London to Brighton-Did you all finish - General running

NTL

07/10/2002 at 11:40

Tim, Ian from the "London to Brighton, Give us a Cheer" thread. Did you both finish and if so what time did you do it in ?

I finished in 9 Hours and 56 Minutes. A bit dissaponted to have missd the time limit but very happy and proud to have finished at all.

N ick

07/10/2002 at 11:42

Alan

Well done - you're right to be proud, spending 10 hours on your feet is no mean achievement in it's own right - let alone wandering through southern England at the same time.

Scar Runner

07/10/2002 at 12:04

Alan, many congratulations, that's an achievement most of us can only dream of. I thought the time limit was 10 hours? I can understand you feeling disappointed after such a long way.
Hope you're still getting down the stairs today, well done.

Ian

07/10/2002 at 12:36

Well done Alan. Only if you've done this race do you know just how painful it can be. Your achievement is superb.

Congratulations to everyone who attempted this magnificent race. I did it in 9 hours and 14 minutes.

A massive thank you to Tim for keeping me going up to the 30 mile mark and an even more massive thank you to all the marshalls and people on the drinks stations - YOU WERE FANTASTIC!!

Pizza Man:-)

07/10/2002 at 14:19

Well done guys, fantatic achievement.

Xerxes

07/10/2002 at 15:07

Who was no. 46 running up the Beacon at 14:40 (ish?) We waved from the car - I'b been waiting for forumites for over an hour. Missed Ian, and was on look out for nos. 125 and 46 who were Alan and Tim, but I forget order.

Anyway. Well done!

BTW, I saw one drink that was at the top of the Beacon - coke and banana - it looked horrid!

Ultra Hamster

07/10/2002 at 19:06

Hi everbody, I was #46, thanks for coming out it was a good day. Ian, it was really good to meet you and have someone to run with, it really helps the miles pass doesn't it. I'm really sorry the hills split us up but its best to run at your own pace. For those that don't know after halfway the hills seem almost non stop.
I finished in 8 hours 54 minutes ish.
Oh yes Ian, I think that "spare" gel you got was mine-my bottle was missing at the last drinks station but it didn't matter, I'm glad you got it when you needed it.

Xerxes

07/10/2002 at 19:20

Well done Tim - you looked much better than many I saw! Congrats on time. Not sure if you saw our frantic waving from car, but the thought was there.

Running next year?

Tim

P.S. to you all. When did you make the decision to enter, and when did training start?

Hilly

07/10/2002 at 20:20

Well done all of you. What a fantastic achievement. I've always wanted to do an ultra, but the training required is frightening!

How does your legs feel after that length of time on them?

Tepster

08/10/2002 at 09:51

That's an awesome achievement - hat's off!

Ultra Hamster

08/10/2002 at 16:04

Tim, My "affair" with London to Brighton started about 18 months before the first one I ran! Training starts in thesame sort of time that the training for a marathon would start-late May or June I think.
The training's not really frightening if you like marathons. The good thing is you've got a reason for running lots of marathons as training.
Legs are sore afterwards just like they'd be after a marathon. I still have to hold on going down stairs but from past experience I know I'll be okay by Sunday-Manchester marathon.
At the moment I'm not planning to run next year but its not because I don't want to.

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