Snowdonia Marathon 2011

I'll be there again (despite telling myself I was never running another marathon again at mile 15 ).

Will be getting my entry in on New Years Day.

I'll be aiming for 3:30.........

Well, it's not even a week since the event and we are all nailing our colours to the mast and declaring our commitment to next year Fantastic..and may this fab thread run and run until then.

SD-I think you asked me about Clowne a while ago and I wasn't sure at the time..but entry gone in today.It's too sweet a toddle to miss-are you doing Keyworth Turkey Trot Half?

DM-have great news..OH finally decided we are good to go for a new dog...we are going to go for a foreign fling at Christmas then acquire a pooch-hurrrrraaaaaaaahhhhhh-boy, it had better be able to run!

Off to unpack shopping now..

T-rex the marlborogh 33 sounds a bit more like it ......all sounds a bit more of a gentle ease into the ultra business....i will be looking into it!!!!!   Sheeeeeeeeesh ....now i know im mad

Brer ...i have two whippets and they will go for mileeeeeeeeeeeeeees with me .....great on the ealry early morning runs down in the welsh valleys and they can run along off lead.  They love it   and they are still always clean when we get home so even better

Well done a couple of little runs but legs are still tired and got a couple of little tight spots so that dreaded roller is coming out tonight and battling against the gale force winds weve been having has not made for enjoyable running ...hopethe weekend brings a bit better conditions

Are we to assume the race next year is going to be on the same weekend .....?????  29th Oct ???

Hi nicola.  All I can say is ... watch out for metal spikes hidden in the long grass!!  (Mind you I was off-piste at the time, so my fault really.)

It's all about keeping the momentum up between now and 29 Oct.

SNOD is usually my last event of the year, after which I plan my next year's races.  Looks like it's going to be about 4 marathons and 7 ultras, interspersed with a few short things.

I still think Cornish marathon is tougher than Snowdon, I need remindidng so I am definatly coming next year, not done this sinse 2004, ill be doing eden and dartmoor vale again just before tho, cant miss marathons on ya doorstep, its rude!!  

as for time....ask me 28th oct next year, but 3-3.15 would be great!

Already pre entered about 6 marathons next year, there all getting pricey nowadays!

Trex, 7 ultras??? I only do 1 a year, usually dartmoor Discovery, 7??? thats great!

Does anyone have any good accomodation for this? stayed free in the fire station last time on pool room floor, my mate no longer runs who got us that so if anyone has a good suggestion would be appreciated.

Muzza - I've heard that debate but have done both SNOD and Cornish several times and I reckon SNOD tougher by about 10 minutes.

Yes, DD!  That was my first and nearly last ultra, in fact when I finished I thought it was going to be the last thing I'd ever do on earth.  Got a 50K and 39.3-miler lined up (road).  The rest are offroad outings of various lengths.

Just managed to catch up with the forum after a hectic week since coming back from wales.Wasn't sure which forum to post on so i thought i would go with the new one.What a great race it was again this year, i thought the crazy weather just added to the excitement on the day. Some great times been posted on here, as for me, well i was heading for my predicted time of 4.15 until i started to tackle the beast at mile 22 when i started to cramp up really bad which reduced me to a strange sort of walk/crawl until i got to the top of the hill, then after some water and some encouragement from the excellent marshalls i managed to run down to llanberis in the hailstorm to cross the line in 4.26, bit slower than i wanted but as always in this race i was just glad to finish and get my piece of slate to add to the collection.

It was good to catch up with trex again and i hope you will be leading the sub 4ers again next year as i hope to get some more hill training in next year and have another crack at this brill marathon in your group.

Enjoyed the kareoke in padarn lake! would have joined you on stage but my singing is even worse than my running! Still me and my mate got nicely drunk whilst listening to your dulcet tones.

Can't wait for next year to get my 4th bit of slate for the mantlepiece.  

Richard i saw someone in vibrams running in the second half of the race.....did you change into another pair of them or take them off at somepoint ...the guy i saw was doing some adjustment to his on the side of the road.  I saw another guy also running in barefoot shoes..he was making some strange sloshing sounds during the heavy dain pours.

T-rex ....when you are doing mulitple marathons and ultras how do you go about tapering and then building back up ?????  Are you perpetually training for long distance running doing that number per year??? Or following any kind of programme??...........In case you are wondering why i asking the cogs in my brain are ticking  

nicola - I don't really follow a formal training programme as such.  For me training can be sparse at times and therefore I often have nothing to taper from!  I do try to tie in my long runs with whatever long event is coming up.  I do low mileage and usually only 2-3 runs/week.  Basically I just enjoy my running.

Glad you've emerged OK, RR.  Better make sure I do 4 hours next year by the looks of it. There seems to be quite a few takers for this magic number already.

Hey T Rex.

Ever thought about London to Brighton? A bit pricey but a great day out

Definately doing this again next year! This was my third Snowdonia Marathon and by far the most enjoyable. Got my pacing just right so I felt strong up over Waun passing several fellow runners on the up and down the otherside.

The new section down Nant Gwynant slowed me down a little and helped protect the quads.

Going to have to train specifically for this next year rather than just cram in last minute log runs!

Sub 3:15 for me next year!! 3:23 this tear when aiming for sub 3:30!!

Trex did you post a predicted/actual time list for this years Snod?

No, I haven't ...  ... yet.

I'll work on it.

If folks could give their race numbers as well, then I'll get a list up.  Although it is a little bit early.

Hey guys, I contacted Jayne at marathon HQ and she has confirmed it will be 29th October next year. Ok, when does the training start?

Can anyone recommend a really good winter jacket ie warm, waterproof but not bulky? Sportsshoes are doing a bit of a sale but I cant really tell how good these things are from their blurb. Will need it for kind of 8pm January evening type weather. Cheers for any info.