Edinburgh Marathon May 2007

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Doesn't seem like 10 minutes since the last one and here we go again :-) Who's up for it apart from me ?

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Just tried to find the 2007 thread and realised there are hundreds and that I've posted in some of them before! :-s
And yes, I'll be there barring no accidents.

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You and me both Soph !! You'd think it was next week instead of next year.

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Hi folks!

Am entered and will hopefully make the start line this year (as opposed to last year when my ITB took me out and I had to withdraw!)...with any luck I'll make the finishing line too!

ruzz

Hi im in and hoping for a bit cooler weather than this year! Good luck with the training every one.

Steven Mac

I am up for this too, still a bit disappointed about the date clash with Dunfermline half marathon. I will need to get a different training race programme together without it this year.

This will be my 3rd running of this one and my 4th marathon ever, I am only going to do the one next year (maybe....) and I really want to do it sub 3:30.

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I'm in!

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Steven Mac ..... You shouldn't be too dissapointed about missing Dunfermline. It was a good course but seemed rather over priced to me and the 6 clubmates I took through and entered on the day. (I know Edinburgh's costly too but at least you get to run twice as long) There are loads of other races to fill in the other weeks around or on the run up to Edinburgh's date.
Oh Im in too ..... entered on day one.

Steven Mac

SG, it was my second ever race 2 years ago and I really enjoyed it and the timing was just perfect for a final long training race, but you are right there are loads out there.

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ha, you know what they say, if cant beat them.......

i'll be hoping to break 4.20

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Santababy we can follow each other round !!

Caniggia33

Santababy does that mean you are entering the main event rather than entering all 4 legs of the relay yourself again. You just did it so you could get 4 medals all to yourself at the end while the rest of us only got the one!!!!

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lol Carniggia, no i was gutted to get a relay medal for that you know.... but hey, i've done 2 more marathons since then, im raring to go....

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Santababy I can see you going sub 4 bearing in mind your track record to date. Depending on a multitude of things that's my secret ambition but I'll just see how things go.
Steven Mac In a way I'll be glad to miss Dunfermline. Done it twice now and up Tesco way is heavy duty. Nice finish though and the post race ice cream was braw.

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Four Medals for doing the relay .... wow clever never thought of that. I like your style.

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i only got one!!! rest of team mightve been bit p'd off at not getting them....

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If you've never missed a Edinburgh since 2003 (ie done the last four), then I suggest you look at this web site:-

http://www.edinburgh-marathon.com/?mile-aye-club

Surprisingly there are currently less than 100 persons who fit the bill and of them, only 42 have registered for 2007 be a shame to be elegible but miss out on such an exclusive club.

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I'm going to try for a sub four hour marathon this year, because all my 10K and half marathon times say that I could do it. Only problem is I pace myself so badly during the marathon, I need to start slower. Then I won't get the positive splits! Ugh. I manage a good first half and always take a lot longer in the second half. As this will be my fifth marathon, I must be able to get the pace more organised surely!???
I'm a bit miffed at not being able to be in the mile-aye-club as I couldn't take part in 2005 due to injury.

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so this race is definitely on is it?

there was some discussion a while back about it being cancelled - sponsors pulling out, local council charging the earth etc etc

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moorlarb, it's definately on. The council were charging a lot for closing the routes around Edinburgh, so the course has changed to finish a Musselburgh to cut down on the route charges and for a more scenic run.

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Soph snap According to my half and 10k PB's this summer I should do it in 3.45. How I laughed when I read that !!

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Hehe Gillian, I'm sure there are people out there who have achieved the predictions! I WILL get there, the goal is set.

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Right Soph hold the moment. At 2pm Sun 27th May we will be sitting in what ever pub we all end up in saying "we got there the goal was achieved". Be here before we know it !

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Oh I can have my customary guiness afterwards with an 'achieved' grin...
I hope it's not here too quick, I need more mental preparation.

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my predictions have never said anything like you two,i'm pretty slow at lesser distances, maybe i should be an ultra runner?

joke!

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Wit's your PB for a halfie and a 10k Santababy ? I know you've hammered me for a marathon.

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You should be at sand-baggers.com then Santababy. It looks fun, but I don't have £1400 for one event!

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Gillian, my pb for 10k is 56min, for half its 2.04 ....

so still chasing my sub 2 1/2 which i'm really going for at Eddies (think might make it after all, moved footy game til dec..)

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Hi Santababy This suggests a marathon of about 4.20 (I guessed your age) but bearing in mind how ofen you've surpassed your-self..................who can tell.
I'm hoping to do Eddies as well. You can enter on the day so I'll decide after I get back from Spain week on Sunday. I'll do a long run on the Mon night (30th) which will be the first for a while and if all ok I'll end up at Waverley and book my tickets. Be good to see a familier face there.

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well its almost right as my marathons have been 4.47 , 4.25 and 4.25 (few secs less tho..)

i need just that extra push, funny ohw i can keep going for 26 but cant keep up pace for 13 mental

Caniggia33

I've found the same with the calculators. My 10k time is a good min or so slower than it should be from my half marathons. My marathon time wasn't a million miles more than my predited time of 3.22 lasy year. I missed it by 7 mins or so but a lot of that could be put down to the heat.

my trainers are going into hiding for a few weeks. I'm off to Australia on Mon my big sis lives there and is getting married. She could have arranged it around the sydney marathon or city to surf but no she picked november. I think i'll have to recharge batteries and enjoy the XXXX instead.