DFW running club part 4!! ALL ARE WELCOME!!

RichOneday_2

becky_rtw wrote: »

Hope the ankle gets better soon BT

Just seen this on facebook:
We have three Gold Bond places available for the Virgin London Marathon on the 25th April 2010. There is still plenty of time to train and fundraise; if you would like to run for the XXXX in this exciting event then please call or email as soon as possible

OMG :eek::eek::eek: What are they doing thats just ruddy irresponsible!

Truly scandalous!!!!:eek:


What is it with these footballers? They're either getting injured or having affairs.....runners are injury free and wholesome!;):p:rotfl:

becky_rtw

Which is why I didnt name them - but its just dangerous - blatant profiteering by the charity since these will be places they have filled once and people are now injured/ill etc!!!

RichOneday_2

becky_rtw wrote: »

Which is why I didnt name them - but its just dangerous - blatant profiteering by the charity since these will be places they have filled once and people are now injured/ill etc!!!

Dont let Bev know.....more blubber being recruited for St Johns to scrape off the London streets....................:(

becky_rtw

Rarrrrrrr must be having one of those weeks:
http://www.runnersworld.co.uk/forum/forummessages.asp?dt=2&UTN=153515&V=6&SP=

Cant even be bothered to reply!

RichOneday_2

Oh, and the most amazing stat that they mentioned on Marathon Talk this morning:

The AVERAGE time in the London Marathon 2009 for the last 2km was......22 minutes!!!:eek::eek:

That is truly astonishing bearing in mind that it is an average which takes into account all the faster runners running at 3-5 minutes/km.

What it basically says is that virtually everyone (say 90-95%) taking part in the London Marathon are walking by that stage and are therefore by definition not fit enough to run a marathon.

becky_rtw

I wasnt:
40 km 4:16:34
finish 4:31:06

But that does include stopping to speak to Mum and Sarah (I think Rich was before 40km?)

beer_tins

becky_rtw wrote: »

Hope the ankle gets better soon BT

Just seen this on facebook:
We have three Gold Bond places available for the Virgin London Marathon on the 25th April 2010. There is still plenty of time to train and fundraise; if you would like to run for the XXXX in this exciting event then please call or email as soon as possible

OMG :eek::eek::eek: What are they doing thats just ruddy irresponsible!

Thanks.

Well there is time to train, if you are already doing a high milage in training. If they are suggesting it would be a good time for a newbie to think about it, they could be promoting serious injury. Or worse.

RichOneday_2

becky_rtw wrote: »

Rarrrrrrr must be having one of those weeks:
http://www.runnersworld.co.uk/forum/forummessages.asp?dt=2&UTN=153515&V=6&SP=

Cant even be bothered to reply!

But I did!:p:p

beer_tins

Idiophreak wrote: »

Whoa, creepy...Substitute "lunchtime" for "evening" and I could have written that post!

Including the weekend away? If so that really is creepy idio. Do you think we are 2 halves of a schizophrenic personality? We have never met in person, after all.

RichOneday_2

beer_tins wrote: »

Thanks.

Well there is time to train, if you are already doing a high milage in training. If they are suggesting it would be a good time for a newbie to think about it, they could be promoting serious injury. Or worse.

Agreed, but they are blatantly targetting newbies because if you were already in training with a good aerobic base you would hardly be taking advice from a charity about whether there was enough time to train.

The charity bandwagon is completely focussed on newbie churn and couldnt survive any other way.....:(