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London Marathon 22/4/2012
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Top tip for all the tube virgins: Just remember to stand on the left hand side if you are going up or down the escalators. Don't worry if the locals shake a fist in your direction - its just their way of being friendly and wishing you good luck in the marathon.
That is evil advice. You are trying to cause an international incident on the tube.0 -
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Folks,
Good luck to all of you running it. Hopefully you'll have a super day and it will be injury/rain/snow/mad priests free!!
And remember you're representing the country so don't go letting us down
Will look out for club singlets on the box on Sunday.
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shels4ever wrote: »You should be able to pick up an oyster card in the station, 5 pound deposit that you get back if you want, max charge then is 8 pound a day for as many trips as you want or jsut pay per trip ie 2 pound depending on zones etc.
https://oyster.tfl.gov.uk/oyster/entry.do[/QUOTE]
+1, oyster cards are the way to go deffo. 20 quid should cover you for the weekend.I'm sure some of the locals will be along in a bit with accurate advice, but deffo getting the Tube is the more economical way to go from Heathrow.
There's probably a good option for day tickets alright - I go to London a few times a year so have an Oyster card which I can top up whenever. Works out a lot cheaper on a per journey basis.
Haven't gone in to forensics yet on my marathon morning journey - am hoping that there will be thousands of people doing the same journey so it'll be a case of following the masses...don't want to have to rely on my increasingly addled sense of direction
The tube is about £2.50/£3 with an oyster card yeah. Much much cheaper than the Heathrow Express, even if its 45 mins to Leicester Square. Always get a seat too as it starts in Heathrow. If your not going to near Paddington or using the Barkerloo or Circle Line from Paddington to your hotel its a right pain and your trip will take just as long. The circle line tube station in Paddington is quite confusing, there's 2 stations, the one down the platform is better than the one at the front of the station. As with all metro systems, the end point of the train is vital.
London is mightily confusing at first yes, for you Cartman, easier to get the Central Line (red on map) eastbound at Queensway (which is beside Hyde Park) then switch to the Bakerloo line (brown on map) southbound at Oxford Circus and you'll be in Charing Cross then to catch the Blackheath train.
Weather update, p!ssing down again all day today but warmer than before0 -
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[QUOTE=Brianderunner;78217588
London is mightily confusing at first yes, for you Cartman, easier to get the Central Line (red on map) eastbound at Queensway (which is beside Hyde Park) then switch to the Bakerloo line (brown on map) southbound at Oxford Circus and you'll be in Charing Cross then to catch the Blackheath train.
Weather update, p!ssing down again all day today but warmer than before[/QUOTE]
Cheers Brian, will give that route a lash so.
Most times I'm over in London I'm with someone who knows their way around so generally don't pay too much attention to the journey logistics0 -
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It's sunny at Excel right now.
Thunder and lightning in North London I expect a deluge this weekend, regardless of the forecasts. It hasnt rained here in 2 months and now it's payback 
As regards my participation? Trying a run this evening and i'll make a decision tomorrow. 90% out at the moment, need to be realistic.0 -
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shels4ever wrote: »packing now :eek:
After a little scare when the hotel told me my room was gone, but have been moved into a 2 bed appt now, so won't have the constent HTFU from the road runner the night before.
Play your cards right and you might big boy
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After a shocking run again tonight i've finally given up on the London Marathon this year Gonna defer and try again in 12 months. Disappointing but its the right decision. I'm only 27 so there will be plenty more races.
Best of luck to everyone competing and i'll see you all either on the course or in the pub after.0 -
Good call, it's been a dream race for you and might leave a bitter taste if you had to dnf. Enjoy the main race and get the beers in for after.Brianderunner wrote: »After a shocking run again tonight i've finally given up on the London Marathon this year Gonna defer and try again in 12 months. Disappointing but its the right decision. I'm only 27 so there will be plenty more races.
Best of luck to everyone competing and i'll see you all either on the course or in the pub after.
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In the Woods wrote: »
This will be me:
I'm leaning towards trying for the faster end of that time bracket as well. It's a big chunk quicker than I've done before, but I'm feeling good about it and if things all go right then I think it is within my grasp.0 -
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Looking through the pile of crap I was handed at the expo yesterday, I came across a flyer for DCM. It included a picture from the start and The Road Runners head can be seen amongst the masses, with big green balloon attached. 0 -
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Looking through the pile of crap I was handed at the expo yesterday, I came across a flyer for DCM. It included a picture from the start and The Road Runners head can be seen amongst the masses, with big green balloon attached.
I hope you are not insinuating that I am a pile of crap I'm expecting the UK entries to DCM to rocket in 2012 with a handsome devil like myself advertising the race I
Edit: Don't forget to collect your goody bag on the way out of the expo either. You'll be needing the can of London Pride for the knacker drinking session in Horse Guards Parade.
Excellent point. I say we designate meeting point X in the Repatriation area to commence the session. I was thinking B for Boards but that is probably too close to the finish, k for knacker drinking is right beside J and with the number of Mr/Mrs Jones in the UK that could be crowded so X is best because we have the X-factor baby 0 -
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Was looking through the London entry stats and was surprised how few international entries there are compared to Dublin, or even the numbers of UK entries in Paris they were talking about on the coverage last week.TheRoadRunner wrote: »I hope you are not insinuating that I am a pile of crap I'm expecting the UK entries to DCM to rocket in 2012 with a handsome devil like myself advertising the race
There are a couple of people from my club who are looking to do Dublin this year. Will have to wait until 2013 I think before I make a return for DCM.
Can't belive that I'm talking about marathons that far in advance now, I'm sure I was fairly insistent up the pub after DCM'10 that I'd not do another one.
The letters A-M are in Horse Guards Parade itself, and then N-Z are down Horse Guards Road. I expect my club will be hanging around the W so I should be passing via there to try and make sure they remember to go to the pub at least.TheRoadRunner wrote: »Excellent point. I say we designate meeting point X in the Repatriation area to commence the session. I was thinking B for Boards but that is probably too close to the finish, k for knacker drinking is right beside J and with the number of Mr/Mrs Jones in the UK that could be crowded so X is best because we have the X-factor baby
Not sure how many Mr Xaviers there are going to be taking part so that is probably a good option...so long as nobody else has the same idea.0 -
Very, very best of luck to you all for a wonderful race on Sunday, I'm looking forward to reading all the race reports full of PBs next week.
Brian, a very tough decision for you but the right one.Brianderunner wrote: »After a shocking run again tonight i've finally given up on the London Marathon this year Gonna defer and try again in 12 months.
Besides all the really cool people are running London the year after the Olympics
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