Ally
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Registered: 2nd Jul 03
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Anyone run it?
Guy from work did it in 5 hours 
Thinking about entering the half marathon for next year  .... no seriously
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RyanSxi
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Registered: 26th Jul 06
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i would love to do this although i think i'd struggle alot. if i prep'd for a year i recon i could do it, maybe 
how many miles was the marathon?
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Aaron
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Registered: 9th Aug 04
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My dad ran it. 2 Hours 48 Not bad for a 50 years old 
[Edited on 23-04-2007 by Aj.]
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Aaron
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I'd like to stat training with him now for next years
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Aaron
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quote:
Originally posted by RyanSxi
how many miles was the marathon?
A marathon is 26 miles, however London is 26.2
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Nath
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One of my goals is to run the London Marathon.
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topshot_2k
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i dont see the attraction personally
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AdZ9
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Registered: 14th Apr 06
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big waiting list on it unless you get a charity to sponsor you or run for a charity, i'd like to do it, im applying this year and hope to run it in a year or 2s time, then run it every year and beat my times!
girl here at work did it in 5.5hours, first time round i wouldnt care wat time i did it aslong as i crossed the line!
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Kathryn W
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Registered: 12th Oct 03
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Wouldnt mind the half marathon.. although id never complete the full one
Also thinking of doing one of them race for life with tesco..
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Ally
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Registered: 2nd Jul 03
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I've done race for life Kat, piece of piss
Easy race to do as its only 5k, you can walk it in an hour!
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C2RL R
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Bloke from work did it, took him 7 hours. I didnt think he would make it as he looks at least 3 stone over weight.
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Richie
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Registered: 3rd Dec 02
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Someone has died doing it
http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,70131-1262074,00.html
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AdZ9
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probablly dehydratrion or muscle overheated and wastes away, that guy who ran that race in the boiling hot sun got to dehydrated and his leg muscles wasted away and he had to have them amputated :O
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Nath
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I thought they had strict medicals? Either way thats sad news 
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Ally
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I couldn't do the full 26 miles, 13 yes if i start training now
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Aaron
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quote:
Originally posted by Richie
Someone has died doing it
http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,70131-1262074,00.html
Happened last year, some chump thought he could do the marathon with the attitude of "i'll run a few miles and walk a few to recover then run again"
He didnt train at all BTW
CHUMP!
he died at the end and he was 21
[Edited on 23-04-2007 by Aj.]
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SteveW
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next year i am gonna run it.
didnt really have enough time to train for this years..
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Cupra Steve
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A girl in the offices boyfriend done it in 3hrs 24mins! First time! Apparently at 9 miles everyone he was running with looked fucked, he hadn't even broke a sweat!
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dave17
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Went with my gf and her family yest to go and watch the runners, i didnt end up watching though, there was a pub that had the football on and served beer  
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Paul_J
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I've done a 10km, and that wasn't too challenging, did it in like 48 mins. But I must admit, when your running non stop for 48 mins you just want it to end and you keep thinking 'surely it can't be much further' and it is... It's a LOT further lol... felt like it was never ending. So just kept slogging through.
Now marathon is like 4 times that distance! so pretty hard graft.
I'd recommend anyone thinking of doing the marathon to do a 10k RUN (not walk) see how you do, if you can get under an hour, then try a half marathon (20k run) ... if you can manage that ok in reasonable time, then try for the marathon!
You'd be an idiot to straight try for the marathon, I think most people see times like 3 hrs 24 and don't realise how far it is!
Think about it like this. Go now, put on your trainers and run at a fairly fast pace (say 7mph) for as long as you can...
Most of you would drop out / stop for a breather after 5 mins.
Some more may make it past 10 mins.
Some may make it past 15/20 mins non stop.
but probably most won't make it past say an hour non stop.
And the marathon is pretty much 4 hours NON STOP or longer.
I'd honestly recommend just setting yourself that challenge of running as far as you can (before Stopping) - before you even consider doing this.
and try training for a 10k.
I'm planning to do another 10k soon, and probably another in october.
Then maybe a half marathon next year. I'd like to do the full marathon but it'd be a real challenge mentally as well as physically.
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Richie
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Registered: 3rd Dec 02
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ESSAY 
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