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Berlin Marathon 30/9/2012
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Marthastew wrote: »I plan to take it easy and treat Berlin as a training run
What a great idea
Brilliant to hear you'll be lining up.
Love watching all the predictions being filled out - it's deffo taper time for you all!0 -
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My Top Tip
Get to your starting Pen EARLY (Note: the walk through the park to the PEN can take longer than expected).
I arrived at the 3:15-3:30 Pen 45 mins before the start and there was a huge queue trying to squeeze through a small gap where the bibs were being checked. Once inside the Pen there was actually plenty of room to do some dynamic stretching if you want.
Stay on the left hand side of the Pen and the road at the start - much more room that side for the first 2k.
Oh - and watch out for all those hills 0 -
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PaulieYifter wrote: »My Top Tip
Get to your starting Pen EARLY (Note: the walk through the park to the PEN can take longer than expected).
I arrived at the 3:15-3:30 Pen 45 mins before the start and there was a huge queue trying to squeeze through a small gap where the bibs were being checked. Once inside the Pen there was actually plenty of room to do some dynamic stretching if you want.
Stay on the left hand side of the Pen and the road at the start - much more room that side for the first 2k.
Oh - and watch out for all those hills
Or better still..... if you have dont need to drop a bag, wear a throwaway tshirt and meet your loved one with your postrace bits and pieces at the Meet Zone after the finish..... Then approach the starting area from THE OPPOSITE SIDE (the left hand side). On advice did this last year... arrived lateish deliberately... no queues... no hassle going in and out to the plentiful toilets which are all along the side of start area
PS If you are a punctuality freak this option is not for you but it worked brilliantly for us last year
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For men; take one of the drinks cups, provided at the start, into your starting pen with you for that urge to pee which always rears it's head 5 mins before the gun. Slip it discreetly under your shorts for a sneaky pee and disperse the contents onto the ground.
Stick to the right hand side (despite memoscomes advice) at the start as the first turn swings right ( after about 1 mile) thus saving you about 20m.
True about the mirage about the Brandenburg Gate when you turn onto Unter Der Linden, but save something, as the actual finish line is a further 400m up the road.
Stick to the centre of the road just before the finish as this is where the finishing line photographers will be snapping with gay abandon. This will ensure a full vista of the Brandenburg Gate in the background of your photograph. Not like mine
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My top tip, find the blue race line and stick to it like glue. Is worth a couple of minutes minimum.
Au contrarie Rodney
I have been told that the blue race line is not the shortest route but is a guide race line for the leaders. This actually holds true as it doesn't cut most corners as sharply as it could.0 -
eliwallach wrote: »Au contrarie Rodney
I have been told that the blue race line is not the shortest route but is a guide race line for the leaders. This actually holds true as it doesn't cut most corners as sharply as it could.
Well Delboy, if you carefully re-read my post you will see I never said it was the shortest route! Cutting corners sharply will slow your moving pace down even if it is shorter.0 -
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Krusty_Clown wrote: »That's around four pints then?
Abhainn must have the club marathon record for this year so far..
2:36.21, If I'm not mistaken.
Just saying, is all.....
Looks like barring a complete blowout Pre- is going to releve him of his title though...;)0 -
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Krusty_Clown wrote: »That's around four pints then?
Abhainn must have the club marathon record for this year so far..
2:36.21, If I'm not mistaken.
Just saying, is all.....
4 pints will be a tall order however I attended a stag do in Galway two weeks back (great perparation I know) and did ok, so 4 pints might be achieveable
Joe Abhainn, Phelps, Mutai, Contador will be a tough nut to crack:eek:0 -
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