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Such is my busy life!! Plus im a bloke and we dont do timekeeping!!! The nagging lets us know if we should be somewhere ;-)
Heres a thing, got in tonight to find I have a place in the Great North through the ballot. Looks like I get to wear my Macmillan colours again with pride! Last did it in 2005 so it will be nice to get 'ooop North' again. Theres just no getting away from this damned running .....
Straycelt - i belive the junk element is the green salad they give you with the starter!!!!
I didnt really get the whole wearing a new suit - our club suits are black and yellow anyway so wearing the black belt suit wasnt as exciting!!! Go back on tuesday, though have to get my hip sorted first!!!
Debs - well done on the great north run - sure you will storm it as usual!
no junk in curry. clears your nose (spicy food makes my nose run) and makes you "go." there was a series on the tv a while ago called the nation's favourite food and there was a special about breakfasts. these two blokes in yorkshire somewhere who worked for the council went for a curry for breakfast. one was a muslin fella who wanted to introduce his workmate to his traditional breakfast.
i am composing a suitably snotty reply as i type.
boring sods. didn't see them out on sunday 22nd april on the streets of london either running or supporting. probably at home eating cakes!!!!
They probably thought that Straycelt should be dressed as................ a runner bean (haha)
Oh well, I guess you can't pleased everybody.
Hard to believe it is now two weeks since the marathon. I have now forgotten all the pain. Someone asked if I would do it again and I said yes!!
Hope all are well.
Just goes to show how little life some people have
i think straycelt you were promoting a balance lifestyle exercise and junk food! Perfect balance!!
I sense LD will appear shortly as we get so close to the next hundred!
4 lbs put on since the Marathon - anyone else finding themselves drawn to copious amounts of alcohol and junkfood or is it just me?
I still cant get over that person writing in - some people are truely pathetic - i mean - just because a giant bakewell tart runs past dont mean you suddenly have to eat seven packs a day - really got my back up!!!
Hows everyone doing anyway - enjoyed the lack of structured training!!
Felt slightly better knowing I was doing the Keswick 1/2 the next day, which was sucessfully completed in a very plaesing 1:28, 40th place overall & 5th in my age group. All that marathon training obviously paying off.
Im starting to eat healthily again though still not been running - physio today and had acupunture on my hip - still well locked up after marathon - feeling a bit better now - may try a gentle three miles to the gym get my legs moving again!!
my mum sent me the full cutting from the paper yesterday. the letter goes on for two paragraphs! utterly ridiculous. am definitely going to write back and may be contacting the lovely straycelt (if thats ok) and his tart for some facts about your training and fundraising, just to give the letter writer a bigger kick up the arse.
i went for my first run since M day yesterday. felt really wierd. got a few funny looks out running with my foska marmite shirt on. glad to hear you are getting back to it rich. have they said how long you have to stay off the booze for?
LD - do you think the press office would have facts about how many people ran in fancy dress? i know a couple of apples (on behalf of pink lady) ran and i'm sure i saw others as well. want to add as much weight to my reply as i can.
my body must know i want to get back to exercise. i have a cold today and really sore throat. am going to see how i feel later as i was going to the gym this evening after work. no chesty cough yet so i should be ok.
Straycelt - you really are amazing, raising that much is an awesome achievement.
Tweety - they said three weeks but had a pint yesterday!!
800!!!!
Sorry, so immature!!
It did feel good to get out.
Glad to read you are back to normal (almost) Rich.
Tweety - we can contact the LM press office and find out how many they estimate ran in fancy dress (as you don't have to declare this it will be an estimate only).
SC - I echo everyone else's comments - you are truly amazing!
...and on a bit of good news, that total raised thus far fro this year's Marathon has just topped £400,000 - so we're well on the way to the magic million!
Just had a very tough 10 miles on part of the South Downs route this morning, but hopefully things will get better. I have two toe nails just about hanging on by a thread now, so some proper lasting memories from FLM!
Great news on the fundraising LD - I am sure we will raise that million, and SC, you are a star - good luck with the job hunting and training.
Liking the sound of that dessert - could be Brewers Fayre for dinner tonight then.....
paid in another 240 squids today.
900 - not if i can help it LD!
think we should ask for payment for 1000th post. or offer a prize.
Good good
How is everyone - enjoying the sunshine at last!
Did a lovely 10K this morning - Darenth Valley, a very pretty route, a little hilly, but a good run and a really outstanding medal, the nicest one I have ever had. It was warm again depsite an 08:30 start (on a Sunday - madness !!) - took me back to a certain morning a month ago ....
Well done on some incredible sponsorship totals as well guys! Amazing.
I have also put weight on since the marathon, but I have a good excuse - I'm pregnant!! Found out the week after FLM
Not a great excuse for running slower than I wanted (still a bundle of cells on the big day), but added to the heat of the day - I think I am sorted!
Looks like I won't be there next year though, but have my eye set on using my GFA place the year after.
What a hoot eh?
keep up the good work!
Hey congratulations you, what great news. (Wondering how you had the time and energy leading up to the marathon!!)
I think thats a perfectly good excuse for not getting your time. I hope you are introducing Junior to running already - take care and keep us posted.
Well done mate, congrats. I dont think that you need an excuse, your time was very quick in the conditions. Like debs says let us know how everything goes, take care.
I had some good new yesterday, went for my outpatients appointment at UCH and was given a clean bill of health. (Back to drinking WOOOO HOOOO!)
The doctor said alot of people were taken ill and it was down to the loss of salts. He thinks next year more sports drinks need to be provided if weather is going to be hot