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Apr 2023
2:25pm, 25 Apr 2023
46,159 posts
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.B.
Could it be something to do with setting up for the Coronation? I think the grandstand was for that?
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Apr 2023
2:31pm, 25 Apr 2023
2,447 posts
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Big_G
.B. Yeah, maybe it’s that. Thanks. (I was wondering if it was to do with the extinction rebellion demonstration that was planned, but I was basing that on absolutely nothing!).
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Apr 2023
2:32pm, 25 Apr 2023
44 posts
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Charlesvdw
The yellow wave's 3:05 pacer was a Spaniard (I think) and from time to time he got the spectators excited by waving and yelling. Pretty solid pacing too, halfway around 1:32:30.
Sorry I had to let him go around 28k.
I had the full London experience as I was queuing for the loo for 40 minutes in the drizzle (yellow assembly area). You can't get more British than that !
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Apr 2023
2:43pm, 25 Apr 2023
20,966 posts
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larkim
Queues in yellow were long!! I didn't see too much of the 3:05 pacer from yellow, but I have a vague recollection of that too.
It was noticeable that the crowd respond to the pacers, quite a lot of "here come the 3:10 pacers" etc (slightly disconcerting when you're just ahead of them!)
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Apr 2023
3:25pm, 25 Apr 2023
11,047 posts
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Fragile Do Not Bend
I liked the female urinals, mostly because there was no queue whatsoever. But my bum did get a bit rained on in the process 😅
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Apr 2023
3:30pm, 25 Apr 2023
20,968 posts
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larkim
The queue for the mens urinals were huge; the most polite group of male runners I'd ever encountered. Though a fair few were adding to the general water on the ground at the edges of the cordoned off area...
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Apr 2023
3:40pm, 25 Apr 2023
20,970 posts
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larkim
Photos look to be available now...
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Apr 2023
3:55pm, 25 Apr 2023
11,048 posts
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Fragile Do Not Bend
Yes, there’s apparently 99 of me. I’m not sure I want to pay £33 though 😳
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Apr 2023
3:57pm, 25 Apr 2023
20,972 posts
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larkim
It's not a bad price, relatively speaking, if the photos look to be OK. 30p a shot, though I'd guess a lot of them are pretty similar and usually (in my case at least!) not terribly photogenic.
166 of me apparently.
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Apr 2023
3:59pm, 25 Apr 2023
20,973 posts
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larkim
I remember from last year getting my son's photos, that that system they use is a) clever but b) a bit un-user friendly. Not sure why they don't go for number recognition and proper "login" details so that you can be a bit more precise with picking photos etc.
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London GFA
Nov 2024