Valencia Marathon 2018

Itziger

ISOP wrote: »

touch and go whether I'll toe the line in the morning, touch of a sore throat and a had dodgy stomach last night for a few hours. Not bad now, so hopefully will make it

That's nothing!! You'll be grand.

goodtiming

Jeez I spent an Age at the expo today.

I couldn't find the bib number area for ages, ended up walking 7 Km in total...according to the fitbit.

Could have done without it, the shin is pretty sore now.

Nice bag of goodies though.

Can't wait for the start tomorrow now.

Is the bag drop in the same place as the expo today?

Itziger

Very, very close! Up at street level I believe. It's well spread out but give yourself a bit of time just in case.

ISOP

some sausage fest of a marathon, 83% of the field are male

Mogrump

Itziger wrote: »

Tyris on Tap at 7pm then??


Should be over for a couple of beers.. Probably a little after 8pm - hopefully people will still be thirsty at that stage!

Itziger

Mogrump wrote: »

Itziger wrote: »

Tyris on Tap at 7pm then??


Should be over for a couple of beers.. Probably a little after 8pm - hopefully people will still be thirsty at that stage!

All welcome, although given the comment above about the sausage fest.... a few old dolls wouldn't go astray.

Scampwolf

Itziger wrote: »

Mogrump wrote: »

All welcome, although given the comment above about the sausage fest.... a few old dolls wouldn't go astray.

Quick one guys...5.30am...calves hurt ??? Must get my priorities right...'re beer in the evening...how would one know who the group is in the bar?...And please do not say ye will be wearing marathon shirts...😉 best of luck all!

Itziger

Scampwolf wrote: »

Itziger wrote: »

Quick one guys...5.30am...calves hurt ??? Must get my priorities right...'re beer in the evening...how would one know who the group is in the bar?...And please do not say ye will be wearing marathon shirts...�� best of luck all!

We'll all be talking ****e in loud Irish voices and explaining that we'd have been in great shape if we'd had 2 more weeks of prep.I have greying hair and black rimmed glasses.

Itziger

Well? How did we do????

healy1835

Itziger wrote: »

Well? How did we do????

Was tracking Mr MacPhisto....2:55:01. Seemed to be targeting 2:55?

Itziger

I did a kinda meh 38 flat for the 10k. Was hoping for about 37.30 but just couldn't push the body.

Itziger

Saw an Irish Ken with the 3.15 group. Hope it wasn't Diablo Verde. I'm afraid it's got kinda warm now alright. In the sun the last few could be tough.

and still ricky villa

3:07:43
A 2 minute PB and I'm thrilled. Was perfect for sub 3 till about 27km then the wheels came off a bit. Pulled myself together and brought it home.

Itziger

Diablo Verde with a beautiful 2.59.11. Splits look brilliantly controlled

and still ricky villa

Itziger wrote: »

Diablo Verde with a beautiful 2.59.11. Splits look brilliantly controlled

Savage stuff

Itziger

Shame you can't join us for a jar, Ricky.

Diablo Verde

Itziger wrote: »

Diablo Verde with a beautiful 2.59.11. Splits look brilliantly controlled

Cheers! That went better than expected. Delighted with that because the legs felt knackered yesterday and not much better this morning.

and still ricky villa

Itziger wrote: »

Shame you can't join us for a jar, Ricky.

I know, I'm an awful tool the way I book these things. I could do with getting gunner eyed. Haven't had a drop in months.

Congrats Diablo, beautiful when it comes together on the day

Mogrump

Managed a 2:58:1x... Tough going from 30km with the heat but will take it only a month after Dublin.

Bed!

MrMacPhisto

Delighted to make the start line today and get around. Taper was not ideal with a niggle that resulted in 12 missed running days and 5 missed sessions which decimated any notions of a sub 2:45 attempt.

The bonus of all that was that I was under no pressure to hit a target time. So I enjoyed the drums, the music and crowd support. Had notions of getting a course PB after 30k, but the lack of taper running had me tiring with about 8km to go. So decided to ease the pace and just get home.

2:55:01.

Food and beer is on the agenda. The bonus of my brother getting a nice sub 3 PB will make the beer sweeter.

goodtiming

Man. That was a chastening experience...

Hip went out at about 23 and I ended up doing what my wife calls my "Charlie Chaplin walk" with one leg stick out sideways.

Limped home in around 4.28 I think.

I guess I'll learn from it but it was a painful teacher today.

ISOP

goodtiming wrote: »

Man. That was a chastening experience...

Hip went out at about 23 and I ended up doing what my wife calls my "Charlie Chaplin walk" with one leg stick out sideways.

Limped home in around 4.28 I think.

I guess I'll learn from it but it was a painful teacher today.

Today was like something out of a horror movie for me. I couldn't believe the amount of punters out on the course acting the maggot, crossing roads etc. I barrelled into some idiot with a bike at 14 and hit the deck, simultaneously getting a back spasm. Game over. Would not throw in the towel and staggered home in 4:45 walking and jogging. The crowd control here leaves a lot to be desired in my opinion. The start was chaos aswell. Push and shoving trying to even get into the pen. No respect or camaraderie for fellow runners. Supporters milling around making things even worse..I need a beer...

and still ricky villa

It's pathetic but it's a start.
A McBeer
I'll be Barney Gumble in 15 minutes

goodtiming

Did anyone see the guy getting chest compressions behind an ambulance around the 23/24k mark....it looked pretty bad, hopefully they got to him in time.

goodtiming

It Looks like all the records were broken out there today


https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/gebrselassie-valencia-marathon

and still ricky villa

goodtiming wrote: »

It Looks like all the records were broken out there today


https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/gebrselassie-valencia-marathon

Nice to see Dido keeping busy since the music thing didn't pan out

Itziger

ISOP wrote: »

Today was like something out of a horror movie for me. I couldn't believe the amount of punters out on the course acting the maggot, crossing roads etc. I barrelled into some idiot with a bike at 14 and hit the deck, simultaneously getting a back spasm. Game over. Would not throw in the towel and staggered home in 4:45 walking and jogging. The crowd control here leaves a lot to be desired in my opinion. The start was chaos aswell. Push and shoving trying to even get into the pen. No respect or camaraderie for fellow runners. Supporters milling around making things even worse..I need a beer...

I'm afraid I have to agree with you on the crowd behaviour. I was able to spectate for the first time and some of the road crossing was Goddamn awful. Such a shame.

As for beers at 7. The Tyris on Tap place is slightly hidden behind Christmas market stalls. Passing the Central Market on your left and the Silk Exchange on your right, it's only about 75 metres after the latter on that side. Kinda indented in a mini ' square'.

ISOP

I'm here in the hotel cripled. I'll do my best make it down.

goodtiming

ISOP wrote: »

I'm here in the hotel cripled. I'll do my best make it down.

A couple of IPAs might act as a muscle relaxant.....That and Iboprofen;)

and still ricky villa

Itziger wrote: »

I'm afraid I have to agree with you on the crowd behaviour. I was able to spectate for the first time and some of the road crossing was Goddamn awful. Such a shame.

As for beers at 7. The Tyris on Tap place is slightly hidden behind Christmas market stalls. Passing the Central Market on your left and the Silk Exchange on your right, it's only about 75 metres after the latter on that side. Kinda indented in a mini ' square'.

The crowd was odd. I've never seen people who genuinely didn't seem to care about walking right across in front of you.
Not sure how I felt about the Benny Hill music either