Calling all Virgin London Marathon 2010 hopefuls

just spent a very long time reading through the forum and firstly just to say good luck to everyone this would be an amazing opportunity  !  I can only keep my fingers and toes crossed and wait in anticipation for the final results!

 I  am new to writing on the forum and thats not to say that I don't spend  hours reading thru the forums whether its to seek advice on injuries, reading up on events etc!   I also have introduced so many of my friends to runners world  so I would like to think that other users don't  get fustrated with newbies to the forum as everyone deserves a chance !  Don 't  they ????

So best of luck to everyone whoever the lucky six will be I look forward to reading your blogs or if their is a miracle writing my own ! 

Tomorrow marks my two year anniversary of when I started to run.  I have done 175 runs and clocked up 998.7 miles.  I had a really bad ankle twist at the weekend at the Parkrun and have sat staring at my ankle willing it to get better for 3 days (as has the dog.)  No dice.  I've missed my 1000 in 2 years by a couple of days. 

 It's not really a special occasion or a milestone or anything at all and I wouldn't have known I was that close if I didn't look at my log when I was entering this compition, but now I know , I am depressed.  How cruel is that? 

 I wonder how many miles you clock up if you stick to the training schedule? and how many miles different it is according to what target time you set your goal at? 

 Happy Running Aniversay to me,

Good point about what races to enter to fit into the schedule, i almost mentioned it yesterday, then i thought, don't it will put the mockers on your chances. Is mockers a real word?

I like Silverstone, i have done it a few times, some say it is boring but i think it is a good race for the getting used to the mental challenge for marathon newcomers. By that i mean there is not a lot to look at apart from the runners around you for 13 miles. It can be cold though as it is a bit open, got hit by hailstones by the bucket load one year. They have runners world pacers there as well.

Bramley do a good 20 miler, but one of my all time favourites is the Meon Valley plod. 20ish miles cross country. Sometimes it can be very cold, very wet and very muddy, it is brill!

Am I allowed to restart the thread from yesterday?  Active members. So looking at the list of active members over the last 30 days I am 9392.  Doesn't bode well for selection in this competition.  And yet in the  all time list I am 5821!  And thats despite having been a bit active the last couple of days.

Flake, I'm betting that is 998.7 miles more than you run the two years before and thats the point to cheer.  And the dog loves you.

John I'm down to third today.going down all the time.have you tried my tip

Flake hope the ankle clears soon.. don't rush back though until it's right. The park runs are really good aren't they.hoping to do my local one this week.

Now people have talked about writing and rewiting their application i think i might have rushed mine a bit...........It must have been one of the first in and i think i kinda garbled a bit.......I can now think clearly of what I should have written......always the case

I'm off to try an interval sesion on my own for the first time.........got to get prepared just in case

John, I think it changes overnight,

Seren, thanks for the tip, I have gone up as a result, although nowhere near your dizzy heights.  At least I am not near the bottom any more.  Like you I rushed my application in, and probably with a bit of reflection would have worded it differently.  Do not know what they are looking for in the applications anyway, so it is difficult to know what to put that will push the right buttons for them.  Anyway the wait will soon be over.

I fear that living north of the border I am less likely to get picked anyway, these competitions usually seem to favour people further south.

maybe they should be put into regions instead of finishing times........then the rest of us could have a chance.

I had to inform my OH about the reviews or otherwise when he saw I was top he would think I do nothing all day but read and post on the forums

right delayed long enough .its time to train

PSC likewise I guess, but only for a short time, like the Lottery on a Saturday you hope to win, you only can if you enter, you're jealous of the new millionaires, but at the same time you wish them the best.

seren nos - dyn haearn wrote (see)

John I'm down to third today.going down all the time.have you tried my tip

*takes baton back from Seren and Lurker and runs with it*

How did that happen? I've been a good girl this week! Hardly been on at all!  My mouse is broken and I'm on Miss LB's PC!

I have only done a few reviews. I reckon it's my impressive running that gets me number one spot...

I  wouldn't be concerned about being in the top of the most active members as  I'm sure as long as the people chosen can get on here each day to report and write a detailed blog that should be fine.  Afterall the training will need to be done too.  I get up and train at 6am, then post on here while having breakfast, I then go to work and occasionally will post if I have a break during the day and the time to get on, like now and then I go home do more training, do some other stuff and post again in the evening.  Nobody could be expected to blog all day! 

Oi Hilly - hands off my top spot!

The previous winners haven't blogged all day, don't worry. Some of the threads are still going if you wanted to have a look at them to see what sort of thing they've done. Wotsit's thread was very good and I enjoyed following her progress because she was the closest time wise to what I would've wanted to do. That's why they have a spread of times and abilities. Hopefully we can all identify with the journey of one of the runners.

Just thought I'd share my pain and joy this morning. Ran (all the way) 16 miles on Sunday. Managed to crawl out of bed this morning and do a speedy session (for me) on my treadie.  after a lengthy warm up ran 1.25 miles at 6.2m/hr. woo hoo.

nobody else understands this stuff.

Since this comeptition appeared I have moved from 14000 (somewhat close to the bottom of the member list) to 5000 something. Problem with being a watcher than a writer.

Ang12 - lovely use of "too". For your grammer efforts you get my vote.

You're not getting mine Samoir!

Grammar has two "A"'s.....

Wotsit's thread

I registered on the forum last year sometime but I must admit to not posting very much (if at all ) and was just going to leave it totally to chance........

But having read through the thread thought I had better post something.

I am never going to win any competitions if they come down to the number of posts or if you have to be called Colin - but I do live in the North!

I promise that if I win my posts will not ramble on too long and I will do my best to get my grammar correct.

And if I win I will make the most of the experience because I will be doing it for all of us who entered but did not get shortlisted - I will not waste the chance!

Andy