Snowdonia Marathon 2012

Well done all on the Chester results.  Awesome.  So, so pleased for you all.  Impressed that so many of you would contemplate another marathon so soon.........and then Brer takes up a spare place for a week later.  Seriously bonkers - my legs would never forgive me.

TR40 - good to hear you are joining in the madness.  With no pressure or expectations you will probably have a ball.  

TRex - you can list me as first SNOD - still not brave enough to name a time.  Should hopefully be a marathon PB (Edinburgh only previous one but started that one injured so had to run/walk 4.54)  This one will be uninjured (Yay!) so more prep - but ........................... it's Snowdon.   (secretly can't wait )

Brilliant race report once again TRex.  And congrats on the 5th place.

Also in Cardiff this weekend.  Have no idea what to expect time wise.  Then next week gonna do a mid week 15ish and the rest of the time just a couple of smaller run outs just to keep the legs ticking over - even if it's only 2 or 3 miles.  Always feel all the colds and niggles starting to appear if I don't do anything.

Good luck to all this weekend - racing or training.  x

T REX opps! forgot to congratulate you on your 5th place excellant stuff

FE7 looks like there is a few of us doing cardiff this weekend

Wish they'd bring the full marathon back at Cardiff and I would be there like a shot.  The half has been particularly badly organised in the past, but hopefully not this year!

T REX i agree done the full twice but it was a 8 am start way too early and up and down the duell carriage way weren't great either

Hi all..big plans for this weekend then all?

In response to your enquiry as to my age TRex...my legs are 120 yrs old, my brain is 190 yrs old and subject to associated brain death..however my actual age is 46. However, good going my man, on your 5th place from the bog!!!

Nothing much to report, Conwy Half digs booked and carbo loading blueberry muffins just made. I'll send you all a virtual one whilst they are still warm..Nigella recommends splitting them in half and spreading them with lots of butter

evening all,

first run since Chester done, just a 4 mile recovery to see if things were all still operational, and suprisingly they are ... also with no notable things missing, so really quite encouraging. Although my feet still feel slightly bruised (I should have changed my trainers before Chester but didn't want to risk it... however have changed them now).

Weather seems to have taken a turn for the worse too as got absolutely drenched but I suppose its good for getting acclimatised for two weeks Saturday.

Thoughts have started turning to the day now and the logistics, and was wondering what the parking situation is like, is it easy to get parked nearby etc as will be driving over in the morning ?

Snap, what a great age brer rabbit

FR-are you still doing Leicester?

Ultra Disco Stu..my husband can hardly walk at times due to artheritis..long going and not running related (genetic thing)..I just take every opportunity to do things before things like that happen..so, we go team, as best we can and enjoy!

A change of heart and good recovery from my injury woes mean I shall be running this years Snod after all .

So better start with the marathon training 

Good luck TR .

If Rob Samuel can win it with not much training as he did last year then it's looking good for us .

The challenge of running it with not as much in the bank is getting me just as excited as last year when I had completed a good training programme .

You must have been inspired by the words of Mr 108 CR!? I am sure you will enjoy it as much (if not more) without the pressure of how much training you did last time (how many times around the Great Orme did you run?). Rob is just sheer class - I was chatting to him in the 1st couple of km in last Sunday's 30k race (which he ran the day after easily winning the N Wales XC event!) -whilst he only beat Math Roberts (who finished 6th at Snowdonia last year) by less than 30s I am sure he had plenty in the tank!!

woohoo, I have Wiggle packages! Now have I got time to break in new Elixir7s...? Jees they are a bit vibrant, and gravity defying 

Totally rubbish week, a recalcitrant anterior tib pain after my last Beacons 22er. Loosened up a little last night around the uni’s featherbed racetrack. But surrounded by elite student athletes I felt so Triassic, T Rex! More RICE and some better stretches today, hopefully an easy 6 miler (MegaFLATTY!) tonight hopefully, or I'll explode with frustration Might even manage a miserable 25 miles by Sunday, 10 short .

Wish I'd booked the Cardiff 1/2 now, might potter down from Radyr and gawp, see if my trotters will sustain a 15er.

Anyone staying at the Dol Peris for the SNOD? I'll be there sometime early Friday eve, via Cambridge . What could possibly go wrong...

Hi All,

Good luck to all racing this weekend, Brer Don't be affended but I agree with some of the others you are bonkers.

I like the new training plan - just train for the last two weeks.

Looking forward to race day

brer rabbit yes, I picked my number up earlier today.  Can't believe I'm getting excited over a potentially 'boring' road marathon.  3:59 is the race target

lots going on here lately only been away a day loads to read

ffRAN your marathon total is every bit as good as mine your a tough cookie,shout out if you see me sunday

LAUDY i wont miss you in thatif i see you i will say hi

3 miles done unwinding readfy for sunday

TR40 - would love to give penmaenmawr fell race a crack, but the whole of that weekend is out for me

Taking all my inspiration from you at the moment Brer, so keep going!  Life gets in the way of me doing much racing, but looking forward to 5yrs time when things should be a lot easier on that front, and although it seems a long way away now I'll only be 43 by then and at least I'll have a good 5-10yrs training behind me to enable me to do the mad sort of things that you do