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Gobi Apr 2019 11:11pm, 27 Apr 2019 66,788 posts	Quote Pin Gobi All the London marathon hype around Farah.
Eynsham Red Apr 2019 9:46am, 28 Apr 2019 4,144 posts	Quote Pin Eynsham Red Who?
Surrey Phil Apr 2019 10:29pm, 28 Apr 2019 2,981 posts	Quote Pin Surrey Phil I've run the VMLM four times but I'm getting more and more fed up with it. I haven't watched any coverage this year and only looked up the elite men's and women's results on the internet. My reasons: 1. OK it's flat but not as scenic as the BBC make it out to be. Put cameras in Greenwich Park, Cutty Sark, Tower Bridge, etc. and it looks spectacular. Funny that Charlton High Street, Rotherhithe, Bermondsey, Isle of Dogs and Limehouse aren't given the same attention. 2. Z-list 'celebrities' trying to hog the limelight when there are thousands of others who are doing the same thing. 3. The course is heavily congested, particularly for those in the second half of the field. When I last took part, people were walking within a mile of the start, everything ground to a halt just before Cutty Sark and you simply couldn't overtake until well into the second half of the race. 4. Constant banging of drums and dimwits who think it's cool to keep shouting "oggy, oggy, oggy." 5. Non-runners and marathon novices who treat the VMLM as the only marathon in the UK. Well done if you did take part but I didn't miss not being there today or any of the past few years. Rant over [exhales deeply].
fraggle Apr 2019 7:04am, 29 Apr 2019 1,904 posts	Quote Pin fraggle Couldn’t agree more Surrey Phil applauds
ChrisHB Apr 2019 5:25pm, 29 Apr 2019 17,964 posts	Quote Pin ChrisHB People who aren't aware of the word 'because': This is due to how fat tissue does not retain water as well as lean tissue. (wikipedia)
Maclennane Apr 2019 5:29pm, 29 Apr 2019 20,829 posts	Quote Pin Maclennane I'm with Surrey Phil due to my personal experiences of the marathon. the non-word 'utilising'
alpenrose Apr 2019 7:34pm, 29 Apr 2019 39,115 posts	Quote Pin alpenrose Cycling schoolboys who wear their cycle helmets on their handlebars.
Eynsham Red Apr 2019 8:55pm, 29 Apr 2019 4,159 posts	Quote Pin Eynsham Red Cycling parents that ensure their little cycling loved ones wear helmets but CBA to do the same. What example does that set?
Gobi May 2019 2:41pm, 2 May 2019 66,829 posts	Quote Pin Gobi Elections (wrote that very carefully) :¬)
Velociraptor May 2019 2:57pm, 2 May 2019 41,512 posts	Quote Pin Velociraptor Getting chamois cream and sunscreen on my fingers then realising I haven't put my contact lenses in yet.