Brathay Windermere Marathon 2009

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Velociraptor Feb 2009 4:08pm, 8 Feb 2009 5,977 posts	Velociraptor What a perfect day for a small amble round a big lake. We thoroughly enjoyed it - 4:26:41 of running-time, 26.46 miles (we started at the Hall rather than on the road) and a stop for coffee and shortbread at the Beech Hill Hotel, 17 miles in. It's snowing now, but it only started when we were nearly finished
Feb 2009 4:23pm, 8 Feb 2009 345 posts	Where's a green smiley when you want one? Please tell me you stopped the watch when you went for the coffee and shortbread... ...you didn't, did you
Velociraptor Feb 2009 4:33pm, 8 Feb 2009 5,979 posts	Velociraptor We certainly did, Hekkel. After all, it wasn't a race (It would, however, have been my 4th fastest marathon with a marathon split of 4:23:04.)
plodding hippo Feb 2009 4:59pm, 8 Feb 2009 12,262 posts	plodding hippo eh? vrap, 4.23 would be your fouth fastest mara???? surely not
Foxy Davy Feb 2009 6:20pm, 8 Feb 2009 2,258 posts	Foxy Davy Velo - well done did my fastest ever 30 miler today (well my only ever 30 !!)
Velociraptor Feb 2009 7:36pm, 8 Feb 2009 5,982 posts	Velociraptor Well done, Foxy Davy Hippo, yes, it is, by less than a minute. I've only trained for and raced a handful of marathons ... three, actually, and two of those were slower than today's outing.
Foxy Davy Feb 2009 8:27pm, 8 Feb 2009 2,274 posts	Foxy Davy Will look forward to coffee & shortbread in May
Velociraptor Feb 2009 9:14am, 9 Feb 2009 5,985 posts	Velociraptor I think another course recce or two is required, to suss out the potential of some more local hostelries as mid-run fuelling-stations The Beech Hill Hotel is Much Too Smart For Sweaty Runners and had a posh luncheon event going on, but we got the warmest welcome imaginable. I got slightly prodded by a bloke who must have had bad eyesight because he obviously didn't realise that the hi-viz bird was at least as old as he was.
Feb 2009 9:31am, 9 Feb 2009 347 posts	OK we're relying on you! When I did it in 07 my hubby met me with coffee bananas and fresh socks at 14/15 miles, which was nice. When I got to Bowness, the smell of chips and burgers made me feel a bit sick, so preferably somewhere on that long pull up before Windermere if you can manage it... ..not being fussy at all!
XB Feb 2009 9:43am, 9 Feb 2009 582 posts	XB I can see an opportunity for a Hostess Trolley which uses the rotation of the wheels to generate heat to keep sustaining food warm and tastey for the duration. Where did I put Sir Clive Sinclair's phone number?