bag with technical running top was appreciated by many.32. Abingdon Marathon (92%, 92%, 91 ratings) Where? Oxfordshire When? October 18Crush your PB at this well-organised, top-class marathon. This year, nearly 500 runners out of 706 came in under four
and determination; finishing Abingdon under extreme circumstances; most inspirational; never gives up!; she is always so helpful and a true inspiration in a race, happy to come in at the lower end but still determined to give it a go and not to give up; she
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. She completed her 2004 marathon, before she'd trained with an HRM, in 4:05. One year later she'd improved to 3:47, now boasts a best of 3:31 and is aiming to run under 3:15 at the Abingdon Marathon in Oxfordshire this October. "I've graduated from base
Challenge After initial reactions of shock and disappointment, the cancellation of the 2007 Abingdon Marathon – a much-loved forumite fixture – triggered an avalanche of questions about just how much time and effort goes into organising races. "It can
-2-3-4-5-6... – Andrew_BI often have memories of the places I've run. I sometimes think of sex. – The Hoose-GoerYep. Sex. And it take me over five hours to do a marathon... – flrI love running at night, as my other hobby is astronomy. I think about cosmology a lot, life
and not catch a stomach bug!What did I discover about myself? That with training and camaraderie I can achieve anything.Will I do it again? Oh yes. I have already entered Abingdon - I have got some serious unfinished business with the Marathon :-)Ronnie Wibbley
Chips It shouldn't be a problem - you might even feel a bit better for it. I had two weeks off before a marathon last year (although I still swam and did weights) - it didn't make a jot of difference. Good luck! JuanaH A couple of weeks shouldn
Abingdon in 3:43. Admittedly I had a nightmare in the New Forest (it was my first marathon) and walked a lot of the second half but I believe that you should be able to set decent times in both. Don't expect to though - you won't know how the first race
this rain. At this very moment, it is bucketing it down and has done for most of the day. So much for summer marathon training! One consolation, at least when it rains, it is not freezing our wot-nots off! – RozSummer? I think you missed it. – Big Dave
