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Pen 2 on green, but I think pen 1 is the slebs. Number is 29680. Could someone not posting via mobile phone please add that to the list?
Blue:
MsE - 17454 - blue start in a British Heart Foundation Heart Runners red top (with Wendy on the front and For Dad on back).
Race Jase - 736 - Blue start.
SteveC1975 - 23156 - Blue start
Ormeski - 17655 - Blue start. Yellow Marie Curie vest with 'Pete' on the front.
Just Running - 2177 - Blue Start (pen 3)
Red FGFA:
XPS Red FGFA start (31xxx) - Easingwold RC blue vest 2 green hoops
AfE - 32439 - FGFA start, Ilkley H vest (red/green stripe) - no coach
MartinH - 32944 - FGFA Red start, Wearing purple (picture as posted a few pages ago).
SBD - 33319 - Blue vest with smiley clown & "Adrian" on front, Round Table Children's Wish (RTCW)
RFJ - 31356 Red FGFA Andover AC vest (akin to tescos carrier bag, red shorts / fetch buff
Ant - (Don't know number yet- it's in England) White vest wirh "Ant" on it in blue; blue shorts.
Green:
CC2 Speedy Goth - 29680 - Green GFA Pen 2
Sal - 70793, Green GFA - I will look out for you Speedy as we will probably be running similar pace
Minni - 29600. Green and purple vest with Minni on front and back (somehow). Blonde plaits
ON - Good luck in Boston.
XPS - Very informative again.
MsE - Shooters Hill in Blackheath is still a good 15-20 minutes walk from the starting pens. Nice area as we stay at the Clarendon Hotel on Shooters Hill Road. My last run will be on Blackheath Park on Saturday afternoon. Lovely Italian restaurant at the bottom of the hill if you are looking for somewhere to eat. Just let me know. And as for the visor, if it chaffes then throw it, but as we thought you were a gay bloke then it can be acceptable attire.
My penultimate run done tonight. 3.33 miles with 1 @ MP. Tough run due to the amount of food/drink consumed today.
Anyone expo-ing Saturday pm? Think my train's into London about 11:30 so drop bag off at hotel then out to excel for about 1:30. Quick in and out then back for a lie down.
Meeting some clubmates for tea so a gentle Boris Bike down to St Pauls then hopefully a decent night's sleep.
[De-lurks]
Hi All,
If anyone wants a sneaky peak of the route on Sunday then this video should help.
Warning: Makes you realise just how far we have to go!
Best of luck everyone!
[Re-lurks]
Can I ask one more question? How do people find out which start they are in from their race-number? Or is it because you've already picked it up from the expo?
Look in your magazine from your letter, they list the starts and numbers that start from Red, Green and blue.
Going to expo tomorrow..... getting exited now.... 4m done tonight with 2m at MP... feeling good.
Great to see you're getting all excited about it and really hope you all have good days and good results. There'll be tears of sadness and happiness but whatever happens, just enjoy it. It's a fucking amazing experience, whether you crash and burn or whether you bring home the bacon.
I like the post from earlier by XPS - just get to the line before Big Ben strikes one.......
Cheers chaps
GOOD LUCK EVERYONE hope to see some at the start FGFA or at pub, enjoy the occasion i hope to.
Oh i seem to be missing off the list, never mind, not got time to try and re-do..
evening all. It's getting close now ... as if you needed a fat ex-marathoner to remind you.
back today from fantastic ski trip to Banff. Snow there awesome and super quiet on slopes too, perfect for family hols. And lots of food. Jet lag bad so off to bed after this post, but wanted to delurk to wish you all the very best of luck on Sunday (and Monday for ON).
Genuinely jealous of you all, misssing London for 1st time since 2006 (but didn't miss the training so def right decision to pass this year, even before the injury .... getting better now, comback contunues, will be back to parkun on Sat). Also fed up that sons rugby festival clashes with race so won't be able to cheer you on or see you at The Chandos.
Is it too late to encourage you to add target times & race plan to your list? I always found it good to go public on my target, as another reminder to dig deep when it gets tough. Particularly keen on knowing what RJ, Speedy and Ant are planning after your respective very impressive progress this year.
MsC - forgive the advice from a complete stranger (unlike the still regular fred members who you know so well!), but I'd say don't itch the sunnies. Two years ago I wore mine (unusually) and despite the heat and sun I really didn't feel either (again unusually) - was actually quite surprised how bright it was when I took them off at the end! Last year I left them in my bag and regretted it (lightweight cap was used both years and worked)
Finally XPS - good to see you're still mega organised. I owed you a hello from my last delurk - HELLO - hope you go well fella
run like the wind
Jezza
Blue:
MsE - 17454 - blue start in a British Heart Foundation Heart Runners red top (with Wendy on the front and For Dad on back).
Race Jase - 736 - Blue start.
SteveC1975 - 23156 - Blue start
Ormeski - 17655 - Blue start. Yellow Marie Curie vest with 'Pete' on the front.
Just Running - 2177 - Blue Start (pen 3)
Red FGFA:
XPS Red FGFA start (31xxx) - Easingwold RC blue vest 2 green hoops
AfE - 32439 - FGFA start, Ilkley H vest (red/green stripe) - no coach
MartinH - 32944 - FGFA Red start, Wearing purple (picture as posted a few pages ago).
SBD - 33319 - Blue vest with smiley clown & "Adrian" on front, Round Table Children's Wish (RTCW)
RFJ - 31356 Red FGFA Andover AC vest (akin to tescos carrier bag, red shorts / fetch buff
Ant - (Don't know number yet- it's in England) White vest wirh "Ant" on it in blue; blue shorts.
Golden Eagle - 33295 - white vest with blue "go faster" stripes. Black or grey shorts.
Green:
CC2 Speedy Goth - 29680 - Green GFA Pen 2
Sal - 70793, Green GFA - I will look out for you Speedy as we will probably be running similar pace
Minni - 29600. Green and purple vest with Minni on front and back (somehow). Blonde plaits
I'm jealous of those who got in a few proper little runs today - I only did a slow 3, wish I had done 4 now with some at mp - is tomorrow too late for that?
I think I might be over-tapering this week (day off yesterday - although on feet quite a bit).
Question re Red FGFA - how to get there? The mag says go via Blackheath but that seems to lead to the Blue start. Do you get to FGFA via blue start or do you have to go via another route (and is it signposted).
Apologies if this has been posted already - I have not been keeping up these last few weeks.
Fred Member
Blue:
MsE - 17454 - blue start in a British Heart Foundation Heart Runners red top (with Wendy on the front and For Dad on back).
Race Jase - 736 - Blue start.
SteveC1975 - 23156 - Blue start
Ormeski - 17655 - Blue start. Yellow Marie Curie vest with 'Pete' on the front.
Just Running - 2177 - Blue Start (pen 3)
Red FGFA:
XPS Red FGFA start (31xxx) - Easingwold RC blue vest 2 green hoops
AfE - 32439 - FGFA start, Ilkley H vest (red/green stripe) - no coach
MartinH - 32944 - FGFA Red start, Wearing purple (picture as posted a few pages ago).
SBD - 33319 - Blue vest with smiley clown & "Adrian" on front, Round Table Children's Wish (RTCW)
RFJ - 31356 Red FGFA Andover AC vest (akin to tescos carrier bag, red shorts / fetch buff
Efc-Col-32720 Red FGFA, red Wallasey ac vest possibly blue shorts.
Ant - (Don't know number yet- it's in England) White vest wirh "Ant" on it in blue; blue shorts.
Golden Eagle - 33295 - white vest with blue "go faster" stripes. Black or grey shorts.
Green:
CC2 Speedy Goth - 29680 - Green GFA Pen 2
Sal - 70793, Green GFA - I will look out for you Speedy as we will probably be running similar pace
Minni - 29600. Green and purple vest with Minni on front and back (somehow). Blonde plaits
There you go Efc, back on the list. I small investigation would show that it was indeed Ant who removed you from the list. I'll be keeping a close eye on him from now on
Fred Member
Blue:
MsE - 17454 - blue start in a British Heart Foundation Heart Runners red top (with Wendy on the front and For Dad on back).
Race Jase - 736 - Blue start.
SteveC1975 - 23156 - Blue start
Ormeski - 17655 - Blue start. Yellow Marie Curie vest with 'Pete' on the front.
Just Running - 2177 - Blue Start (pen 3)
AmyT - 26433 - Blue Start, Purple vest with yellow piping and Hardley runners in yellow
Red FGFA:
XPS Red FGFA start (31xxx) - Easingwold RC blue vest 2 green hoops
AfE - 32439 - FGFA start, Ilkley H vest (red/green stripe) - no coach
MartinH - 32944 - FGFA Red start, Wearing purple (picture as posted a few pages ago).
SBD - 33319 - Blue vest with smiley clown & "Adrian" on front, Round Table Children's Wish (RTCW)
RFJ - 31356 Red FGFA Andover AC vest (akin to tescos carrier bag, red shorts / fetch buff
Efc-Col-32720 Red FGFA, red Wallasey ac vest possibly blue shorts.
Ant - (Don't know number yet- it's in England) White vest wirh "Ant" on it in blue; blue shorts.
Golden Eagle - 33295 - white vest with blue "go faster" stripes. Black or grey shorts.
Green:
CC2 Speedy Goth - 29680 - Green GFA Pen 2
Sal - 70793, Green GFA - I will look out for you Speedy as we will probably be running similar pace
Minni - 29600. Green and purple vest with Minni on front and back (somehow). Blonde plaits
Good luck everyone! See you on the course or in the pub
Everything has gone to pot, not run for a week, slept in 5 different places too, feeling like bleurgh, not optimistic. Must remember previous years and pull self together.
Travelling south today so will wish the very best of luck to all at VLM, and ON on Monday. Will see some of you in Chandos no doubt.
Blue:
MsE - 17454 - in a British Heart Foundation Heart Runners red top (with Wendy on the front and For Dad on back).
Race Jase - 736
SteveC1975 - 23156
Ormeski - 17655 - Yellow Marie Curie vest with 'Pete' on the front.
Just Running - 2177 - (pen 3)
AmyT - 26433 - Purple vest with yellow piping and Hardley runners in yellow
Red FGFA:
XPS - 31xxx - Easingwold RC blue vest 2 green hoops
AfE - 32439 - Ilkley H vest (red/green stripe) - no coach
MartinH - 32944 - Wearing purple (picture as posted a few pages ago).
SBD - 33319 - Blue vest with smiley clown & "Adrian" on front, Round Table Children's Wish (RTCW)
RFJ - 31356 Andover AC vest (akin to tescos carrier bag, red shorts / fetch buff
Efc-Col-32720 red Wallasey ac vest possibly blue shorts.
Ant - (Don't know number yet- it's in England) White vest wirh "Ant" on it in blue; blue shorts.
Golden Eagle - 33295 - white vest with blue "go faster" stripes. Black or grey shorts.
Poacher - 31xxx - prob in yellow Stockport vest, but may switch to silver halter neck mini dress if feeling skittish. (No visor, that would just look silly)
Green:
CC2 Speedy Goth - 29680 - Green GFA Pen 2
Sal - 70793, Green GFA - I will look out for you Speedy as we will probably be running similar pace
Minni - 29600. Green and purple vest with Minni on front and back (somehow). Blonde plaits
(tidied to reduce repetition)
(I actually went to the red start last year - it's just a longer walk really)
Good luck everyone. I'll be at the Expo about midday tomorrow- with the masses no doubt. Feeling fairly chilled and hope to enjoy this onme without too much pressure.
I'll be at the good for age start with my red North Shields vest. Probably in the zone and unable to speak to anyone...
North Shields Poly? My neighbour, almost.
Congratulations on the new arrival FINgers.
PMJ - congrats on the new PB.
And HUGE congratulations to MM on the sub 37 10k!
FW - sorry to hear you had a disappointing day in Edinburgh, but it sounds like it wasn't anything to do with you!
DM - well done on your PB in Paris, especially in the heat.
KR - sorry to hear you had a bad day at Brighton, but I'm sure you'll have learnt a lot from the experience and next time will be better.
I decided to have a very easy week running-wise partly because I have a blister on each ankle. I think it's due to the orthotics I'm now wearing lifting my feet higher up the shoe. Did a lovely run along the promenade and back along the beach. About 80 mins and no idea how far except to say I didn't get as far as Mablethorpe! Also despite my best efforts to slow down I won a fun run. 2 laps of a caravan field with a grand total of 5 entries! Back to work today
Thinking of all the VLMers, especially all those with injuries/niggles; it is so frustrating and disappointing but please don't be silly like me. Let's hope it's a cool day on Sunday and I look forward to reading all your reports!