Feeling Excited and Nervous

[Maddee_6333]

How about you SunnyMummy ?

roseabi , I assume you’re fully prepared and ready to take it in your stride?

[roseabi]

I was just reading that email - I notice that the cut off time is 4 hours, so I should be alright

I'm nursing a little hamstring niggle at the moment, so the plan is to take it easy on Saturday... however I probably won't

How about you - feeling ready? I guarantee we will be walking up the first hill at least, it's really hard not to because everyone else will be!* Are you going to take your swimming cozzie along for the pool afterwards?

*edit - or maybe not if you start nearer the front as per our Facebook conversation

[benwill Graduate10 in reply to roseabi]

is it too late to swap to the 10k?

[roseabi in reply to benwill]

No, but you don't need to

[Maddee_6333 Graduate10 in reply to roseabi]

I have a bit of an ankle niggle - but that’s nothing new.

Current plan is that my daughter will be driving me over on the morning - it was originally made when I was running her beagle, but beagle is not going to be well enough now - so I wasn’t going to bring my swimming stuff. Currently being very tempted by the idea of post race massage - assuming it is open to 10K-ers as well as Marathoners.

[roseabi in reply to Maddee_6333]

Poor beagle, hope is ok? Are you not running with a dog at all then?

Looks like the massage and pool are available to all - no post-race dinner for 10k-ers though. Although I can live with that

My husband is dropping me off and picking me up, so I will probably just leave straight after the race tbh.

[roseabi in reply to roseabi]

Next time I do the Beachy marathon I am definitely going in the pool though!

[Maddee_6333 Graduate10 in reply to roseabi]

She’s had an infection, and ended up having an abscess poor thing. She is definitely on the mend now, but it wouldn’t be fair to run her. So, yes, running totally dogless. Looks like it’s going to be first time for everything that day. 😀

[roseabi in reply to Maddee_6333]

Ooh, nasty - glad she's on the mend!

It's going to be fun

[Millsie-J]

Good luck everyone, enjoy!

[Maddee_6333 Graduate10 in reply to Millsie-J]

Thank you!

[misswobble Graduate10]

Four hours! That's a bit tough innit! 🙄

Good luck folks. Bring the bling 💪🏃‍♀️🏃🏅👍✔️🍾🥂🍰

[roseabi in reply to misswobble]

Should be my last medal of the year. Although there's the Milton Keynes Winter Half (December) tempting me at the moment

[Maddee_6333 Graduate10 in reply to misswobble]

That was exactly what I thought!

[misswobble Graduate10]

Is it calling to you? Can you ignore that siren sound? 😎

Nah!

Oh go on then 😁

I have several races lined up before Christmas but I think there is only one medal involved, and only then if I manage to finish it

I think there must be a medal,shortage in these parts 🙄 I take plastic 😁

[roseabi in reply to misswobble]

Ha ha!

Tempted, it's a great race, did it as my first hm two years ago, and I can visit the fam at the same time...

[benwill Graduate10 in reply to roseabi]

go on then sign up, just do it now. don't think do.....

[roseabi in reply to benwill]

Ha yes sir - it is done!!

[misswobble Graduate10]

Of course you can 😃

[Tomas Graduate10]

Good luck!

[Maddee_6333 Graduate10 in reply to Tomas]

Thank you!

[JaySeeSkinny Graduate10]

Good luck! You’ll have great fun and we’re looking forward to the report!

[Maddee_6333 Graduate10 in reply to JaySeeSkinny]

Thank you! Oh no... a report🤦‍♀️

[Oldfloss Administrator 60minGraduate]

Go for it... everyone!!!

[Maddee_6333 Graduate10 in reply to Oldfloss]

Thanks Floss! 😍

[SunnyMummy Graduate10]

Yep I saw this land in my inbox & weirdly the thing that panicked me was the notification that there was a 4 hour time limit 😂😂😂

[JaySeeSkinny Graduate10 in reply to SunnyMummy]

It’s only 10k (isn’t it?). Even a half marathon is doable in that time - and I’m really slow! Now a marathon would be a different matter!

Or is it really hilly, sort of mountain-climbing hilly?

[Maddee_6333 Graduate10 in reply to JaySeeSkinny]

Hilly but not mountain climbing hilly.

[SunnyMummy Graduate10 in reply to JaySeeSkinny]

Haha yes totally doable - I did a trial run last week & did it in 1 hour 16 mins, but that was on my own so not tripping over anyone, but equally walking (crawling) up the first hill - which is hideous - & again around 6-7km. The thing that shocked me was that in the original info it said there was a 9 hour time limit - I think it's open to walkers too - so to see it was actually 4 hours was somehow a shock, albeit an unnecessary one!

[roseabi in reply to SunnyMummy]

There's a nine hour time limit for the marathon.

Hi, by the way

[SunnyMummy Graduate10 in reply to roseabi]

Hi! 😀

[benwill Graduate10 in reply to roseabi]

9hrs gulp! its going to be a long day on them hills for me!

[roseabi in reply to benwill]

It won't take YOU that long, runner!

[Maddee_6333 Graduate10 in reply to SunnyMummy]

Speedy! You’ll be fine. If we manage to meet up, I’ll try to keep you in sight 🔭

[Maddee_6333 Graduate10 in reply to SunnyMummy]

I know! But if you were to go for a brisk walk with a tracking app on and then do the maths you’d see you could walk it in far less than that 😁

[JaySeeSkinny Graduate10 in reply to Maddee_6333]

Exactly! If you took 4 hours you’d be crawling along at 2.5k an hour! I can’t walk that slowly. My easy pace is 5k an hour.

[SunnyMummy Graduate10 in reply to JaySeeSkinny]

I can only assume it's a contingency in case of twisted ankles etc? They have to have a sweep up but not set it too early.

[JaySeeSkinny Graduate10 in reply to SunnyMummy]

That did occur to me aswell, but if I’ve hurt myself that badly surely I drop out and try and save my health. Don’t I? Please tell me I do!

[SunnyMummy Graduate10 in reply to JaySeeSkinny]

Haha I guess it depends? I know sometimes we don't realise how badly we've hurt ourselves when the adrenaline is rushing. I've never done anything bigger than the Race For Life so far so I'm not sure how frequent the marshalls, first aid posts etc are? Let's not worry about that though!

[Maddee_6333 Graduate10 in reply to JaySeeSkinny]

You do!

[Anniemurph Graduate10]

Ooh, good luck, everyone! I shall look forward to race reports and photos of bling

[Maddee_6333 Graduate10 in reply to Anniemurph]

Thank you!

[Sandraj39 Graduate10]

Good luck everyone - be fleet of foot and come back safe!!😀

[Maddee_6333 Graduate10 in reply to Sandraj39]

Thank you!

[roseabi]

We should write a joint report. Has that been done before?

No, not a report about smoking a... ;D

[Maddee_6333 Graduate10 in reply to roseabi]

I honestly have no idea 😁