London 2009 3.45 hopeful
Overview
6 Oct

Great North Run for Anthony...
The Great North Run
6 Oct

Memoirs of a runner
Wasted but happy
6 Oct

2009 Flora London Marathon, here...
And so it begins...
6 Oct

Nessie-thon 08!
The Marathon Day!
6 Oct

A Lemon On Matchsticks
WHO SWITCHED THE LIGHTS OUT?
6 Oct

Dave's Marathon Quest
Slow day...
6 Oct

Not Another London Marathoner
Start of an easy week!
6 Oct

Healthy living
The Flash Diet
6 Oct

Sport
Injury word of the day
6 Oct

london maraton training starts now. 6 posts
Hi all, first time on the site so take it easy on me. got my acceptance letter in for the 2009...
posted by brollsta

Who's IN............ 47 posts
.....I'm going batty eyed trying to keep up with ins and outs......so plz post here for...
posted by nuala

2008 GNR Report 58 posts
Morning all, what a great weekend it was running the GNR and just thought i would tell you my story...
posted by Dirty Harry

Strictly Come Dancing - Series 6 28 posts
Coming to a TV near you, the next series is nearly here - are you ready to rumba?! Celebs include...
posted by twammers

for the first time in 18 years.... 39 posts
I have gone out, got drunk and NOT smoked a cigarette! I feel like a round of high fives on...
posted by Urszula

Whos and Whos Out the definitive List! 51 posts
We aint done a definitive list for ages so I thought Id start one. Well Im OUT but ive got mixed...
posted by Col30@btinternet.com

Just got home and.................... 82 posts
I'M IN !!!!!!!!!............ (FLM 2009 - not my house - although I'm in there as well). I have to...
posted by nuala

Morning Monday Morning 22 posts
Hey ho one and all, its the start of the week again.....just. (I am obviously staying up far...
posted by rosiewales

Accepted 61 posts
Been reading the forum the last couple of days, waiting eagerly like all of you, thought I had...
posted by pepecheese

Golden bond places available still 5 posts
Hi everyone Just to let you know that the International Fund for Animal Welfare still have...
posted by Hell0

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Miracle at St. Anna
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The Women
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Ghost Town
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Burn After Reading
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Bangkok Dangerous
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College
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The Bake Sale
Cool Kids

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Traitor
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Death Race
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The Longshots
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And so it begins...
It was really great to finally secure a place in the London Marathon! A big thank you goes to VITALISE for letting me run on their behalf! Now comes a small matter of training for it and raising the money. I’m really, really excited!More soon...

Starting out on the long road....
I've been doing a bit of exercise for a few months now. I've always done a fair amount of walking, but decided to step it up a bit ... I found myself out most days during the summer walking briskly for 40 - 60 minutes. Some crazy idea popped into my head about 2 months ago ... why not try jogging for a short distance? ... ermm yea right ! ... like most people who haven't done much serious exercise for a while, I managed about 100m of running before running out of breath and thought I wouldn't...

Long slow distance - 10 country miles - with a bang
It's been a while since I did this former favourite route - a ten mile or so off road loop, undulating and hilly in parts - wasn't sure if I'd complete the distance (sore knees) so I had the option of cutting the run short at various points and heading back to the start.Setting off from a near deserted car park at Camer Park on the North Downs It was teeming with rain and very squelchy underfoot. Soon got into a regular rythm and after a while the rain didn't bother me. Cursed myself for...

Introduction
My first marathon was in 2007 running for The Antony Nolan Trust and although I enjoyed the day so much I hated every minute of the training and swore never to put myself through it again.I decided to run the marathon because my dear aunt was diagnosed with Leukaemia in 2005 and it really opened my eyes and helped put my life into perspective. Although it probably wasn't the right time to decide to take part in such a massive event when at the same time I was studying at evening school...

Flamingo Indian Restaurant
Fabulous Indian Restaurant, staff are friendly and the food is amazing.

Ellie's Boys' Outing, they don't get out much...
As Ellie's Boys' Outing captain it is my job to boss motivate my team and ensure we win get the guys fit and raring to go for the Norwich Half Marathon. It is the taking part that counts. It really is. But winning is nice and personal bests are a must would be nice. Let me introduce you to the winning bunch… Ellie Matthews: Virgin Runners spokesperson / founder / cheerleader / boss / nag / enthusiast / Captain…(insert choice words here) Goal: I'm currently still...

Going to Peru for Macmillan Cancer Support
In December last year, my aunt lost her long battle with cancer. In her memory I have signed up to hike the Inca Trail for Macmillan Cancer Support. My aunt spoke of the Macmillan nurses as if they were saints to her, and I can think of no better tribute to her memory.I will be joining around 60 people trekking the Inca Trail as part of Macmillan's Peru Hiking Challenge, between 29 May and 7 June 2009. The 10 day challenge will take us through cloud forest to a 4200m Andean peak, trekking along...

Hard Day...
Today was officially my 4 day of training, and I have to admit that it was hard to finish.  I wanted to quit about halfway through my run, but I finished.  I'm still walking/running, but I'm able to run a bit further each time I'm training which is encouraging.  I'm still trying to find a group to run with on the weekends to help with my pace once I'm able to run consistently for about 3 miles.  Will definitely enjoy my rest day tomorrow and will need to do a little icing...

Awesome!
Felt really emotional watching GNR this morning, though not in the way I thought I would. Rather than feeling sorry for myself that I couldn't be there, I found myself bound to the journey all those runners have taken to get there, I could feel the footfalls of every mile trained, all of the emotional ups and downs, every pleasure, every pain, and, as much as I have always enjoyed watching that race, and the London Marathon, I've never enjoyed it quite as much as I did this morning. You...

First post...
well, here is my first post on my brand new blog!  just arrived back home from watching (!!) the Great North Run.  Gutted!  Was suppossed to be running today with Chris (my brother) having got myself into half decent shape since August.  Pulled my back a couple of weeks ago and had to withdraw last week as it just wasn't going to be right.did I do the right thing?  Probably.  I could have staggered around the course but the way it is feeling after a weekend in the...