Right - I'm sitting on the sofa as a late DNS for this year's event
So - in tribute to all the guys out tackling the mountain tomorrow, here's next year's thread, with the correct spelling of camaraderie, as requested, T-Rex.
Good luck everyone
I'll be there in 12 months to get this monkey off my back
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See you all next year. Sounds from a brief skim of last years thread that new route is a winner? Plenty of people PB'ing.
It sounded so much fun with all that thunder and hail, I bet it'll be all rubbish and sunny next year!
I ache but it was worth it!
had a bit of a shock yesterday as it was the first time i've ever felt that i could quite happily stop during a race and started thinking never again (damn those quieter sections of the course!), so so glad i didn't...looking forward to next year already
Hi all
Just put last post on old thread
Can't wait for next year Panad Glad you didn't stop for a while there was using seeing you in the distance to carry on!!!
now you mention it that may have been part of the problem TR38 - when i dropped back from you and TRex I was using the sight of you being just in front to keep going, trying not to let the gap get larger, before you dropped back and TRex opened up the gap and i eventually lost sight of him, that's when it got a lot harder.... (nothing to do with having run 17+miles already of course )
Sorry about you having to pull out folks-nearly had to myself and felt gutted so can only imagine how you feel. Anyway, the only way is up..and up
Brer
Just read your race report on the 2010 thread - can't believe you sub-4d with those issues, awesome!
was about a week after last years race that this years entries opened i think, so not long......
Looks a lot of fun (kind of).
My first and last marathon this year eh.
Maybe just one more next year to prove I can do 4hr 30min....or is it the wine talking.
Another classic set of challenging weather conditions this year. The only thing I haven't experienced in this race in the last 4 years is snow!!!
Will also have to try to beat my 2009 time: I missed it this year by 10 seconds - gutting! Aiming for sub-3:50 in 2011.....
I had a 'first and last' marathon in 2005.
Couldn't run a mile when I entered but after training , hobbled round the Cardiff Marathon in 5.37.
One year later and I finished the same marathon in 4.31.
I've now done 11 (including three Snowdonias) with a PB of 4.17 .
Damn addictive this marathon running
Saturday's marathon was my 8th in 4 years (and my 4th Snowdonia) - it is, without doubt, the best marathon by far and it is the only marathon that I will do every year - I guess I am lucky to have it on my doorstep?
I'll be there - this event is one of my "regulars". Don't know in what capacity, though - let the side down a bit this year after 3 consecutive 3:59s - a 4:11.
I'm not letting the wine or TRex talk me into this one....but I'll quite happily string along for the ride on the forum because I like you all lots!!! Panad...lovely to meet you and what a cracking time!!! you must be chuffed! TRex...you're a true gent and it was lovely to meet you too. TR38 well done matey!!! that hail was something wasn't it!!!
yes DinaMo, v chuffed with my time annoyed everyone at work this morning grinning away to myself!
definitely up for it next year again, and even if life has other plans and i can't do it for any reason I'll be hanging around on the forum - it's definitely the place to be
I spose after this year you'd better put me down for that sub 4 for 2011 TRex
Whoo hoo Roll on next October.
Forewarned is forearmed......
I don't normally start the list until about August/September.
This is the only events thread, that I know at any rate, that seems to happily keep up all year round. Now in its fourth year.
I take it that's a yes then, Andrea?