Edinburgh Marathon Festival 2014

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only weak men May 2014 10:22am, 22 May 2014 74 posts	0 only weak men Hi all, hope the preparations are going well and the forecast looks favourable. I'm only cheering on Sunday but have any previous runners or locals got any advice for spectating? My mate should be approx 4 hour pace so if we see him off at the start at 10:00 where would be feasible for getting to on public transport to cheer on a couple of times and get back for the finish at 14:00?
mags May 2014 3:09pm, 22 May 2014 533 posts	0 mags Mmm still mulling this ove I have a place but as I ...have a wedding on Saturday night I did Windemere last week instead but after a horrendous marathon last weekend this might cheer me up a wee run in the rain sounds loverley and I can leave my watch at home:)
Magbag May 2014 5:53pm, 22 May 2014 8,697 posts	0 Magbag I've decided that I'm still going to do the half. Even though I have done no training. I promised myself that in 2014 I would not have a DNS or DNF. So Sunday will be a mix of run,walk crawl..mostly walking I would think. Has to be better than a DNS though .
K5 Gus May 2014 10:03am, 23 May 2014 721 posts	0 K5 Gus Latest bbc forecast is thunder and lightening at 10am Sunday
Weean May 2014 10:24am, 23 May 2014 263 posts	0 Weean Oh, Lordy! Finished my last little five-miler last night and was feeling ready... goes off to pack emergency poncho
Scooba Steve May 2014 10:54am, 23 May 2014 433 posts	0 Scooba Steve Thunder and Lightning, happy days - at least I'm only doing the half so may not get the worst of it! Good luck everyone!
Cammy May 2014 11:07am, 23 May 2014 82 posts	0 Cammy Bring on the thunder and lightning😄
plodding hippo May 2014 12:05pm, 23 May 2014 50,596 posts	0 plodding hippo better than sun
Bazoaxe May 2014 12:22pm, 23 May 2014 6,824 posts	0 Bazoaxe Thankfully the half stars at 8am
Duchess May 2014 1:04pm, 23 May 2014 4,536 posts	0 Duchess only weak men - there is a mini-fetchpoint thread here : http://www.fetcheveryone.com/viewtopic.php?id=56096 We now have two different locations in place so you can do one or both (they are both within a mile or two of the finish line) and you can find public transport links through Lothian Buses website: lothianbuses.com Be aware that the buses out of the city centre follow a similar route to the marathon course so are likely to be a good bit slower than timetabled. Fares are £1.50 per single journey or £3.50 for an all day pass - exact change only and no return tickets!