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makkem Sep 2008 12:56pm, 5 Sep 2008 272 posts	Quote Pin makkem I was under the impression there were 100 or so of us. Though I believe several called it a day after number 25. I might go on to 30.
welly Sep 2008 3:08pm, 5 Sep 2008 3,366 posts	Quote Pin welly nah, aim for half century - that way you could get the pen all to yourself!
peachy Sep 2008 3:25pm, 5 Sep 2008 648 posts	Quote Pin peachy Is there luggage buses to take runners stuff to the end and if so do they get to the end before the runners .
Dave_B Sep 2008 3:31pm, 5 Sep 2008 302 posts	Quote Pin Dave_B there is Peachy, and yes they get there before the runners. There is a cut of time for getting your stuff on the buses though but its all in the pack
peachy Sep 2008 3:33pm, 5 Sep 2008 649 posts	Quote Pin peachy cheers Dave will take bare essentials with me and shove my bag on the bus .
makkem Sep 2008 3:45pm, 5 Sep 2008 273 posts	Quote Pin makkem Peachy - baggage buses are parked in Claremont Road, right at the top. I think you need to have you kit on 45mins before the race starts, so take an old T-shirt/bin bag to wear over your running kit. It is approx 1 mile from where the buses are parked to the start of the race, just right for a warm-up.
peachy Sep 2008 4:17pm, 5 Sep 2008 650 posts	Quote Pin peachy thanks makkem must remember bin bag
makkem Sep 2008 4:34pm, 5 Sep 2008 274 posts	Quote Pin makkem If this link works, it conatins info on The Metro Ticket types & fares. Not sure if you can buy on-line. nexus.org.uk
batmouse Sep 2008 9:37pm, 7 Sep 2008 14 posts	Quote Pin batmouse I was under the impression you could buy the tickets online.. They don't do them in the machines. (Or they haven't for the last two years from the Sunderland end) I dunno if they wait another week or so to put it on the website. I am getting the Metro on the Friday to the pasta party as the combination of Sunderland at home and the Junior GNR is enough to scare anyone off the metro on the Saturday!!!
she runs for cake Sep 2008 9:40pm, 7 Sep 2008 312 posts	Quote Pin she runs for cake Wasn't able to but them online last year - and had to queue for over an hour at the travel centre at monument for a ticket. Then got the Metro for North Sheilds on the day - no queues for the machines, and only about 3 people in total on the train!!! Bit of a waste of time. My brother travelled from South Sheilds, though, and saud it was a total scrum, so I guess it depends on which way you are travelling as to whether you buy one - or get it on the Friday, not the Saturday.