Ian & 200 Minutes,

Thanks.

I'll let you know how I got on.

Dear HY4
Very best of luck for tomorrow will be thinking of you, take it easy if it's too hot.
You'll be great
Take care
Dee

Dee,

Thanks.

I'm going to stick to the initial plan for the first lap so I can make the cut off time and from then on in it will be a sliding scale! Hopefully it should still be sub 5hr.

Hi HY4
I've been working today just got home....how did it go, it was pretty warm though not as bad as last week here in London, what about there.
Hope you enjoyed it and are enjoing the post party, relaxation.
take care
Dee

I made it round in 6hrs 13 approx. Between mile 10 & 11 my knee went (this is the one which got a bit damaged when I tripped over an empty post hole on one of my long runs).

I walked the rest of the way and I think I managed to run for about 15-20 min. Towards the end I could only run for about 30 secs. There was no goody bag only some water and a banana which had been left out in the sun all day. The changing facilities were locked by the time I finished and I had to get changed in some loos. The weather wasn't too bad I think that may have been because I was walking for a lot of the way.

Today I'm having real problems walking and feel so lucky that I'm not going to be in work until Wednesday.

Some good news from yesterday though! When I was telling one of my sponsors how I got on she said add £5 to the sponsorship I've pledge. So providing I get all the money in I think I've raised somewhere between £170-£190.

Hi HY4
So sorry to hear about your knee but you still did a good time considering you walked from mile 11. The goody bag seems like it left a lot to be desired never mind, but you did great under the circumstances.
I've just signed up for the Dublin marathon on Oct 29th, itsa Mon so going across t ireland on Sunday and staying Mon & tues aswell. it sounds like its very enjoyable and the post marathon very much so too!!1
looking forward to it,already decided def going back for FLM 08, will apply through the ballot but I have asked MCF whether they are getting charity places however they are currently on a waiting list.
if your knee is ok maybe you could think about another marthon prior to nexts years FLM.

I hope your knee heals wuickly and it isn't a prolonged injury, was it something old or just a direct result of going down the hole.
Enjoy your well earned rest, take it easy
well done
Dee

Hello Dee

I have just checked the Flora Marathon website, and MCF doesn’t have a place for 2008.

However, the ballot for the 2008 race opens in August 2007.

quote:

“Next year's marathon will take place on the 13th April 2008 and the entry system will open in August 2007. The entry form is contained with in a free magazine called Marathon News which is available from all major high street sports stores. A full list of Marathon News stockists will be available on this website from August. Once the ballot is closed which is towards the end of October every year, there is a wait until you find out whether you have secured a place. In the first week of December you will receive another copy of Marathon News magazine which will advise if you have been successful. The minimum age to enter the marathon is 18 years.”

Best wishes
Vinod

Hello HY4

Sorry to hear your knee troubled you. I think you did very well in managing to finish despite it. Hope it feels better soon. Do rest your legs for a while.

Thanks for raising the funds for MCF.

Best wishes
Vinod

Dee,

Chris and I have made a mutual decision. I'm not going to be doing another marathon.

I just don't really have the time to train for it, especially with the job I've got and the shift patterns. I should have done just over 400 miles in training however I've only been able to do !160 miles. I'm going to stick to 5 & 10k races from now on.

I can walk better today which is just as well as I'm in work tomorrow! (The knee problem was a result of going down that hole and I'm really hoping it sort's itself out quickly as I'm hoping to do a 10k at the beginning of July as a warm up for a 5k in September.)

Hi HY4
Well I'm glad to hear that your knee is not an ongoing injury.
I know what you mean it is extremely difficult fitting all the training in. My husband works nights and we have a daughter which means Sun through to Thurs if I want to run I've got to do it at 5am, when my husband gets home from work and before I have to wake my daughter for school. So most mornings I have the devil angel think going on!! Early runs are great on the summer mornings but not so on winter mornings and also you've got to think about safety too.
If you haven't already got one at home a treadmill is a good option too, we got a star trac one off e-bay which I keep in the garage, so that an be useful, although i do find the TM boring.
Well enjoy your rest and hope your training goes well for your 10K, theres always lots about at this time of year.
Keep us posted
Take it easy for now
Dee

Dee,

Unfortunately I just cannot run on threadmills because it upsets an old injury. As for my knee I've phoned in sick today. I came home last night and it was really swollen with a bruise starting to come out.

So it looks as though it's going to be a day of icing it and making sure it's elevated.

Hi all
very quiet on here now as all our races are now becoming a distanc memory. Hope you are all well.
I'm fine only just starting a new schedule after FLM looking forward to Oct 29th now and the Dublin marathon, plus the two nights partying afterwards.
Anyway hope you are all ok and running well.
Take it easy
Dee

Dee,

Running is something I'm not able to do at the mo. I ended up going to the doctors about my knee and she thinks I've got a tear in my cartilege. She has said it could get better of it's own accord. If not then I will need an operation on it. She's also said that I shouldn't run a 10k in July however I should be okay for a 5k in September.

Now we're starting to get towards summer I just want to be out there running.

Hi hY4
Sorry to hear about your knee, isit your GP that you saw? Hope she is right and it mends of its own accord and you'll be back running in next to no time.
I haven't done any long distances since London, I did a long stint at work afterwards and have just eased back in with short runs. I Am starting to train properly again this week and try to keep the mileage up for Dublin, all being well.
Take care of your knee and I hope you see some improvement soon.
Dee

Dee,

Yes it was my GP. I was expecting a right telling off instead I got "when's your next race"! It turns out that she's a runner herself and did the Reading Half recently.

I can now walk at my normal speed and yesterday I got caught in the rain without a coat and ended up running about 30 meters. (I didn't suffer for it either!)