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You all doing it again next year?
Any autumn Mara's planned guys?
This autumn I will be mostly running Loch Ness.
Once again work are letting me onto the forums... they'll probably take access away later on today though. Have to say i'm cheering on the Italians, don't think the French have played well enough to deserve the cup.
Davidm, I've decided to do Amsterdam. I was going to do OMsk, but i've had a really nasty virus so will not be ready.
Shiva - I'll see you in Amsterdam then.
Rach - Are you still sick of creme eggs?
Wanna know what that b'stard d'Iti said to our Zizou to make him lose it like that on the most important match of his career.....
A great first half tonight by both teams, and a shame that the italians seemed to settle for penalties after 45 mins.
Ho hum
Glad Italy won though, I will win about £70 as a result.
There'll be a lot of talk about what was said and why he reacted, but none of it will matter. The game was going to penalties anyway and the outcome probably wouldn't have been affected (Trezeguet would still have taken one and would still have missed)
Well done Italy!
Oh well, only a fortnight until the pre season footy friendlies start!
going to soak up some rays and get a tan, now there's nothing left to watch on the box.
No 'thons for me remainder of this year (got a bit bored with all that training) - trading down to 10k's and 10 milers for the time being.
Think i have had enough of the usual England disappointment loadsa diving pre-madonna's and elastic banded long hair, for the next 2 years. So look forward to my next footy match if England qualify for Euro 2008. Then will go through it all again
Still the Test match starts on Thursday, on to summer sport at last.
I think that some of the group stage matches (antics apart) were excellent.
But the knock-out stage has been generally poor.
Got to give credit where credit's due though. The Azurri keep a tight defence.
Just been watching my Paris 2006 DVD and dreaming of 2007. But Sue's still says a firm "non".
Nice to see the French taking a sensible attitude to their defeat. Our tabloids would have had us burning effigies of Zidane in the street and threatening to carpet bomb Rome by now.
200!!!! Always wanted to do that.
Nice to see Arsenal and Liverpool are going to give some of the little clubs a chance to get a champs league place.
Just got back from a couple of weeks in France, now the hols are over time to get back in training. This is not going to be an easy process - only did two 4 mile runs whilst I was away and drank my own bodyweight in Loire valley whites, as such its going to be a bit rusty.
Looks like registration for MDP starts on the 1st September which is coincidentally the date I'd set for starting my 'long term' training programme.
Much more serious approach being taken this time. Want to do some prep before I start doing longer distances (want to get my 10k speed up and do some of this stretching, core stability mallarkey which I've never bothered with before). Also want one of those speed, distance and heart rate monitor jobbies to better track progress. Torn between the polar and the garmin. Any thoughts?
Jez - I've got a new Garmin 305. Top quality. And, as I work in the industry, I reckon that it is the top of the tree. Sweatshop do a good deal. £290 incl a pair of shoes (any brand) up to the value of £80. You'll need them!
Right. Off down to Lahndahn to see Carpet, Guy & Doylie, and then off to Oregon for a 197M race.
BTW, havent decided yet on this for next year.
Have been on the site for this event, but have a couple of questions that maybe some of you who have run the event could answer.
I have run 2 London's myself, but fancy broadening my horizons a bit.
Am I reading this right? Is the Paris Marathon a non-ballot event, ie, pay your entry fee and you're guaranteed to run.
At present I do not hold a medical certificate, but will have no problems in obtaining one. Can I still enter without this and forward it by post as soon as it is received?
And finally, what are the comments/handy hints of anyone who has run this particular marathon?
Thanks!!
Sue
Ive just come back from paris, and it was a fab couple of days. im sure that the marathon would be fantastic, and it is probably easier to get to than the start line at London too.
welcome to Susanne and Bob as well.
There is no Ballot for Paris, it is first come first served and it is selling out faster each year, so get in quickly.
The medical certificate is just a statement from a dr to say you are fit to run. My dr does one for a fiver, some drs charge a fortune. Many people, including many of the people on here, write one themselves as they never check. You can enter and forward the cert on, or take the cert with you when you collect your number.
I miss this thread (even though I was slagged to death on it).
Even more, I'll miss Paris 2007. Sue's just not prepared to do it three years on the bounce. Perhaps I could just sneak out the back door.
Am entered for the Robin Hood Nottingham Marathon in just 13 days time!!!!!
As usual, the long runs mainly went undone. So, looks like I'll have to 'wing it' as usual.
The start is one of the highlights of Paris. You don't get the ridiculous train journey/walk/2 hours of freezing in Greenwich Park. Plus its absolutely glorious.
Tube station, baggage area and start are all pretty close. Cheeky coffee and more importantly, nice warm seat in one of the cafes at the top of the champs elysee. Outside just before the off for a bit of a stretch and allons-y! Completely stress free.
Tim - didn't you say that you absolutely, positively, completely weren't going to do it last year?? Good luck in Nottingham.
No Snoop for while. Hope he's doing better than his football team.
No doubt I will be constantly on the forum in the run up to wind people up. Oh Tim, hello mate............