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Ravids

Active member
Jun 19, 2013
437
Fishersgate Maritime Village
Not running this year but plan to do it next year. Gonna start training after my exams in early June giving me around 10.5 months.

Is it advised to maybe go to see a doctor first to make sure your heart's okay etc?
 


dazzer6666

Well-known member
NSC Patreon
Mar 27, 2013
52,006
Burgess Hill
Gently clambering off the crocks bench after a month out with calf problems (or perhaps not......more of that later in the week once I have seen the physio)

Didn't start the SDW50 yesterday as couldn't run more than 10 mins without having to stop in significant pain on Monday. Eased massively since then and run a bit the last three days, so might still turn up next week for a plod round the city.
 


Bob!

Coffee Buyer
Jul 5, 2003
11,059
Dropped from SDW50 at 34 miles, Southease, yesterday. Good to meet [MENTION=27279]dazzer6666[/MENTION] there.
Didn't finish the race, so not counted in my list of Marathons/Ultras.
 


knocky1

Well-known member
Jan 20, 2010
12,946
Dropped from SDW50 at 34 miles, Southease, yesterday. Good to meet [MENTION=27279]dazzer6666[/MENTION] there.
Didn't finish the race, so not counted in my list of Marathons/Ultras.

34 miles must count. More than I'll ever do. You had a strong wind to run into all the way. Excellent challenge to take on. Well done.
 


dazzer6666

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NSC Patreon
Mar 27, 2013
52,006
Burgess Hill
Dropped from SDW50 at 34 miles, Southease, yesterday. Good to meet [MENTION=27279]dazzer6666[/MENTION] there.
Didn't finish the race, so not counted in my list of Marathons/Ultras.

Counts as a marathon I reckon, it's still 34 miles FFS. Good to meet you there Bob, sorry it didn't quite work out but there'll be other days. You did 34 miles more than I did fella !
 




A swathe of updates have been notified over the weekend. The list is for finished marathons/ultras.

Marathon & Ultra standings

Dazzer6666: 44 - Brighton April 2016
Steve Foster: 92 - Brighton April 2016
Bad Ash: 1 - Brighton April 2016
Steve Foster: 92 - Brighton April 2016
Ben Elton's Brother: 3 - Brighton April 2016
Bermondseygull: 2 - Brighton April 2016
big nuts: 3 - Brighton April 2016
Cecil: 1 - Brighton April 2016
Greg Bobkin: 4 - Brighton April 2016
Guinness Boy: 0 - Brighton April 2016
JoePrecious: 0 - Brighton April 2016
knocky1: 3 - Brighton April 2016
MORTY: 3 - Brighton April 2016
D'Angelo Saxon: 0 - Brighton April 2016
Ninja Elephant: 3 - Brighton April 2016
Tommy Tradlles: 15 - Brighton April 2016
deletebeepbeep: 0 - Brighton April 2016
Penny's harmonica: 0 - Brighton April 2016
Jimmy gull: 0 - Brighton April 2016
PWA: 3 - London - April 2016
Pembury: 13 - London April 2016
Mr Blobby: 3 Reykjavik August 2016
Herr Tubthumper: 4 - Chicago Oct 2016
Beardy gull: 8 - Chianti Oct 2016

Having a sabbatical ........ for now?

Bob! : 33
Y Ddraig Goch: 4 After Snowdonia Oct 2015
BrianWade4: 7
Driver8: 4
Richy_Seagull: 4
blockseagull: 4
Bedsex: 3
TotallyFreaked: 3
Gary Nelson's teacher: 2
edna krabappel: 2
Weezie: 2
Mellor 3 Ward 4: 1
MrShaun15: 1
Oldham gull: 1
Rodney Thomas: 1
Wondergull 1
 


Bob! didn't stay for very long in sabbatical. Now running Three Forts Marathon. If anyone hasn't done it & looking for a cross country marathon in Sussex, this one is for you. It is hard though, starting in Worthing & taking on Cissbury Ring, Truleigh Hill, Devils Dyke & Chanctonbury Ring, but the views are to die for, and those hills (well). What goes up does go down ........... eventually!

Marathon & Ultra standings

Dazzer6666: 44 - Brighton April 2016
Steve Foster: 92 - Brighton April 2016
Bad Ash: 1 - Brighton April 2016
Steve Foster: 92 - Brighton April 2016
Ben Elton's Brother: 3 - Brighton April 2016
Bermondseygull: 2 - Brighton April 2016
big nuts: 3 - Brighton April 2016
Cecil: 1 - Brighton April 2016
Greg Bobkin: 4 - Brighton April 2016
Guinness Boy: 0 - Brighton April 2016
JoePrecious: 0 - Brighton April 2016
knocky1: 3 - Brighton April 2016
MORTY: 3 - Brighton April 2016
D'Angelo Saxon: 0 - Brighton April 2016
Ninja Elephant: 3 - Brighton April 2016
Tommy Tradlles: 15 - Brighton April 2016
deletebeepbeep: 0 - Brighton April 2016
Penny's harmonica: 0 - Brighton April 2016
Jimmy gull: 0 - Brighton April 2016
PWA: 3 - London - April 2016
Pembury: 13 - London April 2016
Bob! : 33 - Three Forts May 2016
Mr Blobby: 3 Reykjavik August 2016
Herr Tubthumper: 4 - Chicago Oct 2016
Beardy gull: 8 - Chianti Oct 2016

Having a sabbatical ........ for now?

Y Ddraig Goch: 4 After Snowdonia Oct 2015
BrianWade4: 7
Driver8: 4
Richy_Seagull: 4
blockseagull: 4
Bedsex: 3
TotallyFreaked: 3
Gary Nelson's teacher: 2
edna krabappel: 2
Weezie: 2
Mellor 3 Ward 4: 1
MrShaun15: 1
Oldham gull: 1
Rodney Thomas: 1
Wondergull 1[/QUOTE]
 


Guinness Boy

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Helpful Moderator
NSC Patreon
Jul 23, 2003
33,818
Up and Coming Sunny Portslade
Getting more and more excited for Sunday and praying I stay fit and healthy. Should be getting my REMF vest today, a last three miler with coach tomorrow for final instructions then it's just a count down. Should be a group of us from here close to the 3"45 pacer, till we make a break for it somewhere on the seafront :)
 




Ninja Elephant

Doctor Elephant
Feb 16, 2009
18,855
After my 17 miler on Saturday, I think I can realistically target 3:45 as well. My broken toe now feels absolutely fine and I feel as if I'm going to be able to turn in a reasonable performance - but it's entirely possible my chronic lack of preparation will kick in and slow me down... we'll see. I ran a 3:37:55 last year but I can't expect to beat that this time out. Very much looking forward to the turn at Shoreham!
 


Guinness Boy

Tofu eating wokerati
Helpful Moderator
NSC Patreon
Jul 23, 2003
33,818
Up and Coming Sunny Portslade
After my 17 miler on Saturday, I think I can realistically target 3:45 as well. My broken toe now feels absolutely fine and I feel as if I'm going to be able to turn in a reasonable performance - but it's entirely possible my chronic lack of preparation will kick in and slow me down... we'll see. I ran a 3:37:55 last year but I can't expect to beat that this time out. Very much looking forward to the turn at Shoreham!

Come and join the gang. Meeting in front of the central cafe in Preston Park after 7.45 (I'm an obsessive about getting to places early!). If delayed then probably lining up close to the 3.45 pacer in the blue corral.
 


Ninja Elephant

Doctor Elephant
Feb 16, 2009
18,855
Come and join the gang. Meeting in front of the central cafe in Preston Park after 7.45 (I'm an obsessive about getting to places early!). If delayed then probably lining up close to the 3.45 pacer in the blue corral.

I'll come and find you fellas, always good to go hunting in packs before leaving the pacer for dead late on!
 




gullshark

Well-known member
Dec 5, 2005
3,072
Worthing
Good luck to everyone running the next Brighton one. I won't be there this time (I've done them all prior :/) cause I really couldn't be arsed this year. Will probably end up doing 2017 though :)
 


dazzer6666

Well-known member
NSC Patreon
Mar 27, 2013
52,006
Burgess Hill
Bob! didn't stay for very long in sabbatical. Now running Three Forts Marathon. If anyone hasn't done it & looking for a cross country marathon in Sussex, this one is for you. It is hard though, starting in Worthing & taking on Cissbury Ring, Truleigh Hill, Devils Dyke & Chanctonbury Ring, but the views are to die for, and those hills (well). What goes up does go down ........... eventually!

Marathon & Ultra standings

Dazzer6666: 44 - Brighton April 2016
Steve Foster: 92 - Brighton April 2016
Bad Ash: 1 - Brighton April 2016
Steve Foster: 92 - Brighton April 2016
Ben Elton's Brother: 3 - Brighton April 2016
Bermondseygull: 2 - Brighton April 2016
big nuts: 3 - Brighton April 2016
Cecil: 1 - Brighton April 2016
Greg Bobkin: 4 - Brighton April 2016
Guinness Boy: 0 - Brighton April 2016
JoePrecious: 0 - Brighton April 2016
knocky1: 3 - Brighton April 2016
MORTY: 3 - Brighton April 2016
D'Angelo Saxon: 0 - Brighton April 2016
Ninja Elephant: 3 - Brighton April 2016
Tommy Tradlles: 15 - Brighton April 2016
deletebeepbeep: 0 - Brighton April 2016
Penny's harmonica: 0 - Brighton April 2016
Jimmy gull: 0 - Brighton April 2016
PWA: 3 - London - April 2016
Pembury: 13 - London April 2016
Bob! : 33 - Three Forts May 2016
Mr Blobby: 3 Reykjavik August 2016
Herr Tubthumper: 4 - Chicago Oct 2016
Beardy gull: 8 - Chianti Oct 2016

Having a sabbatical ........ for now?

Y Ddraig Goch: 4 After Snowdonia Oct 2015
BrianWade4: 7
Driver8: 4
Richy_Seagull: 4
blockseagull: 4
Bedsex: 3
TotallyFreaked: 3
Gary Nelson's teacher: 2
edna krabappel: 2
Weezie: 2
Mellor 3 Ward 4: 1
MrShaun15: 1
Oldham gull: 1
Rodney Thomas: 1
Wondergull 1
[/QUOTE]

I love Three Forts, cracking event....and it has a free extra mile :D
[MENTION=12697]Steve Foster[/MENTION] - interesting your comment about re FINISHED marathons/ultras - what's the 100MC view on what [MENTION=88]Bob![/MENTION] did on Saturday - would they still accept that as a qualifying marathon ?
 


jimhigham

Je Suis Rhino
Apr 25, 2009
7,699
Woking
One more shameless bounce before the big day. Both the NSC family and my network of friends have been fantastic and I've just crept over the £1,500 mark. Marvellous scenes!

https://www.justgiving.com/JimHasTheHornAgain

I checked in with the good folk at Save The Rhino yesterday and apparently there are going to be three out there on Sunday. That's enough for a "crash". I'll try and pop something on mine to show I'm the NSC one on the day. Whether that's a scarf or a name tag with "NSC Rhino" on or whatever I'm not sure yet.

Good luck to all of you out there in Sunday and thanks again to those of you that have been kind enough to donate.
 




Y Ddraig Goch

New member
Sep 28, 2011
50
Good luck to everyone doing Brighton on Sunday. My initial goal of sub 4 is now just getting around.

I was injured last few months of 2015 and missed out on my third snowdonia. Just glad to be running again.
 



I love Three Forts, cracking event....and it has a free extra mile :D

[MENTION=12697]Steve Foster[/MENTION] - interesting your comment about re FINISHED marathons/ultras - what's the 100MC view on what [MENTION=88]Bob![/MENTION] did on Saturday - would they still accept that as a qualifying marathon ?[/QUOTE]

Think you have to finish to count as an event
 


We now have 20 Brighton Marathon Runners - Amazing

Marathon & Ultra standings

Y Ddraig Goch: 3 - Brighton April 2016
Dazzer6666: 44 - Brighton April 2016
Steve Foster: 92 - Brighton April 2016
Bad Ash: 1 - Brighton April 2016
Steve Foster: 92 - Brighton April 2016
Ben Elton's Brother: 3 - Brighton April 2016
Bermondseygull: 2 - Brighton April 2016
big nuts: 3 - Brighton April 2016
Cecil: 1 - Brighton April 2016
Greg Bobkin: 4 - Brighton April 2016
Guinness Boy: 0 - Brighton April 2016
JoePrecious: 0 - Brighton April 2016
knocky1: 3 - Brighton April 2016
MORTY: 3 - Brighton April 2016
D'Angelo Saxon: 0 - Brighton April 2016
Ninja Elephant: 3 - Brighton April 2016
Tommy Tradlles: 15 - Brighton April 2016
deletebeepbeep: 0 - Brighton April 2016
Penny's harmonica: 0 - Brighton April 2016
Jimmy gull: 0 - Brighton April 2016
PWA: 3 - London - April 2016
Pembury: 13 - London April 2016
Bob! : 33 - Three Forts May 2016
Mr Blobby: 3 Reykjavik August 2016
Herr Tubthumper: 4 - Chicago Oct 2016
Beardy gull: 8 - Chianti Oct 2016

Having a sabbatical ........ for now?

BrianWade4: 7
Driver8: 4
Richy_Seagull: 4
blockseagull: 4
Bedsex: 3
TotallyFreaked: 3
Gary Nelson's teacher: 2
edna krabappel: 2
Weezie: 2
Mellor 3 Ward 4: 1
MrShaun15: 1
Oldham gull: 1
Rodney Thomas: 1
Wondergull 1
 


knocky1

Well-known member
Jan 20, 2010
12,946
We now have 20 Brighton Marathon Runners - Amazing

Marathon & Ultra standings

Y Ddraig Goch: 3 - Brighton April 2016
Dazzer6666: 44 - Brighton April 2016
Steve Foster: 92 - Brighton April 2016
Bad Ash: 1 - Brighton April 2016
Steve Foster: 92 - Brighton April 2016
Ben Elton's Brother: 3 - Brighton April 2016
Bermondseygull: 2 - Brighton April 2016
big nuts: 3 - Brighton April 2016
Cecil: 1 - Brighton April 2016
Greg Bobkin: 4 - Brighton April 2016
Guinness Boy: 0 - Brighton April 2016
JoePrecious: 0 - Brighton April 2016
knocky1: 3 - Brighton April 2016
MORTY: 3 - Brighton April 2016
D'Angelo Saxon: 0 - Brighton April 2016
Ninja Elephant: 3 - Brighton April 2016
Tommy Tradlles: 15 - Brighton April 2016
deletebeepbeep: 0 - Brighton April 2016
Penny's harmonica: 0 - Brighton April 2016
Jimmy gull: 0 - Brighton April 2016
PWA: 3 - London - April 2016
Pembury: 13 - London April 2016
Bob! : 33 - Three Forts May 2016
Mr Blobby: 3 Reykjavik August 2016
Herr Tubthumper: 4 - Chicago Oct 2016
Beardy gull: 8 - Chianti Oct 2016

Having a sabbatical ........ for now?

BrianWade4: 7
Driver8: 4
Richy_Seagull: 4
blockseagull: 4
Bedsex: 3
TotallyFreaked: 3
Gary Nelson's teacher: 2
edna krabappel: 2
Weezie: 2
Mellor 3 Ward 4: 1
MrShaun15: 1
Oldham gull: 1
Rodney Thomas: 1
Wondergull 1


"There's only one Steve Foster, one SteveFoster, there's only one Steve Foster..." So I make it 19 unless you have a clone.
 




timbha

Well-known member
Jul 5, 2003
9,833
Sussex
Dear Sir Steve Foster

can I join this esteemed list please? Done Brighton twice and taking a sabbatical.

Good luck to everyone taking part on Sunday and other such events this season.

regards
Timbha
 


D Block blue

Active member
Feb 23, 2009
534
West Sussex la la la
We now have 20 Brighton Marathon Runners - Amazing

Marathon & Ultra standings

Y Ddraig Goch: 3 - Brighton April 2016
Dazzer6666: 44 - Brighton April 2016
Steve Foster: 92 - Brighton April 2016
Bad Ash: 1 - Brighton April 2016
Steve Foster: 92 - Brighton April 2016
Ben Elton's Brother: 3 - Brighton April 2016
Bermondseygull: 2 - Brighton April 2016
big nuts: 3 - Brighton April 2016
Cecil: 1 - Brighton April 2016
Greg Bobkin: 4 - Brighton April 2016
Guinness Boy: 0 - Brighton April 2016
JoePrecious: 0 - Brighton April 2016
knocky1: 3 - Brighton April 2016
MORTY: 3 - Brighton April 2016
D'Angelo Saxon: 0 - Brighton April 2016
Ninja Elephant: 3 - Brighton April 2016
Tommy Tradlles: 15 - Brighton April 2016
deletebeepbeep: 0 - Brighton April 2016
Penny's harmonica: 0 - Brighton April 2016
Jimmy gull: 0 - Brighton April 2016
PWA: 3 - London - April 2016
Pembury: 13 - London April 2016
Bob! : 33 - Three Forts May 2016
Mr Blobby: 3 Reykjavik August 2016
Herr Tubthumper: 4 - Chicago Oct 2016
Beardy gull: 8 - Chianti Oct 2016

Having a sabbatical ........ for now?

BrianWade4: 7
Driver8: 4
Richy_Seagull: 4
blockseagull: 4
Bedsex: 3
TotallyFreaked: 3
Gary Nelson's teacher: 2
edna krabappel: 2
Weezie: 2
Mellor 3 Ward 4: 1
MrShaun15: 1
Oldham gull: 1
Rodney Thomas: 1
Wondergull 1

Add me if you like! I'll be there taking part, my first full marathon for the record:clap:
 



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