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Covered in the last couple of pages. Massive achievement. Would really like a crack at a BGR - the logistics are a bitch though, particularly doing a bunch of recces and having a sizeable support crew and witnesses. A mate had a witness go lame and miss two peaks - he still did them, but the powers that be refused to accept his Garmin data verify it. Understandable, but shows how much of it can be taken out of your hands...
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Getting some long slow miles in on flat tarmac is a very very good idea when preparing for a flat road marathon.
Hmmm... according to my training diary so far this month I've done 425 cycling miles and 33 running miles. Will anyone notice if I do a "Kevin Keegan" for the 3,000m on Sunday and get the racer out?
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I'll notice!
I'm moving in a better direction after a pretty slow start to the month. 119 miles so far and each week is getting better. Got the Swansea half at the end of June then pacing my brother to a GFA, hopefully, at Dartford midnight marathon.
re.BGR i reckon to do it when living in London it is going to take 18 months to do all appropriate recce's etc. It would be amazing to try though.
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Are you close to a river/canal? You could run out to somewhere with a train/tube stn and a pub. Stop for a pint and some chips and hop on the train home.
I could run out to the Thames Barrier - that's 7 miles from my place, then along the river from there. That'd be ~20 miles by the time I got to London Bridge, and I could do that tomorrow. Good idea/bad idea?
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I know a guy who lives in Cambridge who did the BGR solo. I believe his local multi-storey car park featured heavily in training. The idea of it fascinates me but scares me even more, especially after standing on the top of Scafell Pike on a not very good day. I like running but I don't like getting cold or getting lost, both of which seem almost inevitable.
...edit... Oh I've now done 40 miles this month. :)
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Done and done. Nicky was at The Trunce in Penistone this evening taking entries. I congratulated her and mentioned the forum was very impressed. Race start was delayed because everyone signing on wanted to give their own comgratulations.
In honour of her acheivement I ran the 6k at BG pace for as long as I could.
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No worries.
Incidentally, if anyone is close to Penistone (near Barnsley) on one of the race dates, The Trunce is a great little race to have a go at. You can mostly get away with road shoes if it hasn't been lashing it down recently. A bargain at £1.50 a go and great atmosphere as long as you don't jump the queues.
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keep an eye out for these guys at the race, they're a great bunch run by my mate Kristian
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@Dammit a bit late to the party but your cadence seems very low, I know you're a bit taller than me, and it may be a bit late for a marathon in the next few weeks, but 150spm is the running equivalent of overgeared work, so is quite expensive in fatigue terms, if you can work on higher cadence for the same speed it should reduce the fatigue you experience. even at the end of a 70.3 I averaged over 180spm.
Something along the lines of 10 min warm up, then 3x5minutes with a minutes rest between where you do 30 seconds at 170, 180, 190 spm and then 30 seconds relaxed running alternately in the sets...
worst case scenario its sometimes a useful strategy as you fatigue to consciously shorten your stride so something for mile 18 onwards in the marathon...
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Changing anything so fundamental just prior to a big event may not be too smart though.
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Yeah, the first one is the worst bottle neck because it's a kissing gate so a good start will serve you well and only the fastest don't have to wait. The second and third are on an uphill so you'll just be doing the walking you were pretty much going to do anyway.
The usual fell running etiquette applies, if you can run around someone into a gap, OK, if not, get in line.
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Not sure if anyone follows fell running or long distance stuff but yesterday Nicky Spinks became the first woman to complete a double Bob Graham Round. Subject to verification, she has set the absolute record. 84 peaks in just under 46 hours.