Manchester Marathon Meetup

[SkiMonday]

I figured that if I picked a pub too close to the finish, there wouldn’t be enough room so we settled for one about a mile away in Salford Quays. Was a bit worried as I approached it because it appeared to be shuttered up but I headed round the front and found that it was open.

It was definitely busy but we were able to find a table and has a good old chat (mostly about running, if memory serves me right). The photo shows GTFC , Tasha99 , Catnap99 and yours truly. It was good to meet you folks!

Unfortunately, R4inbow and 00marks were unable to join us.

After the meetup, I wandered off to a pasta restaurant. On the way, I started talking to a couple and ended up eating with them.

To get back to where I was staying, I needed to get to Piccadilly in order to get the bus. Unfortunately, not realising how far it was, I decided to walk instead of getting the tram. According to Google, it took me about an hour to walk the 6k there. Ended up having to stash some extra layers back in my rucksac but I think the walk helped to loosen up my legs.

[AlMorr Half Marathon]

Congratulations to all four of you on running the Manchester Marathon, well done, that is a lovely photo, I am glad you all enjoyed the meetup after the run.

[GTFC Marathon in reply to AlMorr]

I didn't run this one AlMorr but came to support super Tasha99 ❤

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to GTFC]

👍 ❤️Excellent run for Tasha 🏃🏾👍❤️

[Tasha99 Marathon]

We need more VRB meet ups!

[Frenc Half Marathon]

Well done SkiMonday ! What a day you had. I’m pleased that extra 6k loosened your legs up 🤣.

[GTFC Marathon]

It was really lovely to meet you and Katnap You ran a terrific race and absolutely should feel so proud!!

[Katnap Marathon]

Loved meeting up with you all! TailChaser and I already wanted to do some parkrun tourism down your way to catch up with cheekychipmunks

🐱 Katnap 🐱

[Tasha99 Marathon in reply to Katnap]

Parkrun meet up all the way!

[cheekychipmunks Half Marathon in reply to Tasha99]

Would love to meet you and GTFC Tasha99 ! 👏👏👏

[SkiMonday Ultramarathon in reply to cheekychipmunks]

That would be good but it's a long treck from the North East.

[cheekychipmunks Half Marathon in reply to SkiMonday]

It is, but ……..

[Tasha99 Marathon in reply to cheekychipmunks]

Yes! Is Leeds central to people? Even Sheffield? These are potential doable. To me they are way down south🤣

[Katnap Marathon in reply to Tasha99]

More time for CCC

Coffee Cake Chat! 👍🐱👍

[nowster Metric Marathon in reply to Tasha99]

Absolutely!

So far, I've missed a couple of opportunities to meet up with other VRBs here.

(One because it would have meant 2 hours of driving at short notice, and the other because the parkrun was cancelled.)

Travelling can be a problem. For example, although I've driven from Manchester to Aust (Severn Bridge) in a morning, to get there ready for 9am would mean setting off at silly o'clock. Things would be even more fiddly for those starting in the NE.

[cheekychipmunks Half Marathon in reply to Katnap]

Yes! Come down to the SW! We’re very friendly! 😀

[SkiMonday Ultramarathon in reply to Katnap]

A meetup round here would be great!

I have a great talent for missing communications so, if there's a meetup around here and I haven't responded, would someone give me a nudge please?

[Katnap Marathon in reply to SkiMonday]

There'll be no escape now you're on cheekychipmunks radar!

[cheekychipmunks Half Marathon in reply to Katnap]

🤣🤣

[cheekychipmunks Half Marathon in reply to SkiMonday]

We should start planning one SM. But where? Ashton Court, Pomphrey, Eastville, one of the flat coastal ones? So much choice! 🤔🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

[Katnap Marathon in reply to cheekychipmunks]

The Bridge...

[cheekychipmunks Half Marathon in reply to Katnap]

Of course. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[SkiMonday Ultramarathon in reply to Katnap]

Ah! THAT bridge!

That's probably a good one to go for.

Also, it's very well connected to the motorway network!

[Tasha99 Marathon in reply to cheekychipmunks]

Too far for us northerners 😕

[cheekychipmunks Half Marathon in reply to Tasha99]

We’ll find another mid-country one so we can all go (as well!) 😀

[Tasha99 Marathon in reply to cheekychipmunks]

Please let me know of any VRB meet ups and I’ll see if I can make it 😍

[cheekychipmunks Half Marathon in reply to Tasha99]

Definitely Tasha99 😀

[SkiMonday Ultramarathon in reply to SkiMonday]

Good question. If VRBs are going to be travelling some distance, then maybe something central like Eastville or Ashton Court maybe? I haven’t run either of them so you’d be a better judge of that than me.

Alternatively, maybe something out of town like Chipping Sodbury or Severn Bridge would work better?

I suppose it depends on how they’re travelling and if they’re going to be staying in the area.

Guess I could add in an Architectural Appreciation tour but that’s highly incompatible with driving so they’d probably have to arrive by train.

[cheekychipmunks Half Marathon in reply to SkiMonday]

Katnap reminded me of Severn Bridge. It’s lovely and my personal favourite. Have you run that one SM?

[SkiMonday Ultramarathon in reply to cheekychipmunks]

Not yet!

To date, I’ve run Chipping Sodbury, Pomphrey Hill, York and Cheadle Hulme.

Also, with another Marathon coming up, I’m likely to be doing one in Milton Keynes in a few weeks.

[cheekychipmunks Half Marathon in reply to SkiMonday]

Ahh, we’ll need to sort that out then! 😅

[TailChaser Marathon in reply to cheekychipmunks]

Loving this chat 🤣🤣

[00marks Marathon]

Its great to be able to put faces to names and we had a really good HU presence at Manchester. Sorry I wasn't able to make it. Maybe next time!

[roseabi Ultramarathon]

Awesome group of legends!!!!!

Re. pasta - I love meeting random people after a marathon, it's a special time! xxx

[SkiMonday Ultramarathon in reply to roseabi]

Good point Roseabi. I hadn't really thought about it before but, yes, it does work well doesn't it.

[Irishprincess Administrator Half Marathon]

Great photo! Well done everyone 🙂 C5K running history in the making 😍

[RunWillie Marathon]

Amazing you got to meet up! I don’t know what drink you fancy after running a marathon but it was well deserved. 🍺❤️🏃🏻‍♂️🏃‍♀️

[SkiMonday Ultramarathon in reply to RunWillie]

Thanks RunWillie.

Beer!!! 🍺🍺🍺

[R4inbow Ultramarathon]

Well done with your run and sorry I didn't get there.

Hope you're feeling suitably rested now!

[SkiMonday Ultramarathon in reply to R4inbow]

Thanks R4inbow, I’m sure there’ll be other meetups.

Recovery seems to be going OK thanks. It had better be because, having started a new group, I’m leading a run this evening.

Hope you’re recovering well.

[R4inbow Ultramarathon in reply to SkiMonday]

I'm feeling great today thanks, I might leave running until the weekend though just in case!

[SkiMonday Ultramarathon in reply to R4inbow]

Sounds good! If you're going to be taking a few days off from running, it might be worth doing something else to make sure you don't start to seize up (walking maybe?)

[misswobble Marathon]

Good to see you all in good spirits post race. Lovely to meet up with fellow HU’ers 😀👍🍺🥂🥛☕️

Yes! That walk is hard but useful in unlinking the legs. I got in the car post half marathon recently and commented to my husband that it was a bad idea to get straight into the car, turned out I was right 😩

[SkiMonday Ultramarathon in reply to misswobble]

Although it can be good to be right, it can sometimes be bad to be right.

Hope you’re back on form now.

[misswobble Marathon]

Nah not yet, sadly. I’m more crocked post race than I ever have been 🤷‍♀️

Down but not out and am plotting my return 😀🏃‍♀️

[TailChaser Marathon]

You all look so fresh and happy after your run ( I can understand the happy but fresh?)! Then you walked an extra 6km and Katnap drove back home too, madness! (in the nicest possible sense of course). It is a lovely photo though 👍

[Lookslikejames Marathon in reply to TailChaser]

I was just going to comment the same, how do they all look so fresh?!? I’d be in a puddle on the floor lol

[SkiMonday Ultramarathon in reply to Lookslikejames]

Maybe it’s the restorative powers of beer?

[Sandraj39 Half Marathon]

Lovely photo guys! 🙂

[Cmoi Marathon]

Such a fab photo of you all!

[SkiMonday Ultramarathon in reply to Cmoi]

Taken by a random photographer who happened to be stood next to us in the pub.

[TailChaser Marathon]

🤣 me too! Maybe it’s the endorphins?

[Cowladyrunning Marathon]

Congratulations on running the marathon and lovely that you met up after!