Manchester Marathon 2013 - Page 5 - Events

HeOw

09/10/2012 at 21:24

I did say Wayne Rooney "wanking" but deleted it as didn't want RW to get sued for libel.

andy the deestrider

09/10/2012 at 21:47

HeOw- ha ha your a bloody genius. I dont need situps with your comments

Cooks

10/10/2012 at 09:01

Weather update - 11mph southwesterly, 11C rising to 13C, overcast with a short shower expected at 11.29. Sounds pretty good to me!!!

Will be sure to keep a look out for Rooney's shed barnet - thx for the heads up...............

HeOw

10/10/2012 at 09:13

Cooks, can you laminate that so we know it is 100%...?

Bearsted Plodder

10/10/2012 at 11:37

HeOw - don't worry about Chester forum we will keep you well loved here (in the non biblical way)

andy the deestrider

10/10/2012 at 11:38

I thought the shower would be at 10:47am

HeOw

10/10/2012 at 12:26

Is that your finish time Andy?

Cooks

10/10/2012 at 13:14

HeOw - sure leave it with me, they have a laminator at my local Parkrun!

ashman

10/10/2012 at 13:29

Andy the Deestrider i'll never be as fast as you matey doing 100 miles a week, is that you who did Helsby in 1.18 last year? was looking for my mates time and spotted you if it is. Getting my garmin back next week it broke, £51 to fix it, lost without it.

andy the deestrider

10/10/2012 at 14:10

HeOw wrote (see)

Is that your finish time Andy?

No heow i thought the rain was due at 10:47am or was it 10:46am, not sure meself now

also if that was my finish time i would go an do the five marathon majors an get a metric f*ck ton of money for winning in a world recorld. unfortunately reality keeps getting in the way.

andy the deestrider

10/10/2012 at 14:14

ashman wrote (see)

Andy the Deestrider i'll never be as fast as you matey doing 100 miles a week, is that you who did Helsby in 1.18 last year? was looking for my mates time and spotted you if it is. Getting my garmin back next week it broke, £51 to fix it, lost without it.

ye 1.18 last year. twas reet good it was. 6.5mins better than year before.

are £51 for fixing your garmin, uuuuuuurrrrrrrggghhh the pain.

ashman

11/10/2012 at 06:56

Just entered Helsby 1389, so about 600 places left ! Compo's started the Chester thread again all ready. Checked out Cheshire Oaks track last night as i'm going to do my speed sessions on there from next week, only live 300 metres away so thats sorted happy days.

andy the deestrider

11/10/2012 at 10:37

Ashman, that couldn't really be more ideal (300m away) no excuse now though

Toni Oxby

11/10/2012 at 20:30

Manchester and Edinburgh booked, yikes!! Just hope the weather holds this time for Manchester!!!

Bearsted Plodder

11/10/2012 at 20:35

Toni - 2 in 4 weeks very impressive

Toni Oxby

11/10/2012 at 20:49

Hi Bearsted

Hope you are well.

Just hope I can do it!! Manchester was my 1st, 4hr 35, should have been 4 I blame the weather!!, Chester should have been my 2nd, but got chest infection.

I need to set myself challenges so I have something to aim for - I only started all this after loosing my mum last Christmas, it keeps me going and keeps me sane!!! And I know she would be proud.

Noot sure what charities though this time, lastt time was for my mum, Chester was supposed to be for me (no not a charity), thinking asthma....

Bearsted Plodder

11/10/2012 at 21:00

Toni brilliant and totally agree with weather at Manchester as I was on for 3:45 but weather got to me at 21 miles and I ended up 3:52 and hurting. Better course this year so your sub 4 should be on. Did Edinburgh 2010 and 2011 and now they sorted out finish the rest of the course was brilliant and quick so again you have a great chance there as well. Great thing on the charities front - I did for charities for 3 years ( same one Roy Castle Lung Cancer - after my wife had to have a lung removed and she had never smoked) I decided to stop for a few years as I found it hard going back to same people every year will go back to it in a few years. Sorry to hear about your mother and she will definitely be proud of you.

Toni Oxby

11/10/2012 at 21:08

Thank you xx

Blimey - hope your wife is ok now. I gave up smoking in Jan this year - best thing I ever did!!

Bit like my mum really, she never smoked, never touched a drop of alcohol yet she suffered for years,ended up paralysed (she'd had 2 strokes, cancer 5 times, parkinsons....- died of pneumonia!! Pain I went through at Manchester was all worth it as it was nothing near the pain she went through over the years.

Having a couple of weeks off now!!!

andy the deestrider

11/10/2012 at 21:14

Toni Oxby and Bearsted Plodder cheers for that. Keeps things in perspective. Not much annoys me. But allot of people moan about trivial little crappy issues which aren't exactly a hardship.

Toni Oxby

11/10/2012 at 21:33

Hi andy, I agree!!

Loosing my mum put my whole life into perspective. I quit my job as so I could be there for my children, I've started driving again after 8 years, quit smoking, ran a marathon, and will hopefully be setting up my own business soon - these my mum wished I could do, and I did.

Xx