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Sounds sensible Kaz.
Bedders - Should I offer a place to someone who has a name like a squatter ? I thought Corcoran was a person so I imagined everyone sleeping rough but it's a bar, where everyone will be sleeping rough. I'm a newbie but there has been mentioned of "buying drinks" throughout this thread. I don't under what conditions, if it's for a PB, mine is actually 2h10.
Kaz in Being Sensible shocker
17 miles for me in lovely sunshine with tweety birds...that's me done for the week. Osteopath this afternoon to unkink me before my holiday
We like drinks on this thread. Mind you, at that speed you'll have drunk Corcorans dry before I finish...
PC91 & Bedders. Sorry, I thought you knew. The Paris forum is all about going to the pub preceded by a running tour.
And also occasionally drinking en route
Well done Kaz! Sensible is the way forward! I've been out for a lunch this lunchtime and it was cold and wet and thoroughly miserable.
Get to drink like a fish afterwards...
Sorry Iain - been offline a couple of days. I'm a protein shake whore, so I've tended to use promax in the past (along with SiS Nocté on occasion) but the stuff I've infrequently used since the autumn is an egg & milk protein from Holland & Barratt. Seems to pack a lower protein punch than Promax and is ludicrously sickly but I'll be using it up before returning to either the Promax fold or trying cheap but allegedly good stuff from myprotein.
Ditto.
I'll probably be at he start line but won't be making it to the finish but that's ok, I'll still have a lovely time thanks to you lot.
In the meantime I shall continue to nurture and where necessary exercise my chimp, whilst erasing gremlins and installing autopilots...
yer_maj - Don't let the osteo remove too much of your kinkyness. Mr yer_maj might be dissapointed!
Mr Maj is going to be spending the next week sharing a bedroom with his wife and his stepson who currently has flu and is coughing in a sepulchral manner. He's not moved from the sofa since last Sunday...not convinced he's going to be well enough to ski by Sunday
So the less kinkiness the better, under the circumstances....
This is what you guys need:
http://muscleskinsuit.com/
To cheer myself up I have just cycled 20km, and now my legs feel very heavy - thank you so much head wind!
well done on that cycle. the fog has appeared here, and I'm coughing and spluttering, but aim to get my 5k done today. Not looking forward to it at all - this weather certainly is bad and getting on my nerve.
and the beat goes on ..... (are we nearly there yet?)
Afternoon all!!
Hope you are all on track re training... havent been around for a bit.. Jim kindly contacted me via fb.. Have decided this year to give Paris a miss. I have kept on putting off the longer runs "oh its snowing" or "oh x y z is happening" and so just havent put in the training. Its also been a really expensive year one way and another and I just cant get the funds together so will be planning to go to Paris 2014 and maybe even get round to doing Amsterdam in October...
kaz - are you fine now then? Crikey talk about bouncing back!
yer_maj - fingers crossed re Mr YM....major man flu time? Its been like an epidemic in our household too... I seem to be the only one who isnt coughing .. cant last!
Early morning for us Master NGUG now in third squad of his swimming club so six times a week swimming with three early mornings Monday, Thursday and Saturday (groan) and gym run by the Swim club also on a Monday. Not sure if I am coming or going half the time. .. lol .. havent the energy to run!!
I will be popping in to cheer you guys on...
That's one impressive Runners' List...
Of course, all the good-looking ones are already in the Who's Who 2013 but I'd be happy to add more..
jpeg, bib number and time goal to me so I can upload. Tasteful nude shots will go to the Private Album, as usual...
Bedders, Corcoran's, St. Michel is the Oirish-pub-of-choice for a Sunday night post-mortem and show of medals. The 'choosing' process is entirely undemocratic so do feel free to suggest alternative venues...and then you just have to arm-wrestle the bossy Scots on the thread to get your way.... * and if you want to get buried in unsolicited advice and info' about the course/the weekend/the toilets etc , message me. Relax, there's nothing about actually running...*
Great to 'see' you , NGUG! I'm so sorry you're not running.We will keep a barstool warm for 2014.
YM - I love the muscle suits but I haven't got the balls to wear one without shorts - or rather, I have
NGUG
DLR - I'm managing to understand my Chimp I sort of get my Gremlins but my autopilot is confusing me. All the other stuff is sailing over my head a bit. Happy with it all as a basic premise but it's seems a bit overcomplicated the further you get.
Noted on the pub ATM, can't wait to meet you at long last..! You will wait for me won't you??
Just managed to knock a whole minute of my 5k run, even though I'm so snotty and chesty - so I'm really chuffed and off to scoff a crumpet..!!
I'm not on the list yet, but I'm way back in the Pink, not sure how I will do, but I'm always happy with "under five hours".
and still able to stand and speak...
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The "Not being dead at the end" thing has a lot of merit, I reckon....
I've just been unkinked by my osteopath. His receptionist said she could hear me shouting at him from downstairs
Mind you, I suspect he likes that...
Started reading The Chimp Paradox last night. Taking it on holiday with me but even I managed to cope with Chaper 1...
Another qustion for you experienced marathon runners...i've been doing my long runs with my small camelpak filled with dilutable juice which seems to help along the run
Do you guys ever wear a pac at all for the actual race or just rely on whats given out at the water stations? Debating wether to wear it or not!
Never worn one vicky.
For the most part the only liquid available will be water on the day - though there's usually one or two powerade stations after 18 miles.
yer_maj wrote (see)
I found the first couple of chapters easy enough but once it got onto Gremlins/Goblins/Autopilots/Stone of life etc I started to struggle a bit - as there seemed to be too many new concepts all at once. So, I skimmed through all the chapters to date again and made some notes and re-read those and after that it embedded in my mind rather better.
I've sort of deliberately not read any more for a few days as I wanted to let my subconscious work through what I'd learned so far and that's really helped too.
I seem to be more self aware - particularly in regards to chimp's over reactions and the existence of gremlins and even that self awareness is a help. Other interesting point, for me, is the idea of chimp needing to be nurtured in order that he is content and less likely to over react. Went through that with the missus and we were able to see some interesting patterns and identify what might well have been underlying problems.
I'm quite excited by it so far.
Oh hell I thought there was only a chimp and a computer in my head as well as me. Dammit. I might stay on chapter 1...
Vic_83 - I was dehydrating all the time so got a camelpak which was a great help. Since then thanks to better training and more appropriate clothing, I sweat less, dehydrate less, drink less. I drink every 5k as per the water stations so I wont be wearing mine on the day. Although I would also welcome advice from wiser runner on drinking (water). I've tried to weigh myself before and after but I get more confused.
I wear a belt and this year I'll be carrying water as well as gels - about half a litre and I doubt I'll need more than that unless it's hot. It's not going to be hot, is it??!!
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8461 Sporty Badger
8843 Oops
9016 The Engineer
9114 djwolf
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Audrey - Have no worries about thinking you are slow... however slow you think you are, there will always be someone else who is slower.. by running slow you get more value for money for your entry... you have time to chat, stop for a coffee and croissant and see the sights.... you get to party will all the cool people at the back... if you pace it right, you will find you overtake people from mile 23 onwards who were initially ahead of you but are now dying because they went out too fast... you can cruise past them with a smug smile on your face... there is no such thing as 'too slow'.
Vic_83.. I started wearing a backpack last summer... I put the electrolyte mix in it (1.5 litres) and I carry 2 x 500ml bottles on the front which have my Perpetuem drinks. I sip the electrolyte and top it up when required and I will sip the other bottles. The volume of liquid consumed is entirely dependent on the weather... I also carry a 100ml bottle and sip that, but its more for comfort than requirement. I just like to have something in my hand.
It'll make you go blind DV
a SiS gel ?