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And both! I have two birds (tiel and an african grey) - the parrot IS mad as well as me and Mr parrot
What parrot do you have?
<<bluntly then>>
Hippo get yer purse out girl!!
<<arty farty voice>>
Leicester IS the NEW Abingdon!!!!!!!!!!!!
Not that I've signed up for this one. I swore FLM would be my only mara, and I only did Abo because I was hacked off about not getting under 5 hours. As I did that at Abo, there's no need to do a third mara, as my husband keeps telling me. So that's decided.
But if I were to consider it, I'm still wondering about places to stay, as I'd be coming by train and I can't find an Travel Inn near that part of the city.
If I were you I'd get it booked and worry about accomodation later. Where do you have to come from?
Limps.
It would be lovely to run with Roz again, I must admit. She was such good company at Abo last year.
Ill only be doing the half mind - with Abingdon gone bet this will be huge this year. I am excited already!!!!! If anyone wants help with local knowledge, accomodation and directions etc just let me know!
She dragged me round one of my Draycote Ultra laps in February. Given that her legs are twice the length of mine I think I did well to still be breathing when the lap was over!!
Where I drive up from will depend on which university Limpette starts at 2 weeks earlier!!
I'll probably just come up on the day though.
Probably.
Oh, I HATE decisions!!
It's one of the things I love about running - you can start off running with a stranger, and an hour later you're bosom buddies!
Ill have a look over the weekend and ill post you what I find. I have also spoken to a hotel at the end of the M69 where I used to work to ask if they wil have any good rates for runners (will be 20 minutes to the start from there and is one straight road pretty much). So Ill have a scoot and let you all know.
There is NO excuse!!
I Live in Leicestershire & would recommend this one as an abo substitute.
I cant comment on the course as its new for 07' (it did used to be V V Hilly all rural!) The change will mean I shall be entering!
Anyway on the hotel front - there are quite a few in city center, Ramada, Days Inn & Campanile all central. At the Walkers stadium there is a new Express by Holiday Inn & just off M1 there is a Hilton (approx 10mins from city center)
Hope this helps - see you all in October
will be my first marathin after doing a couple of halfs and already signed up for 2 more halfs before this marathon
if i get into the FLM 2008 then this would give me a good idea as to what sort of time i'll be aiming for
People seem to have spotted that the runners world on line entry is available as we already have quite a few entries, and that's before we can even advertise the route!
After FLM 2005 I was motivated to carry on as I'd done what I considered a reasonable time. But I'm rather depressed after FLM07 & would like to do a slightly quicker marathon this year.
Sooooooooo mad at myself for never doing Abo :-(
I live just outside of Loughborough
This will be my 1st attempt at the Leicester Marathon - the hills did not appeal before. Now I hear this course will be flat & fast, bring on London 2008 qualification! ;0)
Do we have a route yet?
Not flat though!!
understatement of the year that one Limper