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Marathon du Yorkshire - there will Yorkshire Beer, Yorkshire Pork Pies, Yorkshire Crisps - oh and the small business of running 26.2 miles through God's own county.

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Lapsed Athlete Dec 2009 7:04pm, 29 Dec 2009 2,479 posts	0 Lapsed Athlete As a number of us are celebrating significant birthdays this year Coachie came up with the idea of running the Yorkshireman Full Marathon in the manner of the Marathon du Madoc but of course with Yorkshire fare. I have created two groups; one for those who would like to participate and one for those who would be willing to work as support crew.
Yorkshire Pie (YP1) Dec 2009 7:20pm, 29 Dec 2009 6,206 posts	0 Yorkshire Pie (YP1) Mine's a pint... At the first water station. And a pint at the second. And... reminds self to check public transport to Haworth
Liliaicha Dec 2009 7:24pm, 29 Dec 2009 559 posts	0 Liliaicha Just been reading about this on the website - "map, compass & emergency rations"? Really???
Yorkshire Pie (YP1) Dec 2009 7:25pm, 29 Dec 2009 6,209 posts	0 Yorkshire Pie (YP1) Emergency rations = beer and crisps
northernslowcoach Dec 2009 7:26pm, 29 Dec 2009 6,692 posts	0 northernslowcoach and a whistle
Yorkshire Pie (YP1) Dec 2009 7:26pm, 29 Dec 2009 6,210 posts	0 Yorkshire Pie (YP1) I've carried the full required kit on the half but never needed it. Although for that a stalker blog is better than a map
Lapsed Athlete Dec 2009 7:26pm, 29 Dec 2009 2,482 posts	0 Lapsed Athlete they tend not to enforce this when the weather is decent but we intend having our own emergency rations brought to us at regular intervals
Liliaicha Dec 2009 7:27pm, 29 Dec 2009 561 posts	0 Liliaicha Do people really get lost and need all those things??
northernslowcoach Dec 2009 7:28pm, 29 Dec 2009 6,693 posts	0 northernslowcoach we could carry our own tankard
Yorkshire Pie (YP1) Dec 2009 7:28pm, 29 Dec 2009 6,211 posts	0 Yorkshire Pie (YP1) And if they think we'll be able to use a map and compass by the end...

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Maintained by Lapsed Athlete

12 September 2010

Come and help a few of us celebrate significant birthdays ... there will be beer ... there will be pork pies .... and to get you in the mood watch this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nD8-AecRIco

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