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Are you joining us in Paris again?
Are you running? If so, which pen?
What's the other event you're doing? Something mental?
Taxi driver and supporter this year with the small people.
A wee jaunt up some hills'.
Oh yes, sounds mental to me.
I uploaded mine in July and it's still showing as 'pending'.
6 months out and I'm already getting twitchy 😁
I've got my spot booked for Paris 2020. In the yellow pen.
Found out last week that I got in to the London marathon too (first time via the ballot in 10+ attempts), but I think I'll defer that to the following year
Congratulations on getting a place in the London ballot, 9 failures for me so far.
Pull up a chair, tell us about yourself. Have you done Paris before?
Buzz2
Dirty Leeds Rob
Dom Norrish
chamolk
Eggyh73
Yer Maj
Nells
wheatism
Pistol101
KeyserSuze
phronesis
PT_71
Radar Sal
Kirsten B
Robbo1983
Orbutt
maccazz
Just recently joining the forum, though I apparently originally joined in 2003. My running had been on /off for years, did the Belfast marathon 2007 and 2009. Weight was increasing, early moobs were starting to jiggle when running and I was starting to feel sluggish, so I wanted to run more regularly. Got a charity spot for London this year, ran 3:55 which was my first under 4 hours and lost about 2 stone.
Since then I've upped my miles to about 40 per week and I'm hoping to get a pb in Dublin at the end of the month.
Never run paris before, looking forward to it
Good luck at Dublin. I've heard good things about that event. I'll need to get around to ticking that one off myself.
3:55 is a tremendous time and well done on losing 2 stone that shows proper mental strength too.
I've put a bit of weight on due to a bit of a lay off due to injury but I'm hoping to shift this now I've started running again, although I'm only up to 6k so far so it's not going to fly off.
marlonthon. Paris is a fantastic event. I hope your schedule allows you to go.
All good so far 😊
Goodness me !
this room takes me back, I was younger then , full of life and hope ,, and cake
Are you joining us?
There will be cake!
yes orbutt already signed up , I just need to book accomadation , acomadation , I just need to book a hotel and flights
by choice Paul or was there a concerned friend's and family intervention in late August ?
If you've been to Paris before then you'll know that rooms are small or expensive and sometimes both. If you haven't then rooms are either......
PT_71 plenty of time yet. I'm only just back running and I feel like a newbie.
Have you been injured? Is a return to running on the cards?
Top tip, given to me by a very experienced ultra runner. When things are really tough and you really want to give up, then start singing to yourself the following lines. The tune to When the Saints go marching in, works well.
"Oh yes this shit. Is way too hard"
And
"Please shoot me now. I want to die"
Mix the lines up, try them to different tunes (I have a great many) but give them a go.
They really do distract from ongoing pain and suffering.
I have been known to share my vocal styling, via Facebook live, with my run buddies.
Any other top tips I can try?
If you want to find your pen, log in to your time to account at www.timeto.com click on the More Info button which is on the Paris Marathon panel then select the Registration & QR Code option.
Page down and it will show your pen.
I like the sound of a running commentary. I think my head would generate something by Ant & Dec or Harry Hill rather than someone with running credibility