| |
 |
My 2004 London Marathon
By Plodding P on 26/04/2004 10:10:45
How was it for you? - Quotes and pictures from London 04
elite could see just how much they slowed down in the last half of the marathon!!!The toilets had enormous queues!! Women were queuing outside gents toilets and nobody even batted an eyelid! The queues were obviously quicker at the gents, as is always
|
|
 |
Healthy Fast Food (Preview)
By Chris Broadbent on 08/03/2010 18:16:02
Your best meal is probably the one you cook yourself, but sometimes you have to make do with takeaways, which can be something of a nutritional minefield (non-subscriber preview)
's better to avoid the pizzas that include high-fat meats such as salami. They contain fats that are most likely to induce gastrointestinal problems and will increase the likelihood of you wanting to go to the toilet during the run."GOOD CHOICE: Vegetable
|
|
 |
My VLM 2010: trace10 (4:20)
By trace10 on 27/04/2010 07:59:45
An amazing day - my quads are aching but I'm still grinning!
= three toilet stops!) but my goal was to finish and I did. I was satisfied and swore I'd never do it again. But then entered the ballot... every year since!Getting in via the ballot to the first VLM was brilliant news. Since my last marathon, I'd joined
|
|
|
|
My 2005 London Marathon
By Runner's World on 19/04/2005 23:04:38
How was it for you? - Quotes and pictures from London 05
words of advice!Probably the most memorable moment (maybe for him than for me!) was, having missed the toilets at the start, having to pop down a side road behind a wall to have a toilet break. I was determined not to lose what looked like at least five
|
|
|
|
Ultimate Marathon: What if... (Race Day)
By on 23/04/2010 14:51:35
Ultimate Marathon: What If...(Race Day)
risk in a marathon. Avoid cotton (you already know that it hampers temperature control when wet), and smother on maximum-strength sunblock. Also drink at every opportunity, even if it means slowing down on the run and taking toilet stops during the race
|
|
 |
30 Things Every Woman Should Know About Running
By The RW staff on 05/06/2002 21:41:02
Health, psychology, weight loss, pregnancy and motherhood, training, racing... all from a female runner's angle
they were.11. Unfortunately, men and women will never be equals in the urination department. Men are in and out of public toilets in a flash, while women stand in long, slow queues. And when it comes to running, men enjoy the ultimate convenience. But a
|
|
|
|
Racing the Bard
By RichK on 05/05/2005 18:35:05
Take two dozen forum members, one sunny day, and one Shakespeare Marathon, a week after London...
target time. In the end I just concentrated on making it to the cut off, with the hope the second lap would be cooler and easier.Unfortunately, stomach cramps set in. The second lap was a case of running from toilet stop to toilet stop. In the end
|
|
 |
Reader To Reader: Pre-Race Warm-Ups
By Jane Hoskyn on 10/12/2006 12:32:47
How much should you warm up before a race - and why? Here's what you thought
The shorter the race, the longer the warm up. For a 5K you'll see me doing a couple of miles so I'm ready to run fast as soon as the gun goes. For a marathon I'll manage a gentle stroll to the toilets. – Mister WIt normally takes me about three miles to feel
|
|
|
|
My 2005 London Marathon
By Runner's World on 24/04/2005 18:05:30
How was it for you? - Quotes and pictures from London 05
? Get in the toilet queue at the start much earlier so that I can enjoy the build-up rather than missing the start gun.Biggest surprise? I didn't see the first mile marker, so thought I was running way behind my plan... then I saw mile two!At 5:27 I
|
|
 |
Iron Plan: 15 Top Beginners' Tips
By AJ Johnson on 04/10/2010 17:16:57
Be an experienced Ironman – even your first time out.
caffeine is also a diuretic. All my gels were caffeinated (thinking they were better than non-caffeine ones), which resulted in four toilet stops in the first 15K of the marathon.”Scott Neyedli, winner of Ironman UK in 2007 and course record holder11
|
|
