sane, though anyone listening might disagree.) The military gents played Is This The Way To Amarillo as I bustled my way across the start, and it refused to dislodge from my head until I was 10 miles round the course. Next year, I'm bringing my MP3
on the Tyne - just gets you in the mood. How about 500 Miles by The Proclaimers?Mandie R: For races, especially GNR, I dont use my MP3 player 'cause it blocks out all the atmosphere.Odds and ends...XL-man: Some on here would have been very distracted to run
on each circuit, but with encouraging marshals and excellent crowd support, you're guaranteed to power through. This year the race organisers have banned the use of iPods or MP3 players - though with such glorious surroundings, you really won't need any
(Moray, September 7)Run To The Beat (London, October 5) Unplug yourself from your MP3 player for a moment if you will – the latest initiative to get Londoners pounding the pavements promises a 13.1-mile live-music soundtrack. Winding its way through
. Being my first marathon I desperately wanted to complete it; I managed to get going through the pain although my pace was so much slower, and battled to reach the cut off point.I was on my own at the 14/15 mile point when I remembered I had my MP3 player
slipped away from me. I told myself that was okay, because I still had 20 spare. This is where I put my MP3 player on, to drown out the voices in my head telling me how much this was hurting. But even though I was hurting now, the thought of pulling out
or the (swear-word) hills?', and 20 people all around me with MP3 players shouted back, 'it's the (swear-word) hills!', which made everyone laugh and inspired us all to keep on running."E was among a sizeable minority who actually welcomed those killer
