Great North Run

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Princess Purple Bubbles Sep 2009 11:33pm, 25 Sep 2009 9,644 posts	Princess Purple Bubbles just watched it on iplayer and spotted lots of fetchies in the first lot of finishers and some Scarborough AC lot. I got round safely in 2hrs 52, had been on for a pb but fell over a water bottle and did knee with 4miles to....was gutted as was on for a good time! oh well a weeks rest, more sports fizzio and back to trianing.....here is to 2010 at no heavier than 12stone and sub 2hrs30 without a shadow of a doubt!
Ha! Ha! Sep 2009 2:56pm, 26 Sep 2009 2,508 posts	Ha! Ha! so the course is l-o-n-g then..the bastards..mine measured(my garmin that is!!) 13.23 the cheaters
DeeGee Sep 2009 3:10pm, 26 Sep 2009 2,794 posts	DeeGee It's not long, but it is wide.
Princess Purple Bubbles Sep 2009 7:19pm, 26 Sep 2009 9,645 posts	Princess Purple Bubbles mine tracked it as being slightly long but then again as a plodder i wont have taken the smoothest, shortest racing line.....
Fat Dave Sep 2009 8:39pm, 26 Sep 2009 4,120 posts	Fat Dave And Garmins are not 100% accurate, yada yada...
Princess Purple Bubbles Sep 2009 9:08pm, 26 Sep 2009 9,647 posts	Princess Purple Bubbles didnt do garmin-did nikeplus....so i understand its as near as rather than 100% accurrate.. still reeling from the water bottle incident
DeeGee Sep 2009 10:38pm, 26 Sep 2009 2,795 posts	DeeGee How much extra effort does it take to try and throw the bottle off the side of the road? I've always thrown my bottles away, but I make an extra special effort to do that now, after turning my ankle on one at mile 6 last year.
scottynbn Sep 2009 11:11pm, 26 Sep 2009 430 posts	scottynbn My Garmin had the race as 13.17. I got hit in the face by a flying half-full water bottle, very thoughtfully discarded over someone`s shoulder Certainly one of the stranger running injuries I`ve suffered
Princess Purple Bubbles Sep 2009 11:16pm, 26 Sep 2009 9,649 posts	Princess Purple Bubbles I got done with 4miles to go, had been on for a pb and it totally fell apart! More to the point why cant GNR get the water company to supply them in the pouches like the lucozade sport used to be in? I threw all my bottles over the top of people and off the racing area....think I may have caused a bystander concussion at one race....
Fat Dave Sep 2009 11:22pm, 26 Sep 2009 4,133 posts	Fat Dave Surely finding a clear line to throw to the side, getting the weight right and avoiding rollback is all part of the run's appeal...