London Marathon Live Coverage (and rowing whilst watching)

[CBDB]

Just raising awareness that the BBC will be covering the London Marathon live on Sunday (tomorrow, Sun 21th April), starting at 8:20.

- 50,000-plus people racing

- 9:05 Wheelchair race

- 9:25 Women's elite race : Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa targeting London Marathon women's record of 2:17:01

- 10:00 Men's elite race: Ethiopia's Tamirat Tothe la headlines the race with GB's Emile Cairess and Callum Hawkins among those involved

- 11:30 Streams of elite race, Tower Bridge (from 11:30) and finish line (from 12:30) available in 'watch & listen' tab of the bbc website

(More details also on who is running is at bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/6... )

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I think none of our HU runners are running this year (?), but in our household, it has been such fun having the TV coverage on in the past, I’ll be wanting to watch it in parts at least.

I am also scheduled to row with an online group of rowers on that morning, joined through a virtual rowing app, so I’ll be setting up my iPhone and IPad as well, to row and watch the marathon during my 60min row.

So this will be the first time for me rowing during the marathon coverage, but thought it would be a fitting and motivating stream to watch whilst I put my oar-strokes in. Rowing inside can be a tad more boring than running outside, as you are just standing still, so having an exciting race accompanying you seems perfect.

And as it will be my running-recovery day, I will not even feel guilty seeing all those runners put those miles in, as by then I will have a 6.2k under my belt, run the day before.

And that’s what I am about to head out to just now, my 6.2k long run of the week. Might not quite feel like a marathon, but it’s my longest run of my plan so far.

Happy running, watching and working out, everyone!

[Gthants 60minGraduate]

My wife and I effectively met over coverage of the marathon, so it's a tradition that we always watch at least part of it!

[CBDB Graduate10 in reply to Gthants]

Awwwhhhh… what a brilliant tradition!

[Week7 Graduate10]

Thanks for the reminder! I always forget till halfway through... but not this year!

[CBDB Graduate10 in reply to Week7]

Yey! 👍🏽🤩🤩

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10]

Rest assured CBDB I will be glued to the television watching the London Marathon, I will get up early and go a 4K walk and be back in time to watch the marathon, good luck to everyone taking part, do remember that many of those runners started with the C25K training program,

[CBDB Graduate10 in reply to AlMorr]

What a nice way to spend this Sunday, and good reminder that the massive increase of runners is substantially due to programmes like C25k! Yey!!!!!! Indeed, it’s a race to celebrate!

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to CBDB]

They even promoted C25K during the World Snooker Championship from Sheffield.

[CBDB Graduate10 in reply to AlMorr]

👍🏽

[LottieMW Ambassador]

My daughter in law Rachael is running! Her start time is around 11am…I have her details so I can track her!

She’s raising funds for Cyfannol Women’s Aid who provide support services for women who have experienced domestic and sexual violence in the wider Gwent area.

Go Rachael!

[CBDB Graduate10 in reply to LottieMW]

Go Rachael ! I’ll have a lookout for her! Waving my virtual Pom Poms!

[LottieMW Ambassador in reply to CBDB]

Race number 66260 😊

[MissUnderstanding Administrator Graduate10 in reply to LottieMW]

That’s such a great charity! Wishing her lots of luck. Enjoy following her…I bet you’re a super proud Mother-in-Law!

[Gthants 60minGraduate in reply to LottieMW]

Good luck to her!

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10]

I love watching the LM and hope to run it myself one day. I’ve just entered the ballot (again) and will wait with bated breath. Who knows? 🤞🤞 But I’ll be watching tomorrow and feeling happy for everyone taking part. ❤️

[CBDB Graduate10 in reply to cheekychipmunks]

crossing my fingers for you for the future. Would be lovely to wave some Pom Poms for you specifically in a future London HM! 😀👍🏽

[MissUnderstanding Administrator Graduate10 in reply to cheekychipmunks]

Me too!! Maybe it’ll be third time lucky for me and hopefully you’ll be lucky too!

[CBDB Graduate10 in reply to MissUnderstanding]

Oooohhh, fingers doubly crossed!

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to cheekychipmunks]

Good luck to you CC for next years London Marathon ballot, I got a email inviting me to take part in the ballot for 2025 but I won't be going, another email earlier told me to get my event pack by 1700 hrs this afternoon, that was very strange as I am not running London.,

[CBDB Graduate10 in reply to AlMorr]

How strange! Glitches in the running matrix! 🤣🤣

[CBDB Graduate10]

my setup is ready! I even brought an old TV from downstairs to my upstairs rowing room. So marathon coverage will be in full size!

“My rather complex tech set up for indoor rowing”

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to CBDB]

All GO for you CBDB, I am going a short 4K walk to get outside, then back to watch the marathon both on TV and on my Smartphone London Marathon app tracker.

[CBDB Graduate10 in reply to AlMorr]

Have a fabulous walk! I’m impressed as I’m just sipping a coffe in bed! Also have downloaded the London Marathon app and am following the runners I know! Exciting!

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to CBDB]

I am still in bed but will get up shortly, do plank, pushup, squat and kettle bell exercises, have breakfast, then go that walk I mentioned, the weather is dry with no rain forecast

[Run46 Graduate10]

Thanks for the heads up, I'll definitely be watching...my cousin Andrea is running her 1st ever Marathon for Brain Tumour Research in memory of our cousin Karl who lost his battle last year at 45. We're all very proud of them both ❤️

Coincidentally I'm off out for my run to a nearby town which also comes out at 6.2k 😊

Enjoy the rowing, great set up 👍

[CBDB Graduate10]

Now wasn’t this year’s coverage simply awesome? Loved the London Marathon app, as well. Gthants Week7 AlMorr LottieMW (how did your daughter in law do?) MissUnderstanding cheekychipmunks Run46

Really enjoyed it all, the 8-person bus, the Samaritan telephone box, the wheelchair races, both elite races (and UK bagging 3rd and 4th place), the music, the stories and even watching the last runners crossing the finish line.

We dropped in and out today, inbetween rowing, gardening, and fixing windows. So in and out the house, with TV tuned on the marathon, but that was perfect.

Isn’t the running community great?

[LottieMW Ambassador in reply to CBDB]

Rach really enjoyed the day thank you! She finished in 5:56:26…just happy to finish!

Spoke to her Monday and she was still on a high, despite painful knees!

So far she’s raised £1,139.00!

[CBDB Graduate10 in reply to LottieMW]

Wow!!!!’ Amazing!!!