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London Marathon 2016

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    #302
    Jmcmen
    Registered Users Posts: 172 ✭✭Jmcmen


    Polster wrote: »
    Were you able defer it for next year aye? Injured I guess

    yeah injured alright. Tendons in the hip. Been a disaster of an injury that has dragged for months now. 8months since I have ran properly without pain.

    Yeah was able to defer but dunno if I will even take it up. Was planning on running with my sister but she is going ahead to do it this year.


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    #303
    Polster
    Registered Users Posts: 94 ✭✭Polster


    Sorry to hear that man, hopefully you get back fit and can do it next year. Best of luck to the sister, great experience.


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    #304
    robinph
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,094 Mod ✭✭✭✭robinph


    Remember that you are only able to defer for one year, so it will be use it or loose it next year.


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    #305
    Wubble Wubble
    Registered Users Posts: 2,601 ✭✭✭Wubble Wubble


    Best of luck to all from here running this one!


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    #306
    Bulmers74
    Registered Users Posts: 914 ✭✭✭Bulmers74


    Bulmers74 wrote: »
    Where's the boardsies after party??

    Any ideas on a place to meet up afterwards? The Coal Hole was the chosen spot previous years.


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    #307
    ooter
    Registered Users Posts: 3,186 ✭✭✭ooter


    Doesn't seem to be many off here doing it?


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    #308
    robinph
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,094 Mod ✭✭✭✭robinph


    I'll be going to The Coal Hole.


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    #309
    Bulmers74
    Registered Users Posts: 914 ✭✭✭Bulmers74


    robinph wrote: »
    I'll be going to The Coal Hole.

    The Coal Hole it is so!


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    #310
    Woden
    Registered Users Posts: 6,560 ✭✭✭Woden


    I'll try and get to the coal hole for one think I need to get to Covent Garden at some point


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    #311
    AAD
    Registered Users Posts: 156 ✭✭AAD


    Where's the Coal Hole?? I'll plannong on heading to the QE2 centre for a charity after drinks thing (sports massage etc included) then maybe to the waterloo Tap. Flight out of gatwick is after nine at night.


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    #312
    robinph
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,094 Mod ✭✭✭✭robinph


    AAD wrote: »
    Where's the Coal Hole?? I'll plannong on heading to the QE2 centre for a charity after drinks thing (sports massage etc included) then maybe to the waterloo Tap. Flight out of gatwick is after nine at night.

    It's not far from the finish, although it will feel further after the marathon.

    https://goo.gl/maps/ewuK9TGBDbn

    You are also not far from Charing Cross at that point which will give you good connections to whichever underground lines you need to get onto.


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    #313
    tomred1N
    Registered Users Posts: 434 ✭✭tomred1N


    I'll try and make the coal hole too so if it has a Guinness Tap !:rolleyes:

    Anyone firing up a table for this one , it does seem quiet for such a large marathon !


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    #314
    WithCheesePlease
    Registered Users Posts: 1,006 ✭✭✭WithCheesePlease


    I'm in a panic - I've misplaced my registration form. I think I put it somewhere for safe keeping and can't for the life of me remember where. I can't seem to find a contact email to use to ask about this. Anyone have any ideas?? Anyone know what happens if I show up at the Expo with photo ID but without the registration form?

    This is a hassle I could do without.
    ooter wrote: »
    Numbers 151 to 23800 and 57051 to 60300 are blue start,
    Numbers 23801 to 29500 are green start,
    Numbers 31951 to 57050 and 29501 to 31950 are red start.

    I'm in the red start with a GFA time of 2:59:58 for anyone curious about cutoffs. Seems pretty random.

    Update - found an email for their help desk and dropped them a mail to ask. Hoping to hear back in a sensible time frame...


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    #315
    robinph
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,094 Mod ✭✭✭✭robinph


    You will need the registration form at the expo. Try asking them to email the form to you, have a club mate who moved address at the wrong time to somewhere in the middle of nowhere and their paper form got lost in the post who got it emailed.


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    #316
    WithCheesePlease
    Registered Users Posts: 1,006 ✭✭✭WithCheesePlease


    Found it, panic over. It was in a drawer I had already checked twice. I'm bringing a whole new dimension to taper madness here :mad:


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    #317
    WithCheesePlease
    Registered Users Posts: 1,006 ✭✭✭WithCheesePlease


    Ok, let's do this...

    Username|Bib Number|Start Wave|Current PB|Predicted Time|Actual Time
    withcheeseplease|30598|Red|2:59:58|3:04:59|


    To add yourself, just quote the above and copy the table section into a new reply with a new line for yourself.


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    #318
    robinph
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,094 Mod ✭✭✭✭robinph


    Username|Bib Number|Start Wave|Current PB|Predicted Time|Actual Time
    withcheeseplease|30598|Red|2:59:58|3:04:59|
    robinph|???|Red|2:49:44|<3|


    Can't remember my number right now, I'll add it in later.


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    #319
    ooter
    Registered Users Posts: 3,186 ✭✭✭ooter


    Haven't a clue how to add to that table, if someone could do it for me my bib number is 29365, green wave, pb 3:14:05, predicted time 3:29:59.


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    #320
    Woden
    Registered Users Posts: 6,560 ✭✭✭Woden


    Username|Bib Number|Start Wave|Current PB|Predicted Time|Actual Time
    withcheeseplease|30598|Red|2:59:58|3:04:59|
    robinph|???|Red|2:49:44|<3|
    Ooter|29365|Green|3:14:05|3:29:59|
    Woden|???|???|3:37:21|3:29:59|


    Will check bib/start wave when I get home


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    #321
    Bulmers74
    Registered Users Posts: 914 ✭✭✭Bulmers74


    Username|Bib Number|Start Wave|Current PB|Predicted Time|Actual Time
    withcheeseplease|30598|Red|2:59:58|3:04:59|
    robinph|???|Red|2:49:44|<3|
    Ooter|29365|Green|3:14:05|3:29:59|
    Woden|???|???|3:37:21|3:29:59|
    Bulmers74|???|Blue|3:08:3x|3:14:30|


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    #322
    Bulmers74
    Registered Users Posts: 914 ✭✭✭Bulmers74


    tomred1N wrote: »
    I'll try and make the coal hole too so if it has a Guinness Tap !:rolleyes:

    We'll get ya sorted!!


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    #323
    AAD
    Registered Users Posts: 156 ✭✭AAD


    Username|Bib Number|Start Wave|Current PB|Predicted Time|Actual Time
    withcheeseplease|30598|Red|2:59:58|3:04:59|
    robinph|???|Red|2:49:44|<3|
    Ooter|29365|Green|3:14:05|3:29:59|
    Woden|???|???|3:37:21|3:29:59|
    Bulmers74|???|Blue|3:08:3x|3:14:30|
    AAD|36719|Red|4:15:00|40:10:59|


    This is first marathon a year and and two weeks on from my first 10k so I'll be happy to finish it.


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    #324
    belcarra
    Registered Users Posts: 3,759 ✭✭✭belcarra


    Username|Bib Number|Start Wave|Current PB|Predicted Time|Actual Time
    withcheeseplease|30598|Red|2:59:58|3:04:59|
    robinph|???|Red|2:49:44|<3|
    Ooter|29365|Green|3:14:05|3:29:59|
    Woden|???|???|3:37:21|3:29:59|
    Bulmers74|???|Blue|3:08:3x|3:14:30|
    AAD|36719|Red|4:15:00|40:10:59|
    belcarra|3**64|Red|3:21:xx|<3:30|
    This is first marathon a year and and two weeks on from my first 10k so I'll be happy to finish it.

    AAD - I think that's the worst case of sandbagging I've ever seen!:D


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    #325
    Woden
    Registered Users Posts: 6,560 ✭✭✭Woden


    Username|Bib Number|Start Wave|Current PB|Predicted Time|Actual Time
    withcheeseplease|30598|Red|2:59:58|3:04:59|
    robinph|???|Red|2:49:44|<3|
    Ooter|29365|Green|3:14:05|3:29:59|
    Woden|3784|Blue|3:37:21|3:29:59|
    Bulmers74|???|Blue|3:08:3x|3:14:30|
    AAD|36719|Red|4:15:00|40:10:59|
    belcarra|3**64|Red|3:21:xx|<3:30|


    Updated


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    #326
    Bulmers74
    Registered Users Posts: 914 ✭✭✭Bulmers74


    Username|Bib Number|Start Wave|Current PB|Predicted Time|Actual Time
    withcheeseplease|30598|Red|2:59:58|3:04:59|
    robinph|???|Red|2:49:44|<3|
    Ooter|29365|Green|3:14:05|3:29:59|
    Woden|3784|Blue|3:37:21|3:29:59|
    Bulmers74|29303|Green|3:08:3x|3:14:30|
    AAD|36719|Red|4:15:00|40:10:59|
    belcarra|3**64|Red|3:21:xx|<3:30|


    I'm at the green start not blue!!


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    #327
    AAD
    Registered Users Posts: 156 ✭✭AAD


    In a mail last week that was sent from marathon HQ they mentioned a muscle and joint cream, does anybody remember what it was?? It was available in boots is all I remember.

    Cheers


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    #328
    tomred1N
    Registered Users Posts: 434 ✭✭tomred1N


    Username|Bib Number|Start Wave|Current PB|Predicted Time|Actual Time
    withcheeseplease|30598|Red|2:59:58|3:04:59|
    robinph|???|Red|2:49:44|<3|
    Ooter|29365|Green|3:14:05|3:29:59|
    Woden|3784|Blue|3:37:21|3:29:59|
    Bulmers74|29303|Green|3:08:3x|3:14:30|
    AAD|36719|Red|4:15:00|40:10:59|
    belcarra|3**64|Red|3:21:xx|<3:30|
    tomred1N|58556|Blue|3:14:30|3:08:29|


    Like a red rag to a bull for Bulmers74 :pac:


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    #329
    WithCheesePlease
    Registered Users Posts: 1,006 ✭✭✭WithCheesePlease


    ooter wrote: »
    Numbers 151 to 23800 and 57051 to 60300 are blue start,
    Numbers 23801 to 29500 are green start,
    Numbers 31951 to 57050 and 29501 to 31950 are red start.

    I'm assuming people are basing their wave starts on the above and it wasn't in the registration form or someplace else that I missed? Cos that's all I'm going on! But I'd imagine it'd have to be more obvious than that... Surely I'm missing something glaringly obvious??

    EDIT: ok, now that I've bothered to look I can see it here, page 12.
    BLUE START
    Numbers 151 to 23800 and 57051 to 60300 will
    have a blue number on a white background and
    runners will be on the Blue Start on Blackheath.
    You should therefore use Blackheath station.
    GREEN START
    Numbers 23801 to 29500 will have a green
    number on a white background and runners will
    be on the Green Start, which is on Blackheath,
    just near St John’s Park. Use Maze Hill station.
    RED START
    Numbers 31951 to 57050 will have a red number
    on a white background and will be on the Red
    Start inside Greenwich Park and should therefore
    use Greenwich or Maze Hill stations.
    Numbers 29501 to 31950 will have a red number
    on a yellow background and will also be on
    the Red Start (Fast Good for Age), but located
    just outside Greenwich Park. You should use
    Blackheath station.


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    #330
    Bulmers74
    Registered Users Posts: 914 ✭✭✭Bulmers74


    tomred1N wrote: »

    Like a red rag to a bull for Bulmers74 :pac:

    Good lad :) Checked out my time & I can confirm my pb is 3:08:36 - so 3:08:35 will do!!


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    #331
    robinph
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,094 Mod ✭✭✭✭robinph


    11 degrees, overcast, potential for light rain showers in the afternoon, wind from the north.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2643743?day=4

    Think I'll take that. Although it does mean you'll be cold stood around at the start area, so have extra layers to throw away and a bin bag to wear over your head.


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