone ran out of power! sods law! it was by complete luck that we met on the road to gateshead 6 miles out of south shields as i had started to run (i dont know why but it seemed a good idea as the metro was sooooo busy and i didnt know how to contact my wife all very funny now but i was a tad worried at the time) :-D
oh well it did mean i could take in the atmosphere even if i was a little worried!
Forgot to mention the girl running in a thong, was tempting to slow the pace and just follow her to the finish!!
Waved at cameras behind Jonathon Edwards, no one taped the highlight show though, which he was presenting!!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/tyne/content/image_galleries/gnr_06_finish_costumes_1_gallery.shtml?39
First GNR and it was fantastic. Definately doing it next year. The atmosphere was brilliant. High fives, beer & hosepipes.......Great.
How does this sound ?
Miles 1-5 @ 8:50/mile = 0:44:10
Miles 6-8 @ 8:50/mile = 1:10:40
Miles 9-11 @ 8:45/mile = 1:36:55
Final leg @ 8:30/mile = 1:54:46
Did anyone have any difficulties getting from the finish to the start before the race?
I got on one of the buses at 9:30 to get to the start. But after spending 45 mins on the bus riding round a number of housing estates we were then taken to a Metro station and told to get off. Myself and 2 bus loads squeezed on to the train and arrived at the start at 10:45 after a sprint from the Metro station. Not the best preperation for 13.1 miles.
Completed the course in 1:58:48, 8 mins slower than my normal half marathon.
Sorry for the moan. I still had a fantastic day and will be back again next year.
Mick take a note - I must wear a tutu in warm weather!!
Got to 4 miles in 27min 40 sec and the half way point at 46 min 02sec, then faded really badly at about 9 miles. Might have something to do with those hills at 9 and 11 miles which XL kindly told me about.
It was really hot 20°C they flashed up on the screen at the half way point and I even got a sunburnt - but in shape of my running vest!!!
So those poor folk holding the faster runners up may not be at fault for ending up in a faster colour zone than they were up to. I was mortified to get green when I know I was never going to get anywhere near a green time, so its probably just as well that I had to go so far back to get in!
I noticed on the Metro that passengers couldn't get on the train when it is close to City Centre. It would be useful to setup a list of issues we found, so next year before the GNR we post the list again to make sure people are aware of different potential problems. For example,
Metro
- if you are close to City Centre, you might find it hard to get onto the train in the morning because it is likely to be packed.
- It can take 20 mins walk from Haymarket Metro station to the starting.
Taxi
- if you stay in a hotel and travel to Metro in the morning by taxi, book your taxi the night before.
Bus service
- unreliable on the race day?
Car park
- if you want to leave early, don't park in the car park at the finish. Park somewhere else (recommendation anyone?)
Regarding the pens I think that it was better than previous years - and the barriers need to be that big or it is not worth it - if the lower ones were in use it would have been a farce.
But I accept that I was in the correct pen for my time - I think that one thing to be sure of for anyone entering next year is to ensure that you complete your predicted time clearly (and honestly)
i cant find his time in the list so maybe he uses a stage name or didnt finish?