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06-03-2004, 11:14 AM,
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El Gordo
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Silverstone Half Marathon: March 7 2004
Just getting my excuses in early.
The toe has morphed from purple and black to a fetching yellow and black, which I'm told is a good sign, but it's still painful.
At the moment, I'm still planning to run tomorrow, though the intention is very much a training run, which in my case means I'll be happy to finish within 2:30. I'm keeping my powder dry for Bath next week, when I might manage to burst through that mythical 2:20 mark.
The extra complication tomorrow is that we're running a couple of coaches up from London, and to be honest, that has become much more important than the race itself. If that goes smoothly I'll be happy, even if I end up limping through the finish, or not running at all.
Will report back in due course.
All other Silverstone reports welcome here too of course.....
Andy
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06-03-2004, 05:24 PM,
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Antonio247
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Silverstone Half Marathon: March 7 2004
I hope everything will be all right, Andy. Take it easy since you still have discomfort and you intend to run another half in just seven days.
Good luck, everybody.
Greetings from Almería
Antonio
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07-03-2004, 06:57 PM,
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El Gordo
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Silverstone Half Marathon: March 7 2004
Thanks Antonio.
It will be a while before I post up a full report as I need to rehydrate with a couple of pints, but just to say that I did get round eventually. The toe was still painful when I woke this morning, but once I started running it seemed to be OK. The first 9 miles were averaged at just under 10:30, my target, so I was pleased. Then in the 10th mile the toe started to hurt again. Not enough to want to make me pull out, but I had to take a few walk breaks to give it some relief. In the end I got over the line in about 2:24 which was about 5 minutes slower than I was hoping for, but in the circumstances, to be honest, I was quite happy with that. At one point before the race I was convinced that I wouldn't be running at all, so I'm happy to have made it to the finish.
The main task though was taking 2 coachloads of runners up there, which all went pretty well.
Overall, a good day. Will post a full report when I can.
Cheers
Andy
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08-03-2004, 08:50 AM,
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fjsnakeskin
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Silverstone Half Marathon: March 7 2004
Andy,
The coaches were absolutely brilliant. They went incredibly smooth and made what could have been a very chaotic event, very plesant.
Sorry I didn't get a chance to chat with you much (other than asking if you needed help with the bananas and trying to get my monstrous backpack sorted). Thanks again for setting this up and allowing a traveling American to spice up his otherwise boring business trip.
Splendid work on the race, 2:24 is nothing to sneeze at, considering the pain in your toe and the nasty headwind during the last few miles of the race.
Cheers, and thanks again, dude. (customary southern californian slang thrown in for good measure).
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08-03-2004, 04:07 PM,
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Antonio247
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Silverstone Half Marathon: March 7 2004
Congratulations, Andy! If you hadn´t been injured, you could have reached your PB. I hope you´ll get better from your toe discomfort soon.
It must have been great to travel with so many runners and take part at Siverstone half.
Best wishes
Antonio
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08-03-2004, 10:22 PM,
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Silverstone Half Marathon: March 7 2004
So Andy, let me get this straight... on the back of a chips, chocolate and beer diet; an on-again off-again training regime; God-awful weather; organising two coach-loads of recalcitrant runners; an injured main driving toe; and the ignominy of being called "dude", you STILL managed to run 2:24 !?!
Can I have your autograph?
MLC Man
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08-03-2004, 11:02 PM,
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Silverstone Half Marathon: March 7 2004
Hi just want to thank you for organising the coach I really enjoyed the day particularly the coach there and back!. Running is a rest for me from my normal life demands and sunday was perfect right down to the bagel and banana on the way back.
Colette
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09-03-2004, 09:24 AM,
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stillwaddler
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Silverstone Half Marathon: March 7 2004
A good time was had by all - Way To Go Andy!
Phew this is hard work !
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10-03-2004, 09:53 PM,
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Silverstone Half Marathon: March 7 2004
Hey Andy
I said running keeps me sane!!Lunatic fringe?I was very proud to be on that first bus 2.00 hours was a target for me even though someone on the tube said to me 'Oh i think I saw you I passed you at ten miles! I felt OK about my time before that. Still the day was still great and my family think it was great.
Colette
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11-03-2004, 10:19 AM,
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Silverstone Half Marathon: March 7 2004
Well done on the run Andy, especially nursing a dodgy toe.
You do appear however to have forgotten that tried and tested mathmatical formula, which states that for each coach organised, the runner is allowed to deduct 7.545 minutes from his official time, I believe it's in the Doomsday Book.
If I were you I'd be emailing the organisers for an amendment. 
I now read that, not content with Silverstone, you're now off to have a Bath. Are you mad?  Very best of luck to all those running races this coming weekend. I may enter Hastings half on the day, which really would but my hill training to the test.
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On a different matter, I've heard that there's a race going down sometime in London after FLM. Dunno the distance or date but it's a Chris Brasher memorial race for charity apparently. Something I'd love to do, does anyone have any details?
A.
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11-03-2004, 10:42 AM,
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stillwaddler
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Silverstone Half Marathon: March 7 2004
Have a look at the site...
http://www.thebritish10klondon.co.uk/
have vaguely thought I might do it myself.
Phew this is hard work !
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11-03-2004, 10:44 AM,
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stillwaddler
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Silverstone Half Marathon: March 7 2004
Sorry I was wrong, I think this is the one you mean.
http://www.chrisbrashermemorialrun.co.uk/
Phew this is hard work !
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11-03-2004, 11:05 AM,
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El Gordo
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Silverstone Half Marathon: March 7 2004
Quote:Originally posted by stillwaddler
Sorry I was wrong, I think this is the one you mean.
http://www.chrisbrashermemorialrun.co.uk/
That's more like it.
But what a shame. It's on June 20th, which just happens to be when I'm away on holiday. It's ALSO the weekend that Hal Higdon is in London, so I can't meet up with him, and ALSO means I'll miss the first two weeks of Euro 2000.
Ever get the feeling you chose the wrong fortnight for a holiday...?
A pity. It sounds like a great occasion and we could have had a meet-up.
El Gordo
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