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cheekbones3 ([personal profile] cheekbones3) wrote2005-05-07 02:29 pm

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Ooh excellent - Hull v Bradford on telly! That's the next two hours sorted.

By the way, myself and [livejournal.com profile] kynon are running the Great Caledonian Run tomorrow, and he's doing it in aid of Leukaemia research. See his post: http://www.livejournal.com/users/kynon/215083.html

That reminds me that I'll probably have a quiet night tonight to get set for tomorrow. I feel strangely tired, given that I slept pretty well last night! Too much lie-in maybe...

[identity profile] sharmaya.livejournal.com 2005-05-07 02:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Ooh, good luck tomorrow. 10k, huh? *impressed*

Let us know how you get on! (I just got my race number for the 5k I'm running in July in today's post. *panic*)

[identity profile] cheekbones3.livejournal.com 2005-05-07 03:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Cheers! I've not done much training all week, so I'll be pleased to get near 45 minutes. We shall see! Good luck for yours too :O)

[identity profile] sharmaya.livejournal.com 2005-05-07 05:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Thought I'd see what people are saying on the Runners World forums, but they're just trying to decide where to park! *laughs*

I've had a look at your route, on the greatrun site... looks longer than 10k!! But I'd guess they know better than me. *grin*

Hope the weather's good for you. :)

[identity profile] cheekbones3.livejournal.com 2005-05-07 06:52 pm (UTC)(link)
It should be perfect - quite cool. The big hill out of the park is much later than it was last year which I think is a blessing! Last year in the first mile you had to climb up a bitch of a hill, and that finished me before I'd started really...

[identity profile] sharmaya.livejournal.com 2005-05-08 06:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Ouch! Looking back to the forum thread, it seems everyone thought the course was a bit of a killer.... Looking forward to seeing how you & Kynon did! I'm guessing you've been rehydrating yourselves in the pub all day? :)

[identity profile] cheekbones3.livejournal.com 2005-05-08 07:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Aye had a pint this afternoon - my legs are starting to feel a bit tired now.

I think the course was pretty tough on reflection - it seemed a bit excessive to include The Mound instead of using Waverley Bridge to get onto Market Street. The hardest bit was the plod out of Holyrood Park, and since I didn't quite know where the finish line was, I started my sprint finish too early, which meant that I died badly about 50m short! Had to stagger home instead of doing the high-kneed sprint across the line I was hoping for...

In the end I got 48 minutes, Kynon was a couple of minutes behind me.

[identity profile] sharmaya.livejournal.com 2005-05-08 09:13 pm (UTC)(link)
48 minutes is brilliant though, especially with a tough course. *impressed*

I'm kinda aiming for a time around 35 minutes for my 5k, so somehow not quite in your league, I reckon. *laughs*

[identity profile] cheekbones3.livejournal.com 2005-05-09 02:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Maybe it wasn't too bad if everyone's saying it was so hard. Would still like to have done better though!

[identity profile] e1ectricb1ue.livejournal.com 2005-05-07 02:52 pm (UTC)(link)
You too, eh? Maybe I'll see you both there- I'll be the one at the back!

[identity profile] cheekbones3.livejournal.com 2005-05-07 03:34 pm (UTC)(link)
I'll look out for you :O)

[identity profile] dominatrix-vamp.livejournal.com 2005-05-07 03:39 pm (UTC)(link)
i hope u both do well... just look out for kynon -remembering the knee or thigh or whatever incident it was- please get loads of sleep and dont forget a small warm up :P

[identity profile] cheekbones3.livejournal.com 2005-05-07 04:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Don't worry - my previous injuries force me to have a very good warm up, otherwise I can't walk afterwards...

(Anonymous) 2005-05-07 04:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Good Luck tomorrow honey..... speak soon x EJ

[identity profile] cheekbones3.livejournal.com 2005-05-07 04:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Cheers :O)

[identity profile] tisme.livejournal.com 2005-05-07 05:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Good luck. Am most impressed.

[identity profile] cheekbones3.livejournal.com 2005-05-07 06:54 pm (UTC)(link)
:OD Thanks!

[identity profile] ghostsmut.livejournal.com 2005-05-07 05:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Mighty impressed with the both of you! Sorry I can't be there to cheer you over the finish line, but if it's on TV I'll be watching!

[identity profile] kynon.livejournal.com 2005-05-07 06:27 pm (UTC)(link)
it's not on until about half midnight on Channel 5

[identity profile] cheekbones3.livejournal.com 2005-05-07 06:54 pm (UTC)(link)
I somehow doubt we'll be the centrepiece of the TV coverage...