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Sounds brutal seren.
I've now booked my flights as I was persuaded by the Emirates sale. I looked at the direct BA flights too but being able to fly from Birmingham with Emirates is a big plus. I've gone for my usual Thursday arrival and Tuesday departure.
Well done for booking flights becca. I'm going to wait until new year.
And lowrez, do i remember correctly you ran the Cadbury marathon hobart last year? I am looking to do it in january and wondered what the course / city was like. Clearly i like the fact that chocolate will be involved...
Off out to brave the cold weather in a bit, expect it will make me run quicker.....
Blimey Debra! You are doing TEN 31 mile runs in TEN days??? Incredible!
Marty, there were a few Comrades who had travelled out to Tasmania too, including the grizzled and bearded Oz international ambassador (whose name I forget) I'm not absolutely certain but I reckon this event is slightly special down under with Cadbury keen to bring in a few celebs despite the low 300 field. The course is relatively flat despite that undulating looking profile, I'd call the climbs "niggly" rather than anything serious, challenging enough for a podgy miscreant like me (as I was at that time) but I would expect you to glide over them effortlessly. It was pointed out to me after I subsequently smacked 4:37 in Manchester later in the year that pushing my body through a ridiculous combination of flight fatigue and time zone disruption was a daft thing to do for someone where 5 hours was a big challenge anyway. I absolutely loved the trip and the run, its well worth the effort to get to in my opinion. Weird thing about the medal and vest that year (and I have not seen other years); no mention of Tasmania in words - just Cadbury and the outline of the island.
And thanks for the extra info on the course, have just signed up for it and fingers crossed can keep with the 3.30 pacer. That's plan a anyway
Great to hear from you McH
Never hurts to recuperate and take a little time off - unless you stub your toe again like I did a couple of days ago - twice now this year - I must put something proper on my feet - just as I was about to get some good miles in I am resting again - how can the simple movement of a foot during walking cause such devastating pain if you swing it into a non-moveable object?
In other news I made page 22 of the company sustainability report; as well as my late-in-the day finish shot there is a comment from World Vision lower on the page and the "Ellesemere Port employee" yaking in blue below that is me. Hopefully I can do similar for Community Chest this year.
Berlin Marathon! Wow, what a surprise! This will be a slow one on my 10-15 miles/week training
Hope they don't mind jog/walkers! Good for visiting a city I've not been to before!😅.
CONGRATULATIONS: You made it!
RegistrationID: SC:TBB4
Dear Terence Cross,
We are happy to share the good news with you that your name was drawn for a race entry in the BMW BERLIN MARATHON 2019!
Your registration is subject to the final reception of your payment.
What this means for you:
1. You can start looking forward to September 29, 2019!
I hope Debra is still going well with the 31 miles per day.
If anyone is looking for a 40 miler on 30 March as a training run this on in Llanelli would be a good one. It's all on tarmac and has a nice long hill to run up and then down, so it's a good Comrades training run.
https://www.sientries.co.uk/event.php?elid=Y&event_id=5020
https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/2330931748
Debra - good luck for the final 2 this weekend and Marty too.
Debra, you're a machine with all these multi marathons! Debra and Marty, have a good weekend.
Lowrez, I enjoyed your suggestion about Berlin as a qualifier for 2020. Ah well, I do find it nice to dream!
Terry, that's great news regarding Berlin - hope you enjoy it. Sympathies for the ongoing heart/aneurysm stuff.
8/10 done. Tired and slow today after pushing against the wind yesterday. Strong winds AND rain forecast for tomorrow. Think I will try Injinji liner socks, waterproof running socks and shoes a half size up to cope with the socks - then I can simply run through the puddles without worrying about getting macerated feet. I'll take the Injinji trail socks and smaller pair of shoes with in case the dry option doesn't work out - but I hope it does as that should be easier than sliding in the mud around the puddles.
Marty, see you at Betteshanger. remember to pay for parking (£3) on the way out!
Southern Snail, if you can run Comrades you can run back-to-back marathons. Just make sure to refuel and rest properly in between, and expect your legs to feel a little stiff as you start day 2 - they should warm up. Where are you based? I can't remember
We need pictures of bling Debra! Are there 10 more medals in your collection? Well done.
Terry, the Berlin finish goes through the Brandenburg Gate - you should get some impressive photos! I put in a 10 miler on Saturday leaping up from 7 the weekend before - scary that I run a marathon in 5 weeks - will have to add 2 or 3 miles per weekend onto that and treat the marathon as an extended training run - not sure I will be able to crack 4:50 but got plenty of time to get the engines fully up to speed. The last mile or so of that training run has a nice long ultra steep hill in it and my toe did start complaining on that; I was worried I had not given it enough time to recover, but I made it back OK without major pain. It has been sore since but not worryingly so. I go to Manchester today to apply for my Chinese visa (and see Still Corners in concert) the photo requirements are weird compared to what you can force out of a photo booth, even with visa options these days - I have taken two sets in two different formats neither of which absolutely conform to the required format; hoping they squeeze in under the wire otherwise I will have to apply again.
Sorry about the frustrating time you are having with your running; great to see you taking a track that will allow you to improve quickly after the required surgery.
Lowrez, good to hear that your toe seems to be recovering slowly. I hope your photos 'qualify' for the visa. I presume that, at least, that you are not required to complete the forms in mandarin.#