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Myth of the 20-mile long run

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jennyh Apr 2018 10:12am, 26 Apr 2018 2,923 posts	Quote Pin jennyh Larkim and G, I did find it funny later in the show when Tom was accusing Martin of being deliberately provocative (when talking about the women’s race at London and male pacemakers) when that’s exactly what he does a lot of the time! I still listen to the poodcast as there are bits I find useful/interesting, but it does sometimes annoy me!
jennyh Apr 2018 10:14am, 26 Apr 2018 2,924 posts	Quote Pin jennyh Would early October be any good G? Chester is supposed to be a good one (can’t confirm as haven’t done it myself).
HappyG(rrr) Apr 2018 10:18am, 26 Apr 2018 28,656 posts	Quote Pin HappyG(rrr) Thanks jenny. I did Chester last year. Lovely event. But I'm trying to get into Boston 2019 and I think the qualifying period is Oct 17 - Sep 18. My 3:11 from Chester 2017 might actually be good enough, but I just fancied having an "insurance" marathon before end of Sep in case I needed to go e.g. 3:09! G
jennyh Apr 2018 10:37am, 26 Apr 2018 2,925 posts	Quote Pin jennyh Ah, I see! Well, good luck with the qualifying, hopefully the 3:11 will be good enough, but having a back up sounds a good idea. Quick google search of autumn flat marathons throws up Hull on 24 Sep, don’t know anything about it though.
HappyG(rrr) Apr 2018 10:45am, 26 Apr 2018 28,658 posts	Quote Pin HappyG(rrr) Cool. Thanks. Yes, I saw a Hull one in Fetch database - they called it the "Hornsea trail marathon"? Is that the one?
jennyh Apr 2018 10:56am, 26 Apr 2018 2,926 posts	Quote Pin jennyh Oh, didn’t see that one in the Fetch database but think it’s something different - the Hull mara is late September, the Hornsea one appears to be early September.
StuH Apr 2018 10:59am, 26 Apr 2018 2,217 posts	Quote Pin StuH Richmond marathon is in September, round Kew Gardens and along the Thames so sound very flat. Not done it myself but heard good opinions from others who have.
Autumnleaves Apr 2018 11:05am, 26 Apr 2018 12,257 posts	Quote Pin Autumnleaves Has anyone on here done Dublin Marathon? (Asking for a friend ;))
jennyh Apr 2018 11:15am, 26 Apr 2018 2,927 posts	Quote Pin jennyh I have AL, but it was so long ago (2005) that I think the route may have changed a fair bit. My one tip would be to be prepared for the fact it may be not the nicest of weather (I stupidly wasn’t prepared for driving rain in Ireland in late October ;-))
Velociraptor Apr 2018 11:24am, 26 Apr 2018 38,167 posts	Quote Pin Velociraptor Lancaster looks promising, :)G, and it's on 16th September.