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[old] Niall · Post by **[old] Niall** » January 13th, 2005, 6:07 pm

Here ya go Carla, this one's for you: 3:10:43.1 Enough colour? If I could make them flash then I would!! FANTASTIC result, no wonder you're so pleased. Time for a glass or two of wine!

[old] ramboyo · Post by **[old] ramboyo** » January 13th, 2005, 7:44 pm

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[old] Daren C · Post by **[old] Daren C** » January 14th, 2005, 4:50 am

Great stuff, Carla! I still haven't done a marathon. Weak, so weak. Not fit to be anyone's wingman! I'll get it done soon though (I've said that for about 3 months, now ).

[old] CAROLE MAC · Post by **[old] CAROLE MAC** » January 14th, 2005, 5:49 am

Carla absolutely brilliant so chuffed for you definatley worth a chip butty or two .......now lets attack that 2k .... Carole getting the whip out from Amsterdam!!!!! Oh and Daren ..... get your arse over here I will supervise a marathon attempt .... Carole The Bored.....

[old] Warnie · Post by **[old] Warnie** » January 14th, 2005, 7:22 am

Typical isn't it ... go through 2 weeks of training ahead of tonight's charity marathon attempt for Tsunami appeal and I wake up this morning and have developed the start of a chest cold !!! I'm still determined to do it though although please don't hold it against me when I do a slow time tonight !!!

[old] dadams · Post by **[old] dadams** » January 14th, 2005, 9:12 am

Fantastic job Carla. I'm willing to bet without the breaks, that you wouldv'e gone sub 3. Outstanding. Speedy

[old] Prufrock · Post by **[old] Prufrock** » January 14th, 2005, 11:00 am

Hi all Mike, Martin sorry to hear about what's been happening to you and those closest to you. Carla, great result with the marathon. I've finally made the move to Leeds and have a week's holiday until I start on work on January 24. Where I'm staying has both a squash court and a concept 2. Much joy! To celebrate I will join in the marathon fest and try to complete one on Saturday. I'll be able to do a few metres over the next few days, whilst looking for somewhere permanent to live. Warnie, careful with the marathon effort, whilst being ill. Bernard

[old] seat5 · Post by **[old] seat5** » January 14th, 2005, 1:44 pm

Thanks for the pats on the back, everyone! Guess what...I'm NOT rowing today! The only muscle soreness I have, surprisingly, is upper body. Legs are fine, but I'm sure if I tried to row today I would immediately regret it. Also, I obviously did not drink enough before/during the row because afterwards I had about 4 2 litre Nalgenes of water before I went to bed, still thirsty, and spent all night waking up and drinking. The 5th bottle was empty in the morning, and I was still thirsty. I had had a double breakfast before the row, which I started a few hours after eating, and ate about 2000 cal. of pizza for dinner. By the time I went to bed I was starved again but too tired to go down stairs and do anything about it, so I was climbing the walls this morning. I also should have worn gloves because I not only got blisters on top of all my regular callouses (which is OK), but developed 8 more huge blisters on places I've never had them before, mostly on the right hand. Speedy, thanks for thinking I could go sub 3 without breaks, but the breaks were all less than a minute, (which would get me to 3:05 or 3:06) and I don't know if I could make it and not drink at all. Maybe if I used a camel back or something. As it was, I only stopped long enough to take a few quick gulps, the last one being really big and I saved it in my mouth and swallowed it over the next few strokes in bits. When you did your 2.5 hour marathon, did you stop? If you didn't , how did you stay hydrated? Still excited just to realize I finally have made the goal of doing all 10 Nonathlon events--I've had this goal for 3 years! Carla

[old] JSamuel · Post by **[old] JSamuel** » January 14th, 2005, 2:38 pm

Well done Carla, Great time and over 1000 points for a Nonathlon event. Nice!

[old] Warnie · Post by **[old] Warnie** » January 15th, 2005, 6:00 am

Hi guys ...... I did it Not the best time in the world but I am so pleased and proud I did it, never ever thought I could achieve a marathon of any description in my life. Most importantly of all it was for charity. First half was good and to plan, only 2 minutes slower than my HM pace but I hit the wall around the 2 hour mark for 15 minutes. The last 15 minutes was also a struggle and my cold started to kick in. I managed to finish the last 1500 with a 2:04 split per 500 so delighted with that. Final time was 3:17:20:8, like I said not the best and probably slowest amongst taffians but not bad for my first attempt. Warnie

[old] Dykie · Post by **[old] Dykie** » January 15th, 2005, 6:44 am

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td class='genmed'>QUOTE (Warnie @ Jan 15 2005, 05:00 AM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quote'>Hi guys ...... I did it Final time was 3:17:20:8, like I said not the best and probably slowest amongst taffians but not bad for my first attempt. Warnie </td></tr></table> Well done Warnie. Forget the time. Its a personal achievement, and better still, the charity will benefit too Dykie

[old] Godfried · Post by **[old] Godfried** » January 15th, 2005, 8:23 am

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td class='genmed'>QUOTE (Warnie @ Jan 15 2005, 12:00 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quote'>Final time was 3:17:20:8, like I said not the best and probably slowest amongst taffians but not bad for my first attempt. </td></tr></table> IMHO , the first time is only to see if you can do it - the next time worry about time and performance.

[old] seat5 · Post by **[old] seat5** » January 15th, 2005, 9:39 am

Way to go, Warnie! The best feeling is knowing that you just plain did it!!! You didn't back down and quit, you went the distance and on the marathon that is just a huge accomplishment. Next time you'll start out with the confidence already that you can make it, and be able to really work on pacing and the details. Congratulations! So....how do we do the sponsoring part? Carla

[old] Jasmine_Sharp · Post by **[old] Jasmine_Sharp** » January 15th, 2005, 11:27 am

Well done Carla and Warnie. I also decided to do a marathon this week and have just finished. Like Warnie I hit a wall at just over 2 hours - it felt like my muscles had melted. Although my time was pretty crappy (3:26:52) I'm just glad I was able to finish it. I really thought I was going to give up at about 10km to go, but I eventually made it. Just think about how many extra Taff metres we've put on this week Jasmine ps. Carla & Warnie: Don't forget to claim your marathon mugs.

[old] seat5 · Post by **[old] seat5** » January 15th, 2005, 11:37 am

Jasmine, Congrats on your marathon, 2:26:52 for a marathon is NOT CRAPPY so either that was a typo, or you're superhuman! Right up there with Speedy & Xeno. I thnk the all time women's record is 2:50:18.6. I don't know if I can get my marathon mug. The rules say you have to have a witness that writes down your meters at various times during the row. I was all alone when I did mine, so no witness. I sent an email to C2 saying I would send a photo of the monitor, but no one has answered it. Maybe I'll call. I could include a photo of my blisters as more evidence! I'm going to go check our meters now and see how close we are to catching #4. We've added so many members, and all these marathons have got to be making a big difference (that is, as long as they don't take the place of regular maters, but are additional....I'm going to row today, but these hands are NOT going to like it). Carla

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