Drink on the way round - Spring Marathon

Wolf with Runs

15/04/2003 at 09:21

whlst not condoning such actions...it was good to have a pint and a half of guinness on the way round on Sunday (as promised)

knowing that a fast time was off the cards, i didn't wear a watch, took a camera and some money for beers.

Makes a hell of a difference to the enjoyment quotient, i can tell you.

(for those regarding this as the height of lunacy, i would point out that andy blackford of RW has also run a race in a similar style - not that he's condoning it either, i suspect - "In search of the carved block", midsummer 19 miler in the south east: 5 pubs plus a cream tea.... sounds great!!!)

Snoop Dogg

15/04/2003 at 09:31

can of Heineken at the Kings Arms just before Tower Bridge (no canned Stella), and a can of Stella at RW Support Group @ mile 18, which I shared with a Wonder Woman.

The Heineken made an interesting shandy mixed with Lucozade Sport (yeccchh!)

Wolf with Runs

15/04/2003 at 09:32

nice one snoop

i had a pint of guinness at "The Grapes" - scene of last year's imbibing, as promised, just for old times' sake.

Tiger

15/04/2003 at 09:54

Hello Wolf, glad you have a good day.

Could you publish your training schedules for this style of race please? Sounds far more enjoyable than the stuff recommended on the Training thread.

Wolf with Runs

15/04/2003 at 10:01

training schedule....

100 miles in jan

nothing in feb

nothing in march

6 runs in april (total 37 miles)

4 pints of IPA the afternoon before the race, to get the throat loosened up

there you go

4'53 and no-ones complaining

(makes me wonder why i bothered with the 500+ miles of training two years ago to save 55 minutes)

Tiger

15/04/2003 at 10:24

Excellent. Just 4 minutes faster and I'd get a PB!

Wolf with Runs

15/04/2003 at 10:29

well now you know the secrets i think that anything may be possible.

it's just a case of knowing what you want (in this case 1.5 pints fo guinness) and having the confidence to go for it!!

will i see you at windsor again this year??

Tiger

15/04/2003 at 10:57

Quite possibly. My workmate who sees fit to challenge me at Windsor has already entered. I can report he has not beaten me yet and was also 15 minutes slower than my time at FLM on Sunday :)))

Rather like this new training regime.

Plodding Hippo

15/04/2003 at 12:47

Slurp of gin for me at 18 miles
Did a pb(5.47)

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