Good luck to AJ (RR) and any others doing the Flora London Marathon this Sunday.
Scarcely over the jetlag from Boston and I'm heading down there tomorrow morning to watch. Someone on my plane was doing both though:eek:
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Good luck to AJ (RR) and any others doing the Flora London Marathon this Sunday.
Scarcely over the jetlag from Boston and I'm heading down there tomorrow morning to watch. Someone on my plane was doing both though:eek:
Good luck Roadie! Do you get your name on your vest instead of a number, or is that just for Woodentops' races?! ;):)
Good luck everyone;)
I'm running it as my first marathon - might be slightly behind RR though.
Good luck all:D
(Its now 20 years and a day since my one and only London Marathon)
Good luck RR, Wycoller & anyone else running on Sunday.
Agreed! :D
Good Luck to ALL running in Sunday's Marathon!
Good luck everyone.
Number in the 30s I think but will try and update when I get it.
All packed now for the trip to London.
Well done at Boston Bestathlete. A friend is trying to sort me out some races in the USA.
Good luck Andi. I hear the course is quite firm at the moment. no sign of a bog any where;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Roadrunner
Same goes for you Bestathlete do the forum proud.:D
Good luck Andi - New Hampshire USA will be watching
Owt under 2.17 will do Andi, no pressure mate;)
Have a good un:)
I presume that as usual Roadie will be aiming somewhere between 2.17.49 and 2.17.52:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Stagger
Best of luck Andi in tomorrows race give it your best.
Spotted Roadie (#33) setting off and biara from our club too on the tv. Good luck boys :)
Glad that Eurosport coverage has finally started i thought we were going to be stuck with listening to the fatman and his sidekick
Andi's on for 2:12 / 2:13 apparently at 30km....superb
Would that be a PB for him?Quote:
Originally Posted by FellMonster
DIG IN ROADRUNNER!!! 1st Brit and 2-15 qualifying time on the cards at 1-48 :cool:
Go Roadrunner - Keep working 2:12- 2:13 is on the cards
I think 2hr 17 is his PBQuote:
Originally Posted by merrylegs
Think qualifying standard is quicker than 2:15...think it's 2hr 12 for the "A" standard....
he's now on 2hr 14 pace
2.15.19 pb - well done!:cool:
Well done Andi. First Brit in London again.
Well done Andi :D
on official results now - 2.15.20.Quote:
Originally Posted by pauljonesforengland
http://results-2009.london-marathon.co.uk/index.php?a=r
Well done Andi Jones...brilliant run.
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:
Well Done Roadrunner!!
Great run Andi well done
Great effort Andi, you've done us all proud:):):)
Very classy run. Glad all the hard work has paid off for roadrunner:D
Just reading the BBC website - quote below
"Among the fun-runners was Postman Paul Simons, 45, from Edgware, north London.
He ran the fastest-ever marathon by a man dressed as Santa Claus in two hours, 55 minutes and 50 seconds, in aid of premature baby charity Bliss"
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
And congratulations to Mr Jones on a great PB
Many congratulations Andi from all at Rochdale Harriers.
Echo everything that's been said.
'Celebrity' runner Nell McAndrew got more air-time than Andi :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by ajohns352000
To be fair, as a bloke, she's a bit easier on the eyeQuote:
Originally Posted by Derby Tup
but yes, it's not very nice to not show the first Brit finishing in a British run event for heavens sake.....will Andi get going to the World's now based on London? That's the real question
Here is an interesting page.
http://results-2009.london-marathon....3&event_id=MAS
He slightly dropped off the pace around 30k although it was a tremendous effort.
I think we will now go from stength to strength.:)
dom told me that Andi's target after a pb, was 2-15, which was what he needed to represent GB.Quote:
Originally Posted by FellMonster
I'll add my congratualtions as well.
Well done Andi another storming performance.
I thought I heard the cut off standard was 2:16.............Quote:
Originally Posted by Derby Tup
B-standard is 2hr 17 with A standard being 2hr 12 I think.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ady In Accy
UKA can take 3 'A' standard athletes but only 1 'B' standard athlete, so fingers crossed.
The UKA 'A' standard for the Worlds is 2-12, the 'B' standard is 2-16. Either way a PB by over 2 minutes is a fabulous improvement.Quote:
Originally Posted by Derby Tup
As to why UKA insist on an 'A' standard 6 minutes faster than the official IAAF standard (2-18) is anyone's guess! Oh yeah... I've just remembered why... it's so they can waste more money funding sprint relay squads to drop the baton...
Indeed, a splendid run by Andi..a huge PB................Quote:
Originally Posted by dominion
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)