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Instead of running I did a spin class last night, I just couldn't face going out in the wind and cold in the dark after a stressful day but at least it got my legs moving for an hour.
So far we have 16 runners, friends and family confirmed.
Eggy
Running Rodent
Kenno and co
Nells and Mr Nells
Hatton2009
Katey and her entourage
Dean Lucas
Pistol101
Maccatheknacca
Anyone else wanting to join us?
Wozzamills - Getting the medical certificate signed seems to cause an issue for a few people each year. My GP signs it without even seeing me. Others have to pay, some get told they have to go through a full medical before the GP will sign it, and occasionally you get a GP that just refuses to sign it.
It's not ideal, but I know in previous years some people who have been stuck have just bought an address stamp and stamped and signed it themselves. They don't really pay any great deal of attention to the form at the expo. They just check it's the right form and that it's stamped and signed.
You can can download images from the web that look like stamps.
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So far we have 25 runners, friends and family confirmed.
Eggy
Running Rodent
Kenno and co
Nells and Mr Nells
Hatton2009
Katey and her entourage
Dean Lucas
Pistol101 +1
Maccatheknacca
Bandito
Abi and crew
KB +1
Anyone else wanting to join us?
Another approach is to make another appointment for something totally non running related (e.g. tetanus shots or something), and just as you leave, casually mention 'while I'm here...'.
Incidentally, the med cert gives you no kind of insurance or liability cover. It's a French government requirement - the race organisers have to demand that everyone has one.
TB02 I wasn't as lucky as you in the ballot.I too couldn't afford it this year due to florida holiday in October.My plan was to defer to next year.You would lose this year's fee and need to pay again next year but the way I see it is its still considerably cheaper than paying over inflated prices of tour companies.Ballots and me don't go,1 success in about 15,the great north run this year.
Me and the Mr.Plus1
taaa
Started feeling a bit queasy after dinner last night, have subsequently thrown up all my dinner and can't even keep water down still. I was going to try and run still but my husband has convinced me that it is stupid to try and run my first half when I can't even keep a glass of water down, especially as I haven't actually paid.
I'm worried now that firstly I've missed a long run and secondly what happens if this happens in Paris? I'm concerned that it was nerves last night that started me throwing up and now I can't seem to stop. This can't be normal?
Dont beat yourself up. It was the right thing not to run.
There are still 5 weeks to go. If you are doing a 2 week taper (in my experience 3 is too much) you've still got 3 more long runs in you. Focus on getting them in. If you can, plan those weekends now so you know what's going on and when you can do them and how far.
You can do this!
I had planned to do 18 miles next weekend, have a half booked in for the weekend after and then was going to go for 20 miles the week after that as my last long run.
Still not faced having any water since last lot came back up but head still worrying it's nerves that has done this and thinking what if this was Paris weekend.
This was something I very much wanted to do for me.
Katey - Sorry to hear you're poorly. It's always annoying when something like that happens just before a race. Rest and recovery is what you need now. There will be other halfs you can run.