TCS London Marathon 2023

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Apr 2023
7:52am, 23 Apr 2023
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TeeBee
Eek 3M - I reckon the adrenaline will see you through

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Apr 2023
7:53am, 23 Apr 2023
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Pothunter
Chilly wind on Blackheath but at least it is still dry
Apr 2023
7:58am, 23 Apr 2023
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Metro_Nome
In bed force feeding myself cheerios. Just feel a bit sick really. Hope we don’t get too soggy waiting to start. Good luck everyone!
Apr 2023
8:23am, 23 Apr 2023
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clare1976
Have a great day everyone!
Apr 2023
8:41am, 23 Apr 2023
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Rosehip
Have a fab day everyone :)
Apr 2023
8:42am, 23 Apr 2023
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Rosehip
Tony’s Trials

www.marathontalk.com

May the taper not have left you feeling fat and lethargic and the sniffles and niggles not

develop in to illness or injury

On marathon eve May your friends and family not text you ‘good luck messages’ after 9pm. If

staying in a hotel, may it be clear of Stag and Hen parties and may your room be some

distance from any noisy air conditioning units, night clubs or someone who has just been let

out of prison or returned from active service and that night been reunited with their loving

partner.

If perchance you do sleep may you dream of forgetting your number or race kit or of not

being able to find the start of the race or of oversleeping and missing it completely, in order

that on the day itself you will wake up, remember your number or race kit, and find your way

to the start on time.

May you eat a breakfast familiar to your digestive system.

May your transport be on time and free from catastrophic mechanical malfunction.

May the portaloos have few people queuing outside and plentiful toilet tissue inside

May your GPS unit and heart rate monitor be fully charged and may it find satellites

immediately and link seamlessly with your chest strap..... and not someone else’s.

May you not be held back by runners slower than you starting too far forward and in turn,

may you not spoil the race for others

May you not set off too fast and remember that if you feel you are running too slowly you

are still running too fast.

Let the weather be 11 degrees centigrade during the race with a light following breeze and

perhaps a hint of drizzle in the last six miles, then after the race may the clouds disperse and

reveal 20 degree sunshine

May your timing chip remain attached, your shoelaces stay tight and may you avoid tripping

over discarded water bottles or slipping on gel sachets.

May you not suffer a visit from the Gingerbreadman, or run directly behind someone who

has.

May you not be impeded by idiots wearing personal headphones, passed by runners in fancy

dress , athletes over the age of 80, your club mates, your partner or anyone off the telly.

May you see your supporters on the course and may your supporters see you and then when

the race is over may they meet you at a pre arranged location and not change their plan and

leave you thirsty ravenous and shivering as they struggle with the overloaded mobile phone

network.

May your nipples and sensitive areas be free from chafing And In the final few miles may you

avoid hitting the wall, resist adopting a run walk strategy and find the strength to f*@$%

your legs, And on crossing the line may you wipe the phlegm from your cheeks and the

crystallised salt from around your mouth and find the energy to smile for the cameras.

And then whatever your time or your achievement, be it a personal best or an absolute

unmitigated disaster, remember that your loved ones have tolerated you’re your persistent

absence, your challenging moods and narcoleptic tendencies for months on end, so wear

your medal or t shirt with pride, celebrate being one of the 0.1 percent of the population

who have trained for and completed a 26.2 mile race and enjoy a few days of being treated

like the hero you are, walking like a cowboy with haemorrhoids, and not having to run a step.

Amen
Apr 2023
9:17am, 23 Apr 2023
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larkim
Nailed my portaloo strategy with an earlier than planned arrival. Big event this :-)

Hints of drizzle, breezy. Just need a big lad in front of me for some shelter 😁
Apr 2023
9:42am, 23 Apr 2023
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Velociraptor
Second breakfast. Standing under a tree and wearing all my plastic bags.
Apr 2023
9:52am, 23 Apr 2023
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PaulaMc
I’m marshalling at the bend outside Westferry DLR, 14.5 miles. Good luck all!!
Apr 2023
10:00am, 23 Apr 2023
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GregP
fetcheveryone.com/forum/tcs-london-marathon-2024-62640

About This Thread

Maintained by Kirsty
After getting lucky in the ballot yesterday, I couldn’t find a thread, so thought I’d start one. Bit of background: I ran 7 marathons (2 London, 2002 and 2006) between 2002 and 2016, fastest 4:06, slowest 5:09. Major health issues in 2017 and 2019 and I felt that my marathon days were over, but I kept entering the ballot, safe in the knowledge I wouldn’t get in - and now I have! I am probably looking at walking the whole way, or possibly jeffing. I’m very excited and very nervous!

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