First time marathonist in Spring 2013? Lets motivate and support each other here!

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Jun 2013
2:20pm, 5 Jun 2013
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mole-thing
Happy to stick around for a 2nd timer medal. I'll be doing Abingdon on 20/10/13.
Jun 2013
3:33pm, 5 Jun 2013
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Nickid
Great idea - I'd love to be a second timer ( but not til next year!)
Jun 2013
11:03pm, 5 Jun 2013
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jenc
I'm up for that!
Jun 2013
12:04pm, 6 Jun 2013
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DiscoSteve
Ok will wait til Sweatytrainers get their bunting then will update up there ^^^ with second timers :-)
Jun 2013
12:39pm, 6 Jun 2013
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colettedeann
can you make it more inclusive for people who have already done their second this year and have another coming up this year - but don't want to be left out :)
Jun 2013
1:19pm, 6 Jun 2013
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DiscoSteve
ha ha ok, we'll make it 2nd year of marathon running for you multiple marathoners! :-)
Jun 2013
2:01pm, 6 Jun 2013
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Gary Fatbloke
This marathon lark is very addictive, I've just entered my second one, The Kent Coastal Marathon on 1st September. Plenty of time to continue my training!
Jun 2013
3:44pm, 6 Jun 2013
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colettedeann
lol - i have only just done my 2nd DS - so not a multi-marathoner :)

and yep - Gary - seems a good idea to cash in on the training - :) i hope to knock at least another 10 mins off my next one in october :)
Jun 2013
9:24pm, 6 Jun 2013
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KeepGoing!
Yes! 2nd+ timers. Following this was a massive help!
I have entered the vlm ballot so if that doesn't happen I will find another. There might be one in Hull but not sure when.
Jun 2013
6:22pm, 16 Jun 2013
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Mave
Hey all! Congrats to the latest round of bunting and medals.

Re:rest, I had 4 days then started running again as I felt great. Even did a hill sprints session rhe week after London. Ths was a massive mistake though. A week or so of that and I was shattered. All rhe niggles I'd developed through marathon training blew up. I took 'a week' off to let my knee heal and to get my breath back but that turned into a month. I wish I'd had a proper 2 weeks off straight after the marathon and avoided the no running situation of the last month and a half.

Not sure if I want to do an autumn marathon. In rhe vlm ballot and an keen to do another spring one I'd I don't get in. I'd do a Hull one if they could guarantee it't be an actual marathon this time :-/

About This Thread

Maintained by DiscoSteve
Right, by popular demand (as in, at least 2 people thought it was an ok idea) we're expanding into a 'second-or-more-time marathonist at some point in the future' thread. Have left the first timers up for posterity (although deleted any that we didn't have a result for, let me know if I have exterminated you in error).

I think we also need a motivational quote from the more experienced marathoneer a la Fitz's 'Eyes on the prize!', answers on a postcard.

2nd+ timers:

Toks (honorary first-timer!) - London (21 April) medal 5:54:18
Buzby (second-timer!) - Manchester (21 April) medal 3:47:35
Colettedean (2nd-timer!) - Kent Roadrunner (1 June) medal 5:25:00
London Nici (2nd-timer!) - Kent Roadrunner (1 June) medal 5:44:38
Gary Fatbloke - Kent Coastal (1 September)
Mole-thing - Abingdon (20 October)
Andy39 - York (20 October)
Colettedeann - York (20 October)
Debart - London (13 April 2014)
Colettedeann - Kent Roadrunners (31 May 2014)

First-timers:

Buzby123 - Bolton Hill (10 Mar) bunting 4:50:11
DiscoSteve - Rome (17 Mar) bunting 4:25:05
Km10 - Blackpool (7 April) bunting 6:00:57
Colettedeann - Brighton (14 April) bunting 6:05:40
KeepGoing! - Brighton (14 April) bunting 5:42:02
SherryB - Brighton (14 April) bunting 5:30:47
_2Jabs_ - London (21 April) bunting 4:34:25
Broeinon - London (21 April) bunting 4:59:28
Debart - London (21 April) bunting 4:49:28
Go Snoopy! - London (21 April) bunting 5:54:00
Jo_London - London (21 April) bunting 4:58:34
Kato - London (21 April) bunting 6:26:19
London Nici - London (21 April) bunting 6:07:25
Mave - London (21 April) bunting 4:54:06
Redeel - London (21 April) bunting 5:32:44
Rosehip - London (21 April) bunting 5:44:15
Iris - Manchester (28 April) bunting 4:35:53
Mole-thing - Manchester (28 April) bunting 3:56:40
Nickid - Manchester (28 April) bunting 4:58:50
JayElle - North Dorset (5 May) bunting 3:44:22
Barb - Milton Keynes (6 May) bunting 5:23:44
RunningRach - Milton Keynes (6 May) bunting 5:39:06
Andy39 - Edinburgh (26 May) bunting 3:56:41
CamBear - Edinburgh (26 May) bunting 4:24:08
Sarabop - Edinburgh (26 May) bunting 4:15:03
Yossarian Lives - Edinburgh (26 May) bunting 3:44:19
Gary Fatbloke - Kent Roadrunner (1 June) bunting 5:11:48
Jencossy - Derry (2 June) bunting 4:38:56

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