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lol HH x
Afters ? A fight ? I'd be too full;o)
Back here in the States, and must say I had such an enjoyable time at the marathon!
Mr. W - pleasure speaking with your friends on the plane. I was floored that you said hello to me 'cause I thought that would ruin your surprise to your wife! When your friends asked how I knew you I had to make up some vague story about me posting on some message board or the like! Anyway, I hope you all had a great time.
Looked for forumites at Luigi Malones and Kennedys, and the only one I said hello to was SG Pam, in all her celebrity-dom!
as far as the race went: I was the idiot who really didn't mind my splits and went out, oh, in about 2:05 at the half. NOT what I should have done at all. Finished at 4:31, but was a "non-marathoners" book follower, so my goal was just to finish!
My favorite quote I've used now with friends and family that describes the marathon for me best: "Mom, I took candy from strangers along the route...and it was REALLY good!"
A pleasure meeting you all virtually, some of you really, and to all who crossed that finish line, congratulations. No matter your goal time or weight goal or number of marathons goal, it was a privilege to be a part of any of these 2006 Dublin Marathoners.
And for all of us first-time marathoners, what's the verdict? Do we see another 99 in our future??
Best wishes-
Julie
(p.s. - to any of the Irish out there, your country is spectacular, and I simply cannot believe the fantastic weather last week! How lucky were we vacationers! Thanks for the hospitality).
Exciting news - after 10 days my head ache has gone - but if you feel my forehead you can still feel the bump!!! Concussion has improve and will be going for my first run tomorrow or Saturday - i can't wait - i have itchy feet it feels so long!
Pam - my aunt has sent me the clipping of you in the irish times so if you want a copy email me the address to send it to.
GFB - were you just looking at flights from Derry? Are there more options from Belfast Int/Aldergrove or City (sorry George Best airport!?)
I've just written my Dublin 2006 marathon memoir before I forgot everything but it runs to 6 sides of A4. Don't know whether Mr H would allow that on his website without serious editing.
Re proposals - 23yrs & 10mths ago my lovely hubby travelled up from St Helens (blot on landscape outside Liverpool) to Edinburgh where I was still a student. He'd been working for all of 4 months so neither of us had a bean. He took me out for a meal (I knew he was up to something because he'd stopped me to look in jewellers shops during the day - not like him!). Proposed over pudding (not just desserts!) by offering me his signet ring in a box. Next day we went out and bought all 3 rings (ie including both wedding rings) in an antique shop. His is engraved 1883 - exactly 100 years before our wedding - we got married in August (I did finals in June, graduated in July and married in August). Busy year. Great time. (Oh and then we had an accident on M1 on first day of honeymoon on way to France and car was virtually written off and we ended up going to Somerset - story for another day). Memories! Yes, I know, and personal trainer is only 7 - spent 16 years thinking up good reasons not to have them!
Giller - you mentioned Fingallians running club. They haven't got a website and only GAA club is listed in phone book. Do you have any contact names/numbers so I can find out a wee bit? Are you sure they're not going to be terribly athletic and sneer at mature novice(oxymoron)?
Calypso. yep the socks are yours
GFB, what about getting the train the whole way from Derry? best option to avoid travellers dead legs?
POrt Tunnel race
kaytw - glad to hear you are on the mend.
that was quick
I'm on call tonight..... and bored :-)
Some brownie points with Mrs A are in order I think!
We'll have to do that very soon and get this thread closed...or should we have a party on the new one to launch it...anyway don't do anything fun while I'm away!
The woman who runs Jnr Ms A's montessori has just come back from a shopping trip to NYC and has been filling MrsA's head full of stories about how cheap clothes are over there. I have a feeling that all of my beer tokens are going to go to Mr Gap and Mr Hilfinger.
And you can't move my CABIN, if you put roller skates under it to move it it would probably collapse...
http://www.chisenhale.org.uk/html/files/321_project_info.htmlShed Art Thing