DFW running club mark 3!! ALL ARE WELCOME!!

Ukevas

and what about the rest of us???

where is our jam!!!!!!!!!!! :rolleyes:

bank_of_slate

k_bagpuss wrote: »

Erm - I brought some down for you but you were far too busy working or some nonsense like that so I gave it to Jenny - But I have 2 big jars waiting here for you so quit whining!! :rotfl:

Whatever!
I had to visit a dental practice in Ilkley and, I even resisted visiting betty's tea shop.
...Linda xx

k_bagpuss

Ukevas wrote: »

and what about the rest of us???

where is our jam!!!!!!!!!!! :rolleyes:

Eeeeek! Scuttles off and hides the jam!

kmstuart

Week 1/33 Devon 100
Mon 7/9 Rest Day
Tues 8/9 Rest day (Well ok CBA day)
Wed 9/9 6.67 Miles 01:05:28 (9:49/mile)

Sod it time i started doing one of these. Just worked out its 33 weeks until Devon 100 and having just aquired a 30 week plan for a 100 mile race i'll be checking race dates with it and tweaking it too.

RichOneday_2

Great North Run times not valid!!

A surprising revelation considering that this course has been used for the World Half Marathon championship and has seen a few 'world best' times run on it.

But it is not within the requirements of course design for recording valid times. It is now classified as a 'downhill course' with a net fall of 30.5m from the start in Newcastle to the finish in South Shields.

And it is also why Paula Radcliffe is recorded as having a PB of 1:06:47 despite having run a much quicker 1:05:40 in the GNR.

I cant really see how the net fall is much of an advantage to times since you seem to climb for miles and then all the decent happens in 30 seconds from the roundabout down to the coast.

It looks like a bit of a co-ck up on the organiser's part as you run steeply downhill right at the beginning. To make a valid course all you'd have to do is move the start forward down the dual carriageway and amend the finsihing point in Sth Shields.

It may make it more difficult to attract an 'elite' field to the GNR in future.

becky_rtw

So its net downhill just like the bolt 5k - doesnt make it easy though

RichOneday_2

Boston Marathon

When we were discussing qualifying times for New York and Boston the other day I was under the impression that it was similar to London in that a qualifying time was a means of getting a guaranteed place and that everyone else had to take their chances.

But far from it - it looks like that to run in Boston you HAVE to have run a qualifying time previously based on the table below:

To qualify for the 114th Boston Marathon, athletes must
meet the designated time standard which corresponds to
their age group. Qualifying times must have been run on or
after September 27, 2008 at a certified marathon. Seeding
is based on qualifying times, which are subject to review
and verification.
Age Group Men Women
18–34 3hrs 10min 3hrs 40min
35–39 3hrs 15min 3hrs 45min
40–44 3hrs 20min 3hrs 50min
45–49 3hrs 30min 4hrs 00min
50–54 3hrs 35min 4hrs 05min
55–59 3hrs 45min 4hrs 15min
60–64 4hrs 00min 4hrs 30min
65–69 4hrs 15min 4hrs 45min
70–74 4hrs 30min 5hrs 00min
75–79 4hrs 45min 5hrs 15min

80–over 5hrs 00min 5hrs 30min

The first 25,000 who have reached the qualifying times are accepted.

Now if London had a similar system it would ensure that participants were fit enough and healthy enough to be there in the first place and, more importantly, that training would be taken seriously so as not to overwhelm the St John's Ambulance people on the day as happens at the moment.

It would also encourage more people to enter the sport if they were to see it as an athletic endeavour rather than a fancy dress parade.:p

evab_2

I'm disappearing for a few days, still running, but !!!!!! off with a few things at the mo so normal service will resume on Monday.

Happy running all, major good luck for Marathon on Sunday Rich and your half too Becky. And anyone else who has races this weekend.

Back soon...... :-)

becky_rtw

Yep for Boston qualifying is a must - thought you knew that I cant neter though because they only do full times and not halfs (which are much easier to get at )

All those who want to run but cant just enter NY mara instead

becky_rtw

Awww Evab hope you feel better soon - keep running and punch someone if needed