Apr 2024
7:37am, 22 Apr 2024
49,863 posts
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HappyG(rrr)
Guiding at London was very stressful - a lot of very ignorant people. Well maybe 50 out of 50,000 but still annoying when they nearly cause a collision for your blind runner. Well done Ferg.
Nico, lovely pic. Well done.
And we done all Fetchie runners and supporters. Such a wonderful event. A great Sun morning weeping and cheering at the telly. G
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Apr 2024
7:37am, 22 Apr 2024
49,864 posts
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HappyG(rrr)
*Well done.
Grrr
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Apr 2024
8:31am, 22 Apr 2024
31,787 posts
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Nicholls595
It didn't detract from the overall enjoyment of the day, but it was difficult to get past walkers, even from as early as 2 miles!
Apart from stretches of Docklands, crowds were awesome
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Apr 2024
8:35am, 22 Apr 2024
31,788 posts
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Nicholls595
I didn’t see any other Fetchies on the run and my Garmin had a hissy fit and added an extra mile around mile 16 so I thought I’d gone further than I had. It messed with my head a bit for the rest of the run but hey ho.
I had exactly the same issue with my Garmin. It coincided with a stretch with no water stations, I had cramped and needed a drink. A low point but erased by the crowds cheering and lifting me towards the finish
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Apr 2024
8:37am, 22 Apr 2024
13,850 posts
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sallykate
I'd been thinking that starting people off in waves would mean less crowding - but maybe there are more walkers now than when I last ran it.
Well done all
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Apr 2024
8:52am, 22 Apr 2024
23,847 posts
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larkim
Mine recorded 27.2 with obviously Canary Wharf being the issue. As that was the section I was walking for stretches it makes sense that the chaos of the GPS signal was exaccerbated there.
As usual at this point I highly recommend using things like the Peters Race Pace data field on a watch through that section to keep you honest as it ignores the GPS distance and resets as appropriate. It was only at the end that I had any insight as to what the GPS distance actually recorded was.
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Apr 2024
8:57am, 22 Apr 2024
31,789 posts
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Nicholls595
Did anyone else think the mile markers were inaccurate?
Our pace group had a dozen watches going off within a few seconds of each other, always way short of the mile markers
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Apr 2024
9:11am, 22 Apr 2024
2,728 posts
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AndyS
The mile markers are fine. Consumer-grade wrist portable GPS just isn't as accurate as people want to believe it is.
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Apr 2024
9:15am, 22 Apr 2024
23,849 posts
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larkim
Yep, I reckon they were good. Most of my miles were actually 1.02-1.03 (I use manual lapping) which is pretty par for the course. If 26 of those had been wrong, the final 0.22 wouldn't have existed!
See below. Obvs lap 15 I missed a lap marker, and mile 18 is the CW section. Surprised final 1.22 came out as 1.3, but I'd be pretty confident that they get that last section right!
1) 1.02mi - 7:23(7:13/mi) 143/157bpm [1033b/mi] 102cal 8.31/8.91mph 2) 1.03mi - 7:14(7:03/mi) 152/156bpm [1072b/mi] 107cal 8.51/8.93mph 3) 0.98mi - 6:39(6:47/mi) 150/154bpm [1017b/mi] 97cal 8.84/9.54mph 4) 1.01mi - 7:00(6:56/mi) 151/156bpm [1046b/mi] 102cal 8.66/9.27mph 5) 0.99mi - 7:03(7:07/mi) 152/155bpm [1081b/mi] 102cal 8.44/8.62mph 6) 1.03mi - 7:24(7:12/mi) 152/154bpm [1095b/mi] 108cal 8.33/8.45mph 7) 1.01mi - 7:14(7:09/mi) 152/155bpm [1086b/mi] 105cal 8.4/8.91mph 8) 1.03mi - 7:23(7:11/mi) 151/155bpm [1085b/mi] 105cal 8.35/8.81mph 9) 1.02mi - 8:14(8:05/mi) 149/155bpm [1205b/mi] 105cal 7.42/8.79mph 10) 1.03mi - 7:26(7:14/mi) 150/153bpm [1085b/mi] 100cal 8.29/8.87mph 11) 0.99mi - 7:13(7:17/mi) 151/153bpm [1099b/mi] 96cal 8.24/8.39mph 12) 1.03mi - 7:30(7:15/mi) 151/154bpm [1096b/mi] 98cal 8.27/8.66mph 13) 1mi - 7:18(7:20/mi) 153/156bpm [1122b/mi] 99cal 8.18/8.54mph 14) 1.02mi - 7:25(7:17/mi) 153/155bpm [1115b/mi] 100cal 8.23/8.54mph 15) 2.06mi - 15:22(7:27/mi) 150/153bpm [1118b/mi] 181cal 8.05/9.12mph (Equates to 2 miles at 7:41) Incl first walking break 16) 1mi - 7:29(7:31/mi) 151/154bpm [1134b/mi] 89cal 7.99/8.6mph 17) 1.07mi - 8:18(7:45/mi) 147/153bpm [1139b/mi] 86cal 7.75/8.79mph 18) 1.47mi - 8:42(5:56/mi) 143/152bpm [848b/mi] 69cal 10.12/9.23mph 19) 1.06mi - 11:06(10:28/mi) 127/147bpm [1330b/mi] 61cal 5.73/7.45mph 20) 1.04mi - 9:02(8:41/mi) 139/144bpm [1208b/mi] 58cal 6.91/7.87mph 21) 1.02mi - 8:26(8:16/mi) 141/145bpm [1165b/mi] 60cal 7.26/7.62mph 22) 1.03mi - 10:51(10:31/mi) 133/146bpm [1398b/mi] 70cal 5.71/7.49mph 23) 0.97mi - 7:41(7:56/mi) 142/147bpm [1127b/mi] 60cal 7.56/7.89mph 24) 1.02mi - 8:41(8:29/mi) 144/149bpm [1221b/mi] 78cal 7.07/8.01mph 25) 1.3mi - 10:16(7:53/mi) 149/157bpm [1174b/mi] 122cal 7.61/8.56mph
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Apr 2024
9:22am, 22 Apr 2024
1,111 posts
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BK brighter days ahead
BBC showed the Eastenders storyline taking place within the marathon - actors walking three abreast about 500 metres from the start not particularly considerate of the runners around and behind them.
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