Edinburgh Marathon May 2007

[Deleted User] · December 2006

here's mine...

Predicted Time
Pugheaven - 2:36:30
Boffin - 3:30
Ruz-3:30
Jaggy - 3:45
LSD - 4:00:00
sdtoot - 4:15:00
NeilMc - 4:15:00
Gillian Grant 4.15
YP1 4:15
Peter Ward 5 - 4:15-4:30
Poppy - 4.29.59
Mrs Meldrew - 5:00:00
Charlotte 5:00:00
Annie Matilda - after everyone else
Kirrie Plodder - after Annie Matilda
becca250382 - 4.30

Who's Up For A Drinky Poos Afterwards
Pugheaven
Charlotte
sdtoot
Mrs Meldrew
Peter Ward 5
Gillian Grant
LSD
Kirrie Plodde(Marion)-will be dead
Boffin
Poppy
Annie Matilda (if anyone else is still in the pub by the time I get there. :-)
ruz
Grum (If I can still muster the energy to sink a pint!)
Jaggy
YP1 (if my stomach holds out and I avoid the lucozade)
becca250382(if i can walk to the pub!!!)

Unknown · December 2006

how did i fall off the list???

Predicted Time
Pugheaven - 2:36:30
Boffin - 3:30
Ruz-3:30
Jaggy - 3:45
LSD - 4:00:00
sdtoot - 4:15:00
NeilMc - 4:15:00
Gillian Grant 4.15
YP1 4:15
Peter Ward 5 - 4:15-4:30
Arctic-lady - 4.26.59
Poppy - 4.29.59
Mrs Meldrew - 5:00:00
Charlotte 5:00:00
Annie Matilda - after everyone else
Kirrie Plodder - after Annie Matilda
becca250382 - 4.30

Who's Up For A Drinky Poos Afterwards
Pugheaven
Charlotte
sdtoot
Mrs Meldrew
Peter Ward 5
Arctic-lady
Gillian Grant
LSD
Kirrie Plodde(Marion)-will be dead
Boffin
Poppy
Annie Matilda (if anyone else is still in the pub by the time I get there. :-)
ruz
Grum (If I can still muster the energy to sink a pint!)
Jaggy
YP1 (if my stomach holds out and I avoid the lucozade)
becca250382(if i can walk to the pub!!!)

ruzz · December 2006

sorry artic-lady that was me way back in thread thought i had sorted that oops

Fozzy McFozFace · December 2006

Chicago's on my list for next year...money permitting. It's on the day before my birthday so I can call it a birthday present.

[Deleted User] · December 2006

I fell off the list too!!

Predicted Time
Pugheaven - 2:36:30
Boffin - 3:30
Ruz-3:30
Jaggy - 3:45
Grum- 4.00.00 (ideally less!)
LSD - 4:00:00
sdtoot - 4:15:00
NeilMc - 4:15:00
Gillian Grant 4.15
YP1 4:15
Peter Ward 5 - 4:15-4:30
Arctic-lady - 4.26.59
Poppy - 4.29.59
Mrs Meldrew - 5:00:00
Charlotte 5:00:00
Annie Matilda - after everyone else
Kirrie Plodder - after Annie Matilda
becca250382 - 4.30

Who's Up For A Drinky Poos Afterwards
Pugheaven
Charlotte
sdtoot
Mrs Meldrew
Peter Ward 5
Arctic-lady
Gillian Grant
LSD
Kirrie Plodde(Marion)-will be dead
Boffin
Poppy
Annie Matilda (if anyone else is still in the pub by the time I get there. :-)
ruz
Grum (If I can still muster the energy to sink a pint!)
Jaggy
YP1 (if my stomach holds out and I avoid the lucozade)
becca250382(if i can walk to the pub!!!)

[Deleted User] · December 2006

Ok, I was looking at my training schedule and jigging it around to fit in races that I have planned. Then, I started to work out my weekly mileage and it is as follows:
48, 42, 35, 38, 46, 45, 40, 46, 47, 44, 46, 54, 43, 55, 62, 51, 52, 47, 43, 28(Week after London), 55, 45, 47, 43(Edinburgh week).
Does that sound like it fluctuates too much and should I be looking to even it out a bit more? The weeks over Christmas are lower, because obviously I won't get so many chances to hit the road. What are others doing?

[Deleted User] · December 2006

How frequent are the buses from Musselburgh to the city centre early on a Sunday morning. I was thinking of parking my car at the finish and getting a bus to the start. The shuttle bus which is on offer is meant for taking finishers back to the centre and won't start operating until midday.

Predicted Time
Pugheaven - 2:36:30
Boffin - 3:30
Ruz-3:30
Slow Motion - 3:30
Jaggy - 3:45
Grum- 4.00.00 (ideally less!)
LSD - 4:00:00
sdtoot - 4:15:00
NeilMc - 4:15:00
Gillian Grant 4.15
YP1 4:15
Peter Ward 5 - 4:15-4:30
Arctic-lady - 4.26.59
Poppy - 4.29.59
Mrs Meldrew - 5:00:00
Charlotte 5:00:00
Annie Matilda - after everyone else
Kirrie Plodder - after Annie Matilda
becca250382 - 4.30

[Deleted User] · December 2006

slow mo, the organisers said in a thread a while back that the public transport from the finish back to the start at that time in the morning is not very good. Caroline said that there is plenty of parking in the start area and then the shuttle buses back at the end of the race. I know it's not ideal if you are coming from nearby and then need to get a shuttle bus back to the middle of Edinburgh, but is preferable to trying to make it to the start on public transport I'd guess.
Or, if you come from Glasgow, there is a free bus put on that you can book to get you to the start/home.

[Deleted User] · December 2006

I thought that I was being clever renting a flat for a couple of days but am having second thoughts. I have been asked for a non-refundable deposit of £100. Considering the whole bill is only £130 (-£13 already paid at time of accepting the booking) and there is still five months to go I think that is a lot to ask.

Do you have to pay up front for the hotel bookings and is there a cancelation fee? Can anyone advise please?

[Deleted User] · December 2006

Whenever I've booked a hotel it tends to be confirmed on my card when I book and is only charged when I've checked out. (That said folk like Expedia charge up front, but I think the rates can be cheaper?)

[Deleted User] · December 2006

AnnieMatilda, there are some nice B&B's not too far from Holyrood Park that might be worth looking at, they're about £45 for the night I think if I remember rightly. I booked one for my parents in 2004. Sounds a lot for a flat.
You usually pay a reservation fee for B&B's I think and hotels normally take credit card details, but don't charge until your stay.

[Deleted User] · December 2006

Grum, do you still have to pay if cancel?

[Deleted User] · December 2006

Thanks Soph, I'll look at them. Would that be walking distance to the start?

[Deleted User] · December 2006

You usually pay for the hotel if you cancel in the week before your stay, but generally get a refund minus cancellation fee if you cancel prior to the final week.
The B&B's are about 20minutes perhaps from Princes Street. It's not too bad, but my knowledge of Edinburgh is always blurred from running long distances and then walking to find my way back!!

[Deleted User] · December 2006

Like Soph says I think it depends on how close to the bookied date you cancel. Most likely varies from place to place?

[Deleted User] · December 2006

Thanks for that info. I think I will start looking again tonight. Right now I am off to town for our office Christmas lunch - in a Spanish Restaurant no less!! I wonder how you say Merry Christmas in Spanish.....

[Deleted User] · December 2006

Training plan I'm going to use is from New York. web page is.
http://www.ingnycmarathon.org/training/trainingschedule.php

Hoping to start in the new year.

[Deleted User] · December 2006

Don't count on bus from Musselburgh (end) to Princes St (start) am early Sunday. By and large Edinburgh buses very good but Sunday early they are few and far between. If it was me and I really wanted to stay in Musselburgh I'd book a taxi. May be 3£15 but money well spent. Away now for a w/e of running around in the freezing cold. Wot fun !!

[Deleted User] · December 2006

lol Gillian, i've ran in atrocious conditions this week at 5am , i look foward to some non windy days at least!

[Deleted User] · December 2006

hers me added to the list- quite a posse!
Predicted Time
Pugheaven - 2:36:30
Boffin - 3:30
Ruz-3:30
Jaggy - 3:45
LSD - 4:00:00
sdtoot - 4:15:00
NeilMc - 4:15:00
Gillian Grant 4.15
YP1 4:15
Peter Ward 5 - 4:15-4:30
Arctic-lady - 4.26.59
Poppy - 4.29.59
Mrs Meldrew - 5:00:00
Charlotte 5:00:00
Annie Matilda - after everyone else
Kirrie Plodder - after Annie Matilda
becca250382 - 4.30
paul AKA pea 3.45-4hr

Who's Up For A Drinky Poos Afterwards
Pugheaven
Charlotte
sdtoot
Mrs Meldrew
Peter Ward 5
Arctic-lady
Gillian Grant
LSD
Kirrie Plodde(Marion)-will be dead
Boffin
Poppy
Annie Matilda (if anyone else is still in the pub by the time I get there. :-)
ruz
Grum (If I can still muster the energy to sink a pint!)
Jaggy
YP1 (if my stomach holds out and I avoid the lucozade)
becca250382(if i can walk to the pub!!!)
paul AKA PEA- plenty pubs in musselburgh!

[Deleted User] · December 2006

ps ARTIC LADY is that your real own pic???
what a foxy lady!

[Deleted User] · December 2006

Thinking of of following the 18 week sub 4.30 plan on here or a Hal Higdon one. Going for my first run in ages tommorrow.

Am really looking forward to this.

Pugheaven™ · December 2006

Predicted Time
Pugheaven - 2:36:30
Boffin - 3:30
Ruz-3:30
Jaggy - 3:45
paul AKA pea ((who fancies Artic Lady)
) 3.45-4hr
LSD - 4:00:00
sdtoot - 4:15:00
NeilMc - 4:15:00
Gillian Grant 4.15
YP1 4:15
Peter Ward 5 - 4:15-4:30
Arctic-lady - 4.26.59
Poppy - 4.29.59
becca250382 - 4.30
Mrs Meldrew - 5:00:00
Charlotte 5:00:00
Annie Matilda - after everyone else
Kirrie Plodder - after Annie Matilda

Who's Up For A Drinky Poos Afterwards
Pugheaven
Charlotte
sdtoot
Mrs Meldrew
Peter Ward 5
Arctic-lady
Gillian Grant
LSD
Kirrie Plodde(Marion)-will be dead
Boffin
Poppy
Annie Matilda (if anyone else is still in the pub by the time I get there. :-)
ruz
Grum (If I can still muster the energy to sink a pint!)
Jaggy
YP1 (if my stomach holds out and I avoid the lucozade)
becca250382(if i can walk to the pub!!!)
paul AKA PEA- plenty pubs in musselburgh!

Pug

[Deleted User] · December 2006

nice one pug!!!

[Deleted User] · December 2006

Oh God, looking at everyones weekly milage, I'm doing no-where near that!!! What should I do???? I do sprints on a Tuesday, Club 6 miler on a Wednesday, amd a long run on Sunday. Any suggestions?

[Deleted User] · December 2006

Merry Christmas in Spanish is Feliz Navidad. My folks live out there, so this year will be my 5th straight Spanish christmas

Boffin · December 2006

Kirrie, first thing to do is avoid comparing your running with others' - they are not you!!

Ultimately you want to build your stamina to run 26.2 miles as best you can. - So planning your running so your long runs are (eventually) knocking on the 18+ mark will serve you in good stead.

Many people never run race distance in training and perform extremely well on this strategy.

You have a sprint session in there - not sure if you can push the 6miler given sprints the day before... ideally a day's recovery would have been nice to make full use of this session.

If you can get out on a Friday and put in a varied session - Hills, fartlek, intervals etc, and trust the Sunday LSR to build your base, then you will be doing OK:)

I'll have to check my log, but from the top of my head I don't think I have ever done more than a 40 mile week? - I'll get back to youse on that one!!

Certainly my normal mileage is anywhere between 3 miles and 30, depending on just how lazy, er busy, I have been!

[Deleted User] · December 2006

Thanks Boffin! You've made me feel a bit better! Printed out Hal Higdons training plan, so will follow that during the weeks and do my LSR's with my club mates. My friend has done something ludicrous like 50 marathons and obviously knows what kind of Sunday runs we should be doing.

Cheers for your advice!!!!

Boffin · December 2006

Just checked, my highest weekly mileage this year was 29 miles - and this year I have set 4 PBs:

Marathon: 3:54:07 (Hilly)
7 mile: 56:02 (Hilly)
10k: 46:37 (Flat)
5k: 22:09 (Flat)

Just for interest, the weekly miles I have done are as follows...

7,0,8,3,0,6,16,0,37,23,0,3,0,6,9,6,3,3,3,
14,0,13,25,29,19,16,18,13,0,20,29,26,4,10,
6,13,19,29,19,0,26(cardiff mara),4,16,23,
8,26 (Cornish Mara),3,5,21,3.

So scanning through those - no major miles. Ok, so I don't just run, but my main sport is running - and thus my main source of fitness.

What I am trying to suggest is it is not how many miles you do, but more how you tailor or structure the miles you do do?

[Deleted User] · December 2006

hi it's a newbie here.
i've just entered edinburgh when i found out i wasn't in london. i've just done 1 marathon before - cardiff in october which was very flat (4.14). Edinburgh looks very hilly on the profile - how hard are the hills really? Do i need to do serious hill training? Any advice for a swansea girl?

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