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And THAT event heralds the Official Start of Winter in my book... Grrr.
Alex - if number's haven't already got tooo mad, please add me & the Tea & Toast Lady to the McM pasta party. We're more than happy to make donations.
Maybe we should do a pasta crawl and go to the official do as well! Any takers?
The numbers are up.
I'm 22462.
Eek.
I'd happily do both but if I eat too much I get pogged!! But the atmosphere should be great.
Haven't washed my stuff from lunchtime so tomorrow I shall be in dried-damp kit!
How many are hopeing to just break the 4 hour barrier as it could be good to try and make it round together.
I am slightly worried as I seem to have done most of my training on the treadmill. Will this matter?
The problem is I have limited time and early morning runs though ideal,are dangerous because I run alone . I have to be at work for 8am meaning my runs have to start at about 5.30am!
Hopefully, the cabbage 10 mile run in Kingston will the test(I hope I have a place as I applied rather late)
What are the girls running in-Not sure what to wear as the weather will be cold I expect.
and pavement is definitely not good for the ankles....i'm walking today,but not with confidence.resolution,no more road running til new york,no more 4 hour runs ever.
some consolations though-good new kit-the anorak worked fine,tights v comfortable.and i've just scoffed two large bacon sarnies without guilt-didn't get any supper at 11.30,and burned about 3250 cal.
I will refine numbers and chat to macmillan this afternon.if i'm still awake...
31325 is the number!! Now I'm scared!
Keith - hoping for under 4 (would be nice but only if I can do it comfortably and enjoy the event).
Anne - Not sure what I'm going to wear. I'm taking clothes for all conditions - hot, cold, rain and wind - fortunately lycra and nylon don't take up much space. I'll run in shorts, though not UJ shorts, unless it's absolutely freezing cold.
Alex - thanks for sorting out Macmillan for us all. Well done on the run.
Really, really excited. Work output zero.
For those of you who have not done NY before bear in mind that we have 3 hours to kill at Fort Wadsworth - this is not an option, it's the time that the buses will get you there. A long wait with no shelter if the conditions are against us.
Here's what I take:
Old sweatshirt & jogging bottoms
Disposable paper painters suit (very sexy)
Space blanket retained from the GNR (large bin bags will do)
Plastic bags and elastic bands to go over shoes
Woolly hat & gloves (cheapos from the army surplus store)
Before any of you start panicking about it I can tell you that last year I needed none of these, in fact I was slapping the sun block on at 9.30am and stretching out on a grassy knoll! BUT it's New York in November and any conditions are possible - don't risk your health before a 26.2!!!
Hope this helps.
LF
LF - thanks a lot for the info!
LF - thanks for clothes list. Hopefully no one will have a camera to record how lovely we'll all look if it's cold and raining!
A
Alex - well done, I like the sound of the bacon sarnies.
Anyone started packing yet?
A rest at this stage will not be to bad just make sure you don't do nay more damage. Can you use any of the cardio equipment in the gym to keep that side going? A few light weights can probably also be used to keep working the leg muscles as well.
You have already done all the hard work so see if you can just do a few things to keep the system topped up and you should be ok.
I also had to rest up for a couple of weeks and believe it or not, came back stronger than ever for the rest. I know it's so bl...y frustrating but it's too near the marathon to be taking any risks so rest it up.
Hope this helps but remember to ask your doc first.
LF - Thanks for advice. Have printed it off and will be packing at weekend!
Thanks for the checklist, Little Feat - I have stapled it to my head so I don't forget it. Ow!
My registration card arrived this morning.
Keith/Angi - I'm also hoping to sneak under four hours. Ran 4 hours 3 seconds at the 2001 FLM - and those 3 annoyingly measly seconds just HAVE TO GO.
Love
Jane
30,000 marathon participants
12,000 race day volunteers
2.5 million spectators along the course
224 million television viewers in 125 countries
25 medical units along the course
16,000 pounds of ice
500 portable toilets at the start
1.5 million cups of Poland Spring water
500,000 cups of Gatorade
30,000 water-soaked sponges at mile 18.5
250,000 New York State apples
35 music bands along the course
47 official NYRR clock timers
30,000 Old sweatshirts & jogging bottoms
30,000 Disposable paper painters suits (very sexy)
30,000 Space blankets/big bags
60,000 Plastic bags and elastic bands
30,000 Woolly hats
60,000 gloves
Travel dates/flight details
Hotel in NYC
Est. finish time
Tour operator used if any
charity running for if any
many of us are meeting at the Mayflower Hotel, 15 Central Park West at 5pm Saturday, so come and join us.
NR - sorry to hear about the foot. Its timing isn't too bad, you've done the training and you still have time to recover. What do we do with 8 apples each?
Thanks for the excellent check list Little Feat - this'll be my 6th marathon of the year and probably the most spectacular I'll ever do.
Have enjoyed following the thread, thanks to all for the many items of useful information and advice
me
sythree
tea and toast man +lady
oldbones
george
angi+1
Romford runner
new runner
legs
little feat.
anyone planning to run with music,or is that a bad breach of etiquette.part of the reason i got a bit down last night,apart from frustration at poor form,was no uplifting music after about 2 hours cos my batteries ran out.i was thinking of carrying my (very small) walkman round to crank me up from about 15 miles in to the finish,probably with some raucous ny type music from The Boss.If the crowd is particularly inspirational,perhaps one earpiece would suffice.any thoughts?