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Post by watfordshrew on Apr 7, 2005 11:50:32 GMT 1
Anyone else in Shrewsworld foolish enough to be taking part in The London Marathon next week? My first one, five of us from the local pub agreed to do it one dark, drunken evening in November. Seemed like a good idea at the time
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Post by True_Shrew on Apr 7, 2005 14:00:38 GMT 1
I managed to get down to the start one and bumped into old friend of mine who was very pumped up for the race. I bumped into him again two days later and although proud of his achivements he nipple chaffed so much they fell off. Enjoy BTW I hear vasaline is good for the owd nips!
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Post by Pilch on Apr 7, 2005 14:20:06 GMT 1
i was going to enter but i doubt i'd reach the start line ;D
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Post by watfordshrew on Apr 7, 2005 14:33:58 GMT 1
You're not kidding! Vasaline and plasters for me. The looks on the faces of my family when I came home from my first six mile training run wearing a white shirt with two vertical red stripes of blood down it
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2005 14:39:26 GMT 1
Would wearing a bra help?
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Post by aleix on Apr 7, 2005 14:54:06 GMT 1
Never heard of that one! How the hell can your nipples fall off???
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Post by HowiesLeftHand on Apr 7, 2005 15:25:42 GMT 1
Yes I shall be lining up with the other 40 000 nutters who thought it might be a good idea to run 26.2 miles for ...fun?. I am also most wary of the nipple problems aforementioned, I have limited experience of chaffing but never had the whole thing fall off! For what its worth I am going for the triple whammy of vaseline, talc and a plaster ......think I'll give the bra a miss though! Anyway watford Shrew good luck both with keeping your nipples in one piece and the in the race itself!
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Post by Davearm on Apr 7, 2005 16:14:59 GMT 1
Good luck Watford Shrew, I am running also.
I am currrently faced with the dilemma of running in the famous blue and amber colours (albeit from the 2002/3 season) or the Ron Hill running top. The heart says blue and amber but the nips say Ron Hill.
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Post by scooter on Apr 7, 2005 16:53:19 GMT 1
Good Luck Dave You should have stuck to football
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Post by watfordshrew on Apr 7, 2005 16:53:23 GMT 1
I will almost be in Town colours, blue and yellow of 'Whizz Kidz' though disturbingly they sent me a hat with big floppy ears to wear Good luck to you and Howieslefthand. We are off to The Texas Embassy Cantina in Trafalgar Square after the race for "food, drink and massage" organised by the charity, or in my case collapse, throw up and sleep!
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Post by MartinB on Apr 7, 2005 17:12:42 GMT 1
My wife wants to run a London Marathon before she is 50. To late to enter for this year.
We both have places in the Great North Run in September and I am considering entering the Dublin Marathon in October
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Post by yorton shrew on Apr 7, 2005 17:13:44 GMT 1
good luck all 3 of you. i have done it 3 times and if you haven't done it before you will find it's the most painful but at the same time, fantastic event you'll have ever been part of.
vaseline everywhere that moves - don't be shy, nips, crotch, thighs, armpits, bum! everyone else will be doing it!
i am missing out so much this year i'm going to drive down to watch it. if you fancy doing another one i'm doing berlin and new york in the autumn. even so london's still got the best atmosphere - must be all those pubs you run past.
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Post by daveshrew on Apr 7, 2005 18:47:09 GMT 1
I ran it last year and it was probably one of the best experiences of my life - though very painful! My tips would be: 1. You simply MUST get your name printed on your shirt. (the crowd are superb. I reckon I heard 'come on Dave' about 300+ times and it really gives you a buzz and drives you on.) 2. Plasters over the nipples and vaseline in the groin area... 3. get family/friends to be at certain points around the course to hand you jelly babies and jaffa cakes. 4. Smile for the cameras! enjoy yourself. I would recommend it to anyone
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2005 18:50:15 GMT 1
Good to luck to you all, fantastic stuff I certainly plan to run a marathon one day, preferably the London one. The closest I've come so far is 23 miles dressed as Lenny the Lion
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Post by The Shropshire Tenor on Apr 7, 2005 19:33:34 GMT 1
I found that wearing lycra cycling type shorts under the running shorts was a good way to prevent chafing of the inner thigh. I met a bloke on the start line who had 2 little pockets sewn into his shorts - one contained a packet of 5 cigs, the other a banknote. Every 4 or 5 miles he stopped by a pub, bought half a bitter and smoked a fag. This way he got to pace himself, see a lot of the race and have a chat with the locals - and he finished in under 4 hours
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