Anyone ran a marathon ?

[dj_bollocks]

My first this weekend down in London town... Quite looking forward to it, but bricking it also.

 

Any tips, advice, sage words of wisdom from experience ?

[dervish]

Take care of your nips.

 

Never run a marathon, or done any running but as a rule; it's one I stand by.

[Dom Sullivan]

My first this weekend down in London town... Quite looking forward to it, but bricking it also.

 

Any tips, advice, sage words of wisdom from experience ?

Have run several and the golden rule is pace yourself or you will blow up at the end.

 

Try to keep an even pace all the way round and do not miss a drink station.

 

Above all enjoy the experience.

[ollie1903]

Take care of your nips.

Aye. Nothing worse than spilling your Lagavulin whilst on a 26 mile hike.

[dervish]

Have run several and the golden rule is pace yourself or you will blow up at the end.

 

Try to keep an even pace all the way round and do not miss a drink station.

 

Above all enjoy the experience.

 

Clearly lies.

[dj_bollocks]

I'm sure there's a few on here that have a lifetime supply of vaseline...

 

Quite anxious, but quite looking forward to it too, apart from the last 6 miles obviously...

[granite sheep]

The baker Hughes 10k was enough for me, learned the hard way never to refill your water at Nigg toilets......

[The Cockney Don]

i ate one or two many years ago .

[Robbie Winters]

When you feel you are running on empty, latch on to some sweaty fit bird. Mrs Matthew Pinsent got me over the finishing line a few years back

[rumpus]

My intention was to do New York, London, Paris, Munich (everybody talk about Pop music).

 

Only did New York.

 

1500000 cigarettes later I probably won't do any others.

 

Medal is framed along with route map and a picture of me crossing finishing line and hangs proudly in kitchen

[E-P-K]

I spoke to someone who did his first marathon last year (london), trained hard for it, has played football in the Highland league for 10 years, and has run many 10k previously in goods time, I fully expected him to run under 4 hours, no where near it, 4:12 iirc.

[Foster14]

Done 4 to varying levels of success. Applied for Chicago in October. The key is to train well for it really, which with a day to go isn't very useful advice.

[Bluto10]

My mate is doing London Marathon today.

Ayebut you're nae you fat slob.

[Bluto10]

My intention was to do New York, London, Paris, Munich (everybody talk about Pop music).Only did New York.1500000 cigarettes later I probably won't do any others.Medal is framed along with route map and a picture of me crossing finishing line and hangs proudly in kitchen

Sound like a student kitchen. Got any Kelly brook Athena posters up?

[Bluto10]

You're all do Paula Radcliffe and spew after three beers

[Stoneybloke]

You're all do Paula Radcliffe and spew after three beers

Do you mean the time when she squatted down in the middle of a race. I thought she only did a quick pee.

[dervish]

Correct consistency but wrong hole.

[Stoneybloke]

You mean she did a shit in the road and carried on.

 

Nah, surely not.

[rumpus]

Sound like a student kitchen. Got any Kelly brook Athena posters up?

 

 

Currently sitting on one of the 8 chairs around the oak table in my kitchen.

 

I have my medal, 3 pictures my kids drew framed when they were little, an Egyptian rice mosiac, chalkboard for messages, keybox, cockrel plate, fairy lites all round cabinets (not my idea), an Easter fairy tree, along with Turkish coconut monkey.

 

Also have homemade tiles above the Belfast sink and Aga.

 

Student kitchen? dinna think so....

[rumpus]

Anyway...

 

How did it go DJ? Enjoy it, nightmare, feeling crippled, one medal enough?

 

Well done Sir for doing it, hope it was for a worthwhile cause.

[Bluto10]

Didn't Belfast so is go out in the 90s?

[rumpus]

Didn't Belfast so is go out in the 90s?

Maybe closer to 80's.

 

I don't really care.

[Bluto10]

Me neither.

Dinna worry about it min; its only a siNk min

[dj_bollocks]

Took me 5 hours, but I did it... Edinburgh Marathon in 6 weeks... Let's hope it's not quite as warm... And that my fucking headphones don't conk out at the beginning... #arseflaps

[tightbreeks]

mo farah missed a drinks station, amateur hour, that's because he is...an amateur.

 

I'm sure COME ON PAAAAULAA did a squirty skitter. all Brussels sprouts.

[Foster14]

Took me 5 hours, but I did it... Edinburgh Marathon in 6 weeks... Let's hope it's not quite as warm... And that my fucking headphones don't conk out at the beginning... #arseflaps

Edinburgh does have a habit of falling on a nice day, it was about 25 degrees celcius when I did it in 2012 and it was the same 2 years before.

 

Got confirmation of success in the lottery for Chicago. I'm quite out of shape, gonna be a hard 6 months ahead.

[dj_bollocks]

Anyway...

 

How did it go DJ? Enjoy it, nightmare, feeling crippled, one medal enough?

 

Well done Sir for doing it, hope it was for a worthwhile cause.

 

In hindsight you will always remember it for achieving it, that the months of training (a year for me, running from scratch) were worthwhile and that I've raised a few quid for a good cause along the way too.

 

For the actual time you're doing it, mostly hellish... It was a bit too warm for my liking, thankfully I didn't dehydrate cos I just gulped down everything at every station. It was one of those days where I didn't feel as good as I had done in training. I had ran 24 miles 7-8 weeks ago and knew it was going to be tough but it was much cooler then. But I kept on going, you absolutely have to. Stop and that's when the problems start. In between mile 23 & 24 I had to have a word with myself, but I got through it.

 

I'd find it hard to believe that there's a better organised race than the London marathon, second to none, ruthlessly efficient. And the audience participation. My mate asked me if I'd got my name printed on my shirt half expecting him to slag me off about it... I hadn't, I just thought it was a bit wanky. How wrong I was. I wish I had, because I would have had thousands of people encourage and cheer me on by shouting my name, especially towards the end. That's my top tip if you ever run a marathon, that and bring a spare set of headphones, and when you're in pain, try and fixate on a hot girls arse (any female arse will do, but a hot one is so much better) and keep counting to 100. If like me you'll start under your breath, buy mile 26 i was just short of shouting it out, to get through it and focus on something other than my body.

 

And you don't want to stop because you're almost ashamed to do, I was running (or being overtaken by) guys with prosthetics, in ridiculous stamina sapping consumes, and pensioners, clearly much fitter than I am, but you almost realise that there's always something or someone to motivate you when all you want to do is quit.

 

Enjoyable. Not especially. Memorable - unquestionably. Doing the second one I signed up for in 5 weeks. Then I'm done. I'll stick to the odd half marathon, a much more pleasant distance, and less time consuming to train for.

[dj_bollocks]

Edinburgh does have a habit of falling on a nice day, it was about 25 degrees celcius when I did it in 2012 and it was the same 2 years before.

 

Got confirmation of success in the lottery for Chicago. I'm quite out of shape, gonna be a hard 6 months ahead.

 

Good luck !

[Dynamo]

Good effort DJ.

 

I never listen to music when I run. A few mates who go running can't get their head round that but I prefer not to.

[daytripping]

Well done DJ, top stuff.

 

5 hours isn't far off walking pace if I'm being honest but fair play for doing it.