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Superbly done - & remember 1:45 is just an arbitrary number, it's going faster than ever before that counts. :huh:

Ha ha! :(

i shall have to remember that one when i'm dragging my sorry ass round the streets of Berlin trying to beat my aim of 4hrs 20mins...

New 10k PB on sunday morning. 48m 21s. :(

Anyone else race this weekend? How is everyone's training coming along?

FLMers happy with their preparation?

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Ha ha! :rolleyes:

i shall have to remember that one when i'm dragging my sorry ass round the streets of Berlin trying to beat my aim of 4hrs 20mins...

New 10k PB on sunday morning. 48m 21s. :(

Anyone else race this weekend? How is everyone's training coming along?

FLMers happy with their preparation?

Great time, I'm hoping to get near 50 minutes this year (currently PB is 52.29). Well done.

Got the Balmoral 10K this weekend, round the grounds of the castle. Its up a mountain so no PBs this weekend, but its a cracking 10K.

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i've upped my distance to 2 miles now, running it in about 18 minutes...

it is gonna be yearssssssssssss before i do a marathon

Nightcrawler - this time last year I hadn't done more than run for a bus in my entire life. So it's totally possible!

I'm not entirely happy with my preparation - stupid injuries meant i haven't actually done more than 15m. So it's going to be an interesting day on sunday! But I'll be getting to that finish line by hook or by crook, I don't care how long it takes me!

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I'm not entirely happy with my preparation - stupid injuries meant i haven't actually done more than 15m. So it's going to be an interesting day on sunday! But I'll be getting to that finish line by hook or by crook, I don't care how long it takes me!

Me neither, but I too will be making it round if I have to crawl!!!

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Me neither, but I too will be making it round if I have to crawl!!!

HOORAY!

I am a strange mixture of excited yet utterly, utterly terrified. Also the forecast looks like it's going to be a scorcher which I am praying is wrong as I'm terrible at running in the heat and it's going to be hard enough as it is!

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HOORAY!

I am a strange mixture of excited yet utterly, utterly terrified. Also the forecast looks like it's going to be a scorcher which I am praying is wrong as I'm terrible at running in the heat and it's going to be hard enough as it is!

If it all goes to plan what sort of time are you aiming for? I've not done any further than 15 miles in training and I must admit I havent done that as many time as I wouldve liked. Done a few half marathons and a few ten milers with plenty of 5-8 milers too so it's not been a disaster. In a perfect world I would like to do somewhere between 4 and 4.30 but I think I may be being over optimistic.

Weatherwise it was really hot when I did it in '07 and it slowed me down alot, but we will finish either way and that is a big enough achievement!

Final week nerves/doubts are a bugger because there is sod all you can do about them!!

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Ok, so it is in the Daily Mail, but its worth a read anyway:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/moslive/ar...aste-money.html

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If it all goes to plan what sort of time are you aiming for? I've not done any further than 15 miles in training and I must admit I havent done that as many time as I wouldve liked. Done a few half marathons and a few ten milers with plenty of 5-8 milers too so it's not been a disaster. In a perfect world I would like to do somewhere between 4 and 4.30 but I think I may be being over optimistic.

Weatherwise it was really hot when I did it in '07 and it slowed me down alot, but we will finish either way and that is a big enough achievement!

Final week nerves/doubts are a bugger because there is sod all you can do about them!!

I'm pretty much the same as you - I've done my long runs alternate weekends with an easy weekend in between which totalled: a couple of 10-milers, a half-mara, a 15-miler and then what was meant to be the final 18miler but ended up with an upset stomach and hideously painful knees and had to call it a day at 13 miles. I would and should have done way more but I pushed a bone out of place in my foot which buggered all the tendons and I had to have 5 weeks off my training programme, then it took me ages to get back up to speed, hence I'm really behind. Boo.

Oh I'm not in any way quick though - best case scenario I think I'd be looking at about 5 hours 10 - I think I'm probably looking at around 5 and a half hours but if it's really hot, and frankly I've got no idea what it's like to run above 15 miles, I don't really care if I have to walk the rest of the way. I'd like to finish in under 6 hours though!

I am not sure I've ever been so nervous about anything in my entire life! Keep checking the weather forecast like some strange obsessive!

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I'm pretty much the same as you - I've done my long runs alternate weekends with an easy weekend in between which totalled: a couple of 10-milers, a half-mara, a 15-miler and then what was meant to be the final 18miler but ended up with an upset stomach and hideously painful knees and had to call it a day at 13 miles. I would and should have done way more but I pushed a bone out of place in my foot which buggered all the tendons and I had to have 5 weeks off my training programme, then it took me ages to get back up to speed, hence I'm really behind. Boo.

Oh I'm not in any way quick though - best case scenario I think I'd be looking at about 5 hours 10 - I think I'm probably looking at around 5 and a half hours but if it's really hot, and frankly I've got no idea what it's like to run above 15 miles, I don't really care if I have to walk the rest of the way. I'd like to finish in under 6 hours though!

I am not sure I've ever been so nervous about anything in my entire life! Keep checking the weather forecast like some strange obsessive!

Don't worry you will be fine!! The atmosphere on the day is electric it's like a big party. My biggest tip would be get your name on your running top somehow, having thousands of people cheering your name helps out - ALOT especially around the 20 mile mark, made me burst into tears when they got me through my wall last time!! Good look for a grown man lol.

Cool I did it in 5.27.32 last time so I will just see what I get on the day! Am by no means a professional runner, barely amateur!

Have you got people coming to watch you run on Sunday? If they have internet enabled phones then they can track you as you run!!

It's all very clever here's the official stuff about it and instructions. My supporters are going to be using it to know whether I've gone past them or not!!

Adidas have devised a way to follow runners this year in the London Marathon. Simply text ‘RUN’ to 83040 and you will be sent a link to the wapsite. Simply type in you runner’s race number and the system will do the rest, tracking them via a timing chip device on their shoes as they pass the various 5k markers along the course and informing you of their progress.’

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HOORAY!

I am a strange mixture of excited yet utterly, utterly terrified. Also the forecast looks like it's going to be a scorcher which I am praying is wrong as I'm terrible at running in the heat and it's going to be hard enough as it is!

I heard the hot stuff was going at the weekend. Hope I'm right cos as you say it'll be harder in the sun, but suspect you're more up-to-date.

Anyway, good luck to you & themuel. May it be damnedly enjoyable. :rolleyes:

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Well??

How did everyone get on? I had a blast, watched from Greenwich, Mudchute, Westferry, and Tower Hill. Cracking atmosphere as usual - just hope I'm lucky in the ballot this time. Roll on October!

Hope all efesters got round safely and aren't in too much agony now

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How did everyone get on? I had a blast, watched from Greenwich, Mudchute, Westferry, and Tower Hill. Cracking atmosphere as usual - just hope I'm lucky in the ballot this time. Roll on October!

Hope all efesters got round safely and aren't in too much agony now

4.50.18

Happy with that considering how hot it was! Didnt have a walking break until mile 18, then I had to do quite alot of walking because my back was agony which slowed me down. Still more than happy with my time though, almost 40 mins shaved off last time!

My poor knees are feeling it now though, although I'm alot better than yesterday so on the road to recovery!!

Loved every second of it, London shines on marathon day, everyone is so so friendly and supportive. Can't wait for my next one!!! I am chasing the sub 4 hour. Tough challenge for me!

Sam

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How did everyone get on? I had a blast, watched from Greenwich, Mudchute, Westferry, and Tower Hill. Cracking atmosphere as usual - just hope I'm lucky in the ballot this time. Roll on October!

Hope all efesters got round safely and aren't in too much agony now

A slightly awful 5.56 for me. That said, a full 20 minutes of that was wasted by 10 mins in a toilet queue at mile 17 and 10 minutes um, in a toilet at mile 21. But to be honest I am mostly just totally chuffed to have got to the finish line -that was my main goal. I started out really strongly, went through the half mara point in 2.35, was fine until mile 17 and then just crashed and burned. But I was sort of expecting that - I've only been running 9 months, hadn't done more than 15m in training, and my legs just didn't have it in them.

Crowd support was totally brilliant though. Got to overtake Katie Price and Peter Andre really early on in which was definitely a highlight. Got blessed TWICE by different priests flicking holy water. Had so many people yelling my name, particularly down embankment when I was really flagging and it helped so so much. I have utter respect for anyone daring to do it in fancy dress, particularly the heavier outfits - I was in so, so much pain just trying to do it in normal gear!

I've entered the ballot for next year - I reckon with a good solid year's running experience between now and then I can crack a sub-5 and I really want to have another go to improve my time.

But what an amazing experience! I would thoroughly recommend it to anyone :angry:

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Priests flicking holy water :lol: Sorry, just sounds like a mean trick, despite it surely being actually really helpful.

Anyway, nicely done. You and Muel both sound like you had a great time despite the hard work. Much like everything I read about it. & entry for next year's is open already, or is that just for this year's runners?

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