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Yes I'm going for the 9:30 start. More time for breakfast,and I'd rather finish when there are more people about.
Please could I have the route too.Thank you
Same for you Ben.
evening!
yep as TR40 said we've done a recce in two sections, not so sure my legs are looking forward to doing it all in one go, but I am
I've just plotted this route into mem map and it's giving me a total elevation gain of 6000 feet. Just wondering what the GPX route shows. I'm really looking forward to this one.
In feet - 5130
One error in the plot adds I about 30 I think.
It's definitely hilly and a bit deceptive to think of the whole number as the real climbs don't come until the second half of the route after the Kinmel Arms (CP7). From that point on you are either climbing or descending quite steeply.
4 weeks to go!
I off to do a big chunk of it now.
Thanks Clwydian,
Yes you are right, it is three weeks away from London marathon. I will stick to road running for this time. I hope they will organise it again for next year.
Good luck to you all. I would be very interested to read any feedback from the race.
Don't write yourself off yet. I pulled up 2km into my long run two weeks ago with a painful ankle. I rested it and gave it lots of ice and returned to my training a week later - taped up at first. I took it a bit easy the first week back but at the end of the second week now I'm back to my old self.
Give it some proper rest and hopefully you'll be OK.
Good luck with it.
I am - assuming I finish.
I've never done a marathon before.
and Peers ditto to everything Clywdian said, You've got 4 weeks, get yourself to a sports physio and you've a fighting chance of getting back in the game. Good Luck
@spen71 - You can only train so much. I'd say 50% if not more is down to will power on the day. Just stay focused and positive, enjoy the the day and you'll get round. I intend on doing it the walk/run way, what ratio I'll decide on the day when I catch a glimpse of them hills for the first time
I know this is going to be difficult but I can't wait!
It's not as dramatic as it sounds. I've run further in a day before (60 k) but it was done in 10 k laps with a rest between each one while my partner did her lap. Much less climb on that although it wan't flat by any means.
I've definitely done more climb in a day doing mountain marathons. I've just never done a "proper" marathon distance event.
I just got my rota for some work I do and I'm going to be working on April 1st so let's hope I really am ready.
27 days to go.
I will rest until a week before the event and try again. If it is ok I will run even though I won't have had the best preparation. As long as I complete time is not important.
I forgot to mention that I have done the miles just on the road and not as many hills as this will.
(After Blackpool next week this will be my fourth marathon this year)
I've produced a narrative description of the route - prompted by BlisterUK.
If anyone else wants a copy, let me know and message me with an e-mail address.
@Clwydian has very kindly taken the time to put together a great narrative of the majority of the course. I
would greatly recommend giving it a read if you get chance. I found it most helpful especially as I dont
intend any recce's beforhand.
Thanks Clwydian!!
This might be of interest to people who don't really know the Clwydian range. It's spoilt a bit for me by going on about the Clwydian and Llantysilio Mountain Range but a lot of the flyover is the area we will be running.
Clwydian Range Flyover
Yep, come and join the party spen71
hoping to get out for a 20 mile run tomorrow, unfortunately it won't be near/on the course, but hopefully it'll get rid of some cobwebs