My brother in law suggested we travel back on sunday night. I said, first marathon, no beer all weekend, you're having a laugh. I'm getting plastered.
me too bro - but i'll be the man " whos bin drinkin!" on the stinky train back to St Pancras. Then back in my local for a couple of swifties at 10.30. Would love to get bladdered in Paris with you all, but Mrs C will unleash the fury of Satan upon me if i do.
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Not everyone on the list will turn up for the meal or Corcorrans but I'm thinking that there could be quite a few who will this year and some may bring supporters.
DV - please could you add "Jimbob's mate Dan" to the list bib 52997. He's in Grey as well, but we are both upgrading to Green (hopefully) - leave us in grey for now!
If there are any swapsies come the saturday night - would you be able to post a revised list on here - so we know who to look out for in our pens?
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Jimbob. If this year is the same as previous years then there will be a photo call at the Arc de Triomphe around 7:45 - 8am. That way you can find your pen pals. Mind you, I didn't make it to the Arc in time last year
I think if you went looking for someone in the pen you may well have your work cut out - especially as you can enter the pen from either side of the Champs Elysee and they are quite big.
Yes photo call usually happens at 8am sharp at the bottom of the Arc de Triomphe. It's typically cold, a bit windy and everyone is nervous about getting their bags dropped off and in to the pens on time. So people don't hang around for long. 5-10 mins max.
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Blue 14021 Mark Beevor 14160 Weedy Gonzalez 14467 kaz1 14558 Edd125 15080 Ward 6 15149 MG09 15350 phil in fitter 15444 Richard Langton 3 16171 Steve Duffy 2 16639 Simon MacD
Purple 28285 Pauline Macfarlae 28790 Nicola bird 2 28850 Eggyh73 29684 Radar Sal 30188 Johnny Lyall 30213 Dannirr 31612 Elizabeth Ellis 3
Green 37185 yer_maj 37480 Suzy Martines 37524 SP13 37991 Emmy_H 38351 peter burke 5 38591 Febo 38783 Cliff Parker 39064 Daddsy 39107 Trevor Olver 39586 The Luverly Suzie (aka Mrs Ex-Spartan) 39638 razdaz 39658 Iain Moore 2 39851 Dave The Ex-Spartan 40116 Nic E 40483 Tiddy 40582 Clag 41369 Monkey man 41747 Scott Walker 42380 Running Rodent 42561 ATM 42579 PC91 43795 NGUG
Grey 50009 the jimbob 50501 swindon dave 51095 KeyserSuze 51222 James B 73 51614 Mrs dj 51653 Sarah Buchanan Smith 3 52460 TartanPimpernel 52868 Orbutt 52997 Jimbob's mate Dan
Pink 58251 Londonliv 58463 DV 62660 Marathon Maus 63573 Onetit
Public service announcement - for those doing the London you-know-what, Thames Clippers are doing an express service down the river to Greenwich - within walking distance of the start. So if you're staying somewhere within striking distance of The Embankment/London Bridge/Charing Cross areas, well worth considering. It's way more civilised than the underground. More here http://www.thamesclippers.com/images/pdf/marathon_timetable.pdf
RR - I'm staying in Blackheath for that one and from what I can tell should be able to walk up to the start. I've have to admit to looking over a good few menus for my post race pig out for that one, so far Bodean's BBQ looks tempting. I might try and grab a matinee ticket for one of the west end shows or plays on the Saturday to rest the legs and pretend I'm all cultured!
I had a short run after work tonight, sticking to a very well known route as I'm sans GPS to calculate my distance. Going on an old fashioned stop watch I managed an 8:22 m/m average pace. That's the best I've done in a while. Its been a better week for me running wise if not for watch deaths. Hopefully my Garmin 410 turns up tomorrow for Saturdays 20 mile LSR.
Dannirr - I'll be well short of my original goal time. I was originally targeting a new PB wanting to post a 3:45. My times are well down on what I was running last year and on my long runs the injury has been giving me some concern. Add to that I'm well down on mileage after injury then illness.
On the plus side I certainly getting better. Until last week I hadn't managed a single run in a 8:xx m/m average pace. This week I've done all three runs so far in that area. I think Saturdays run will be a good test. Two weeks ago I did an 18 mile LSR at 11 m/m average pace and was suffering. Last week I managed 20 miles at 10:31 m/m average and found it tough. If I can get this weeks 20 closer to 10 minute miles I'll feel much more confident about Paris and being able to get around and enjoy it.
I made the mistake in Berlin a couple of years ago of thinking I could try for a PB after an injury hit training schedule (based on running a new PB in a half a few weeks before) and boy did I suffer through the second half of that one. A lesson was learned and Paris and London for me are about getting fit enough to get around at LSR pace.
With all these mouth watering stories it's going to be a long 5 weeks. I was waiting for a comment about the 10000th message. Weedy posted O-Robot picture just before, genius!
April last year I joked with a friend who turned 40 and she reminded me that I was born the same year. The next day I went out for a run, 500m I stopped and walked back. I signed up for a 10k to give me a goal, then 20k. 3 days later after the 20k the marathon inscriptions opened, I signed up before reading about the preparation. It's not wise to go 0 to 42k in such a short time but I would love to have a story to tell. Well done Jimbob and Trevor, I've only lost 13kg . Hope to hear your story Weedy.
DV asked if the first timers needed advice, just following the thread is great support, knowing someone will answer if we have the slightest concern from which portaloo to use to which shoes to wear.
I still have 3 x 30km plus tapering to go before joining you all at the Arc. Bring it on!
And what an impressive list.. Maybe we'll get a discount in the pub.
I'm off to Paris for the Semi. Well, for the lunch with tartanpimpernel, mainly. Coincidently,it's Fashion Week. 'Chances are I'll be rounded up by the Style Police, taken beyond the peripherique and shot...
Simon, there's no such thing as style police otherwise I would be in prison. Did a HM last weekend. After 10k started to get hot, had no pocketd so put my gloves under my hat. At the finish there was a photographer and I thought I could add my picture to the who's who but it looks like I've got a deformed head.
I find that my trusty balaclava makes me invisible , Simon.It's like being a superheo without the civic responsibility... I've checked my insurance policy and, sure enough, anyone owning trainers is excluded from comprehensive style-cover. Don't even think about packing your sock 'n'sandals...
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I'm in the Hotel Cujas Pantheon. Both welcome to hang out there if it's any use. It's less than 1km from Corcorans.
me too bro - but i'll be the man " whos bin drinkin!" on the stinky train back to St Pancras. Then back in my local for a couple of swifties at 10.30. Would love to get bladdered in Paris with you all, but Mrs C will unleash the fury of Satan upon me if i do.
God Bless Weedy and all that sail on him! (cheers man i might just do that)
(yeah still on endorphin high)
If you're like this after 6 miles Jimbob, what are you going to be like after 26?
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aww, that's great... some support will be good... lets see if we can make it happen..
There are 63 names in the latest list (page 491)
Not everyone on the list will turn up for the meal or Corcorrans but I'm thinking that there could be quite a few who will this year and some may bring supporters.
Cross post with DV - on the ball as usual.
DV - please could you add "Jimbob's mate Dan" to the list bib 52997. He's in Grey as well, but we are both upgrading to Green (hopefully) - leave us in grey for now!
If there are any swapsies come the saturday night - would you be able to post a revised list on here - so we know who to look out for in our pens?
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Red
3231 Small Hands
3434 Neil Belgium
4321 dhale750
5000 Hockey Goalkeeper
5995 Bedders
6032 Stray Runner
Yellow
8186 seanb
8461 Sporty Badger
8843 Oops
9016 The Engineer
9114 djwolf
10101 Dirty Leeds Rob
Blue
14021 Mark Beevor
14160 Weedy Gonzalez
14467 kaz1
14558 Edd125
15080 Ward 6
15149 MG09
15350 phil in fitter
16171 Steve Duffy 2
16639 Simon MacD
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28285 Pauline Macfarlae
28790 Nicola bird 2
28850 Eggyh73
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37480 Suzy Martines
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37991 Emmy_H
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38783 Cliff Parker
39064 Daddsy
39107 Trevor Olver
39586 The Luverly Suzie (aka Mrs Ex-Spartan)
39638 razdaz
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39851 Dave The Ex-Spartan
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40483 Tiddy
40582 Clag
41369 Monkey man
41747 Scott Walker
42380 Running Rodent
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42579 PC91
43795 NGUG
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50501 swindon dave
51095 KeyserSuze
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51614 Mrs dj
51653 Sarah Buchanan Smith 3
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52997 Jimbob's mate Dan
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I think if you went looking for someone in the pen you may well have your work cut out - especially as you can enter the pen from either side of the Champs Elysee and they are quite big.
15444 for me!
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4321 dhale750
5000 Hockey Goalkeeper
5995 Bedders
6032 Stray Runner
Yellow
8186 seanb
8461 Sporty Badger
8843 Oops
9016 The Engineer
9114 djwolf
10101 Dirty Leeds Rob
Blue
14021 Mark Beevor
14160 Weedy Gonzalez
14467 kaz1
14558 Edd125
15080 Ward 6
15149 MG09
15350 phil in fitter
15444 Richard Langton 3
16171 Steve Duffy 2
16639 Simon MacD
Purple
28285 Pauline Macfarlae
28790 Nicola bird 2
28850 Eggyh73
29684 Radar Sal
30188 Johnny Lyall
30213 Dannirr
31612 Elizabeth Ellis 3
Green
37185 yer_maj
37480 Suzy Martines
37524 SP13
37991 Emmy_H
38351 peter burke 5
38591 Febo
38783 Cliff Parker
39064 Daddsy
39107 Trevor Olver
39586 The Luverly Suzie (aka Mrs Ex-Spartan)
39638 razdaz
39658 Iain Moore 2
39851 Dave The Ex-Spartan
40116 Nic E
40483 Tiddy
40582 Clag
41369 Monkey man
41747 Scott Walker
42380 Running Rodent
42561 ATM
42579 PC91
43795 NGUG
Grey
50009 the jimbob
50501 swindon dave
51095 KeyserSuze
51222 James B 73
51614 Mrs dj
51653 Sarah Buchanan Smith 3
52460 TartanPimpernel
52868 Orbutt
52997 Jimbob's mate Dan
Pink
58251 Londonliv
58463 DV
62660 Marathon Maus
63573 Onetit
Public service announcement - for those doing the London you-know-what, Thames Clippers are doing an express service down the river to Greenwich - within walking distance of the start. So if you're staying somewhere within striking distance of The Embankment/London Bridge/Charing Cross areas, well worth considering. It's way more civilised than the underground. More here http://www.thamesclippers.com/images/pdf/marathon_timetable.pdf
RR - I'm staying in Blackheath for that one and from what I can tell should be able to walk up to the start. I've have to admit to looking over a good few menus for my post race pig out for that one, so far Bodean's BBQ looks tempting. I might try and grab a matinee ticket for one of the west end shows or plays on the Saturday to rest the legs and pretend I'm all cultured!
I had a short run after work tonight, sticking to a very well known route as I'm sans GPS to calculate my distance. Going on an old fashioned stop watch I managed an 8:22 m/m average pace. That's the best I've done in a while. Its been a better week for me running wise if not for watch deaths. Hopefully my Garmin 410 turns up tomorrow for Saturdays 20 mile LSR.
Eggy - sounds like you've built back to your speed really well. Paris goal should be achievable?
Dannirr - I'll be well short of my original goal time. I was originally targeting a new PB wanting to post a 3:45. My times are well down on what I was running last year and on my long runs the injury has been giving me some concern. Add to that I'm well down on mileage after injury then illness.
On the plus side I certainly getting better. Until last week I hadn't managed a single run in a 8:xx m/m average pace. This week I've done all three runs so far in that area. I think Saturdays run will be a good test. Two weeks ago I did an 18 mile LSR at 11 m/m average pace and was suffering. Last week I managed 20 miles at 10:31 m/m average and found it tough. If I can get this weeks 20 closer to 10 minute miles I'll feel much more confident about Paris and being able to get around and enjoy it.
I made the mistake in Berlin a couple of years ago of thinking I could try for a PB after an injury hit training schedule (based on running a new PB in a half a few weeks before) and boy did I suffer through the second half of that one. A lesson was learned and Paris and London for me are about getting fit enough to get around at LSR pace.
April last year I joked with a friend who turned 40 and she reminded me that I was born the same year. The next day I went out for a run, 500m I stopped and walked back. I signed up for a 10k to give me a goal, then 20k. 3 days later after the 20k the marathon inscriptions opened, I signed up before reading about the preparation. It's not wise to go 0 to 42k in such a short time but I would love to have a story to tell. Well done Jimbob and Trevor, I've only lost 13kg . Hope to hear your story Weedy.
DV asked if the first timers needed advice, just following the thread is great support, knowing someone will answer if we have the slightest concern from which portaloo to use to which shoes to wear.
I still have 3 x 30km plus tapering to go before joining you all at the Arc. Bring it on!
Yeah, Eggy! Back in the saddle.
And what an impressive list.. Maybe we'll get a discount in the pub.
I'm off to Paris for the Semi. Well, for the lunch with tartanpimpernel, mainly. Coincidently,it's Fashion Week. 'Chances are I'll be rounded up by the Style Police, taken beyond the peripherique and shot...
ATM - Have a great time in Paris.
Enjoy ATM
Simon, there's no such thing as style police otherwise I would be in prison. Did a HM last weekend. After 10k started to get hot, had no pocketd so put my gloves under my hat. At the finish there was a photographer and I thought I could add my picture to the who's who but it looks like I've got a deformed head.
I find that my trusty balaclava makes me invisible , Simon.It's like being a superheo without the civic responsibility... I've checked my insurance policy and, sure enough, anyone owning trainers is excluded from comprehensive style-cover. Don't even think about packing your sock 'n'sandals...