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Anyone else entered?
I couldn't resist as the route virtually goes past my house, and covers the majority of my training routes...pretty flat overall, a mixture of urban and rural, including Dunham Massey. Should be fun!
Ian
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Using it as a training run before attempting coast to coast in June.
Whitehaven to Sunderland, 5 days, 5 marathons +
Live just outside Manchester so got to support home marathon in Olympic year!
just finished my first a week ago so I'm recovered now and ready for more pain lol
seems like i'll do the same , if I don't get into london then i'll do this .
Hello all...just registered for this. Will be my 2nd marathon, running first one in just over a week.
Live pretty close to Longford Park - so be nice not to have to worry about transport/accomodation etc.
my 5th marathon at Chester I have done 3 blackpool ones and chester last year and everything was spot on from start dead on time to locals giving us jelly babys I will be wearing my t-shirt from last years race blue/white hoping for 3 h30 got under 4 hours last year just 3h59
Good luck in Liverpool @15West. See you in chester @Compo 1. Let's hope this heatwave is over by then!
Just entered as did not get into London, looking forward to it. Just hope it is not too warm
Possibly! Have done two in three weeks before but on this occasion I don't think I could put up with a marathon going past my front door without actually running it and I'm not looking at deferring my London place...so two in two it is!
No London place for me either. I think I will sign up for this too as my frist marathon, back to my home city.
Only thing that concerns me is that I will be too slow for this size of race (training going well so far for a 4.00 finish which I know is rather slow), Not sure if I would be better suited to a larger marathon as to not finish completely last.
I have 6 months still to train so I should be ok, I have come a long way this year already. Am I just being overly concerned? What do others think?
Hey Vwillis, 4 hours is a great time. This will be my 1st marathon and I'm looking at 3.45ish. There's no way you;ll be last with a time like that. There'll be 100s behind you. And you know what, even if you are.....so what ? Enjoy it.
Can you imagine if it goes through Wythenshawe ? You'll smash you're sub 4 if it does....(joke)
Hope you sign up
Thanks John
I have indeed signed up
, I have 2 half marathonsbetween now and then to so training has been going on for a while and going well. I will stick with my plan and try to not put pressure on.
lol, poor Wythenshawe
Hope your training goes well
Vics
Good stuff. Which halves have you signed up to ? Wilsmlow is great as is Conwy in November. I'd also thoroughly recommend the Stockport 10 (miles) in December
Good luck
I have the Brum half in 3 weeks, living in Wolverhampton - I am Manc though
then 4 weeks before the Manchester Marathon I am going to do the Berlin half marathon, I will do a few 10k races when they come up as training sessions too.
what about you? any other planned events?
Nice one, good luck tomorrow, great day for i.
Wow you really have quite a running calendar there, good luck with them I'm sure you'll do great. Post a report of tomorrow let us know how you got on.
15 West, Stockport 10 is superb, oddest goodybag you'll ever see (go on youtune type in stockport 10 to see what I mean) great marshalls and a track start and finish with your name called out over the speakers as you ener the stadium. Good quality tech t-shirt, cheap and 2 very very hard hills