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Originally Posted by FellMonster

To be fair, as a bloke, she's a bit easier on the eye

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I thought she was a girl:confused:

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Originally Posted by merrylegs

I thought she was a girl:confused:

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She is, it is I who am the bloke......don't be fooled by my lady tits and stockings

I recorded the marathon on BBC 1 and was really disappointed to see the program finish just before Andi crossed the line. You would have thought they would give the fastest brit better coverage. All the same, brilliant run Andi and well done.

Can we get RoadRunner to race in a FellPonies vest next time?!:D:D

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Originally Posted by Boy Wonder

Can we get RoadRunner to race in a FellPonies vest next time?!:D:D

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Or......................all ponies could convert to road running and be really good at the london marathon and finish 13th?

Easier to get Andi in a vest - or a Fell Ponies relay - I can do about 300m at that pace... so need ** others to join in!

Hi everyone. Posting from the iPhone so struggling. Internet connection not working at home. Thanks for the messages. Was a good day for running. Thanks to those who cheered me on at the course.
Curry time now!!!

Well done Andi!

Enjoy your curry Andi and well done!!!

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Originally Posted by FellMonster

Indeed, a splendid run by Andi..a huge PB................
The reason they insist on an 'A' standard 6 minutes faster than the official IAAF standard is because (as Andi himself pointed out in a recent thread) that they want any travelling athletes to be in with a reasonable medal chance.....anything else (other than taking a very young talented athlete) would be seen in UKA eyes as a "waste" of resources.......as amusing as your point is Dom, the UKA sprint relay team will always be in with a realistic medal chance IF they can hold onto the baton......hence UKA can justify (in their eyes) taking 7/8 or more athletes (including those in the individual 100 and / or 200m sprints you understand)

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The "very young talented" didn't seem to help Richard Yates, the young Trafford hurdler.
UKA needs dissolving.

Fantastic result. Well done Andi.

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Originally Posted by Witton Park

The "very young talented" didn't seem to help Richard Yates, the young Trafford hurdler.
UKA needs dissolving.

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You're clearly slowly becoming a pony with your ever increasing hostility to EA / UKA ....actually that's not fair.....most ponies aren't hostile to UKA / EA....they just don't give a monkeys either way!

Good result for Jethro Lennox too - 2.24.11

http://results-2009.london-marathon....=643&ostart_no=

In tonights Archers on radio 4, Usha and Annabel finished their marathon as well :D, so I am reliably informed by the Missus. Think Andi was faster though, so well done to him as well ;).

Well done Andi on a superb run and time today. I wish the BBC would give a bit more coverage of the British runners. Good footage of you coming along Bird Cage Walk and coming up to the finish line on BBC2. Enjoy your curry tonight you deserve it.

I notice Jordan beat Peter Andre by 2 seconds. Looked like a dead heat from behind!;)
Having said that they both took over 7 (SEVEN) hours!:eek:
Jonathan Fat Boy Pearce took 6.23.:rolleyes:
Chris Boardman did 3.15 and Jenni Falconer 3.53.
Surprised Ronnie O'Sullivan didn't have a go. He's got nothing else to do at the moment.:D

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Originally Posted by Swoop

I notice Jordan beat Peter Andre by 2 seconds. Looked like a dead heat from behind!
Having said that they both took over 7 (SEVEN) hours!:eek:
Jonathan Fat Boy Pearce took 6.23.:rolleyes:
Chris Boardman did 3.15 and Jenni Falconer 3.53.
Surprised Ronnie O'Sullivan didn't have a go. He's got nothing else to do at the moment.:D

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Decent 'run' from Jonathan Fat Boy Pearce - he looked half-dead at Tower Bridge. Re Jordan and Katy Price, IMHO the event is being done no favours when relatively fit young people walk round in that sort of time :(

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Originally Posted by Swoop

I notice Jordan beat Peter Andre by 2 seconds. Looked like a dead heat from behind!;)
Having said that they both took over 7 (SEVEN) hours!:eek:
Jonathan Fat Boy Pearce took 6.23.:rolleyes:
Chris Boardman did 3.15 and Jenni Falconer 3.53.
Surprised Ronnie O'Sullivan didn't have a go. He's got nothing else to do at the moment.:D

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I spoke to Ronnie on the phone on Saturday evening. He was out with Jason that night. He said he was looking forward to watching the FLM and wished me good luck. I didn't mention the snooker!

Well done RR - a great run on a warm, sunny day. Would've been too warm for me (to run hard).

Being there but not racing myself I got to see an entirely different aspect of FLM, for instance the empty field where previously there were 10000 people, a choice of 200 portaloos rather than 200 queues. A squad of tractors embarking on the litter with huge suction hoses.
Oh, and the delights of being unable to walk wherever we wanted and having to scale 8foot railings to get through Greenwich.
It all goes to show you don't need a fell to have fun.

Great run RR,saw you go past at 7 miles,whilst waiting(alot longer) for my girlfriend to trot by(5hrs 8 mins.well done girl),never been before and didnt know what to expect,well,i loved it,terrific atmosphere and good if not abit to hot weather.wish i'd got in myself now but i've already entered by ballot for next year :eek:

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Originally Posted by Boy Wonder

13th place - 2.30 better than his pb! :eek::eek:

Good shots of him finishing on the digital channel but usual shocking lack of coverage / respect for him and the other British runners on the main terrestial coverage.:mad::mad:

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Here, here. All Brendan Foster kept going on about was developing British Long Distance talent. Where is the insiration going to come from for our young athletes if the BBC don't even show the first UK runner crossing the line?
Surely some of the youngsters at the Bunny runs etc. would get a buzz from seeing RR at a race one week, then on the telly the next?

Rant over!

PS Well done RR.

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Originally Posted by ajohns352000

I think its about time the term "fun runner" was removed from the bbc's lexicon. Anyone, regardless of what they are dressed in, who can run a marathon in under 3 hours is hardly a fun runner and its an insult to describe them that way

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Not seen any of the BBC coverage this year, but going on past experience everyone who isn't in the elite race is referred to as a fun runner.

I was running alongside a guy dressed as Spiderman for quite a few of the early miles, if he maintained pace he'd have done around 2:45. I got overtaken by Superman around 8 miles too. Bloody superheroes :( At least the experience was a lot less traumatic than running in the same group as a naked bloke in San Sebastian last year (and not being able to pick the pace up enough to get in front :eek:)

They may not have been taking the race as seriously as most of the club runners around us, but they were surely good runners, who had trained and prepared hard for the event.

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Originally Posted by Boy Wonder

Can we get RoadRunner to race in a FellPonies vest next time?!:D:D

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I took my pink Pony vest with me, the officials in the championship start area were dubious about validity. I knew not wearing my club vest would mean I wouldn't count for the team competition, which didn't matter since we had too few for a team anyway... but Fell Ponies wasn't on their registered club list and they were unsure if it was a sponsor logo, which meant I could be disqualified from the race.

I ended up wearing my club vest because I couldn't be bothered with the hassle.

Been away from civilization for a couple of days so only just catching up on the FLM so I'll add my congratulations to Andi also:).

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Originally Posted by SteveS

Fell Ponies wasn't on their registered club list and they were unsure if it was a sponsor logo, which meant I could be disqualified from the race.

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Sounds like you posed them some quality questions - who in their right mind would want to sponsor the Ponies:D

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Originally Posted by SteveS

I took my pink Pony vest with me, the officials in the championship start area were dubious about validity. I knew not wearing my club vest would mean I wouldn't count for the team competition, which didn't matter since we had too few for a team anyway... but Fell Ponies wasn't on their registered club list and they were unsure if it was a sponsor logo, which meant I could be disqualified from the race.

I ended up wearing my club vest because I couldn't be bothered with the hassle.

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Bureaucracy run by muppets, why doesn't this surprise me?

SteveS

What was the craic with lasses in the Championship start with the men this year? First time for a few years I haven't entered and I've missed out big time there.

And why were there queues for the WCs? We never have queues in the Championship start (and they even have pictures on the walls above the handbasins)

SteveA

Some of the ladies weren't too happy being with the men! Loos were a big problem at the start.

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Originally Posted by bestathlete

SteveS

What was the craic with lasses in the Championship start with the men this year? First time for a few years I haven't entered and I've missed out big time there.

And why were there queues for the WCs? We never have queues in the Championship start (and they even have pictures on the walls above the handbasins)

SteveA

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It certainly made the wait time to the start much more enjoyable, and it was good racing there alongside women for a change.

If the weather had been bad it would have been very crowded sheltering in the marquees. Most of us were outside (the marquees were incredibly stuffy). I'd say the area was about at capacity to be comfortable. It certainly didn't seem any bigger area than usual despite nearly double the people.

I wasn't happy about the queuing for the loo, I was waiting in line for about 15 minutes, not used to that from that start and it ended up a bit of a rush for final preparations. Only 3 sit down loos for the men, they were directing us to the women's blocks if they had shorter queues but most of us were too polite. Still had the wallpaper and wallhangings though.

Not sure how it worked out behind me at the start of the race, pen 1 of the mass start is predicted sub 3, there must have been quite a lot of championship women slower than that so I hope there wasn't too much pushing and shoving in the crowds.

Not sure how I'd feel about the change if I was female, having your own race would certainly feel special, but it must have got a bit lonely out there and in the 2:45-3:15 range it must be better having more people around you.

Mates who were on the new Good for Age 'fast runner' start found it much better being on the red start without celebrities to push past, and it allowed the Blue starters to spread out a bit before we joined up, that's got to be an improvement.

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Originally Posted by FellMonster

Bureaucracy run by muppets, why doesn't this surprise me?

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That's a bit harsh on the Ponies:eek:

Although I think you and the Master have been compared to Statler and Waldorf on here before:p

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Originally Posted by Witton Park

That's a bit harsh on the Ponies:eek:

Although I think you and the Master have been compared to Statler and Waldorf on here before:p

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Nah, Statler and Waldorf are much more attractive than them ballbags:rolleyes:

Well done Andi
A great performance
How many times have you ran the London Marathon now ?
Just watched it on Sky plus

Ran is about 7 times now, I think.
Started with a 3 hours 58mins and now down to 2 hours 15mins 20.

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Originally Posted by Roadrunner

Ran is about 7 times now, I think.
Started with a 3 hours 58mins and now down to 2 hours 15mins 20.

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Ran my first marathon at 3h 59m, the only way is up for me now, well done Andi;)

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Originally Posted by Roadrunner

Ran is about 7 times now, I think.
Started with a 3 hours 58mins and now down to 2 hours 15mins 20.

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Originally Posted by merrylegs

Ran my first marathon at 3h 59m, the only way is up for me now, well done Andi;)

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in that case just time to work out your training schedule for 2016:rolleyes::D

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Originally Posted by IanDarkpeak

in that case just time to work out your training schedule for 2016:rolleyes::D

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Works out for me at 5h 42m, i'll still finish in front of Jordan:D
Points to note, RR's on the up, i'm on the down;)