Is it time to start talking about start area meet ups?

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rosehip
rosehip
Mar 2013
11:07am, 26 Mar 2013
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rosehip
Blus start for me ( ballot place)

Who else?

What time should we be arriving?
Is there usually a pre-race Fetchie gathering? and if so where is best??

so many questions! getting excited and nervous now :)
becca7
becca7
Mar 2013
4:46pm, 26 Mar 2013
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I am not on the Blue Start this year but in past years there has been a Fetch gathering and photo in front of the tea tent - see the map on page 43 of the mag. Can't remember at what time. 8.30 or so?

I'm on Green this year. Is there normally some arrangement there as well?
RRR-CAZ
RRR-CAZ
Mar 2013
5:49pm, 26 Mar 2013
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RRR-CAZ
Me blue start too & will be around at finish as well due to OH marshalling so happy to have beer somewhere after think OH will be around mile 23 same as last year. It was a long walk back!!

Will be there early as club running coaches leaving Reading at 06:00

Once you get in area there is free tea ,coffee or sport drinks maybe we can meet for a cuppa!
rosehip
rosehip
Mar 2013
7:04pm, 26 Mar 2013
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Tea tent sounds fab :) I'm going to catch the 6.15 train which will then give me a more leisurely trip across London to arrive somewhere about 8.20/30 rather than the 7.15 which might be more of a rush - so 8.30 by the tea tent sounds good to me :)
RRR-CAZ
RRR-CAZ
Mar 2013
7:08pm, 26 Mar 2013
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RRR-CAZ
Look forward to it :-)
Jo_London
Jo_London
Mar 2013
8:02pm, 26 Mar 2013
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Jo_London
I'll be on the Blue start and will also be aiming to get there about 8.30-ish. The tea tent sounds like a perfect meeting place to calm the pre-race nerves and meet all you wonderful people!
rosehip
rosehip
Mar 2013
8:56pm, 26 Mar 2013
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rosehip
:)
Tigerlily
Tigerlily
Mar 2013
10:46pm, 26 Mar 2013
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Tigerlily
Blue start here too however have no clue about arrival times etc!
clare1976
clare1976
Mar 2013
3:14pm, 27 Mar 2013
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Green for me :-)

I notice the mass start is 15 mins later this year, 10:00, was always 9:45 in the past - not sure why the change!
becca7
becca7
Mar 2013
3:23pm, 27 Mar 2013
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Green Start, in front of the tea tent, 8.45 rather than 8.30 if the start is 15 minutes later?

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8.45 Green Start in front of the tea tent.

Blue Start meeting in front of the tea tents.

Red start by the bandstand, as it has always been.

has been 8.30 in the past but with the start being a little later 8.45 might be preferable.

Look in the mag for maps of the start areas but it should be fairly easy to find the tea tents.

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