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Re: The Running thread
« Reply #1185 on: November 02, 2024, 10:22:23 PM »
Cheers lads! Made the mistake of looking at the elevation for New York, last night J. A nice two mile hill to start with, bastards!

Supposed to be one of the toughest?

By far the toughest of the majors apparently, Berlin being the flattest and therefore easiest.

Best of luck tomorrow, Risso! My friend Phil did New York a couple of times, as well as Boston. Took up marathon running at 40 before passing away of bowel cancer in 2021 aged 53. He did a couple a year and one on each of the 7 continents (your next challenge :) ) but I don't recall him mentioning that New York was particularly.tough. The worst one for him was Casablanca which was a shambles. Very badly organised, he wasn't convinced it was the right distance, and he had to send his wife to get bottled water for him during it.

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Re: The Running thread
« Reply #1186 on: November 03, 2024, 07:14:46 AM »
Good luck Risso, hope the NY Marathon goes well for you.

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« Reply #1187 on: November 03, 2024, 07:57:19 AM »
Good luck Risso. Extremely jealous!

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Re: The Running thread
« Reply #1188 on: November 03, 2024, 09:45:45 AM »
Yep Good luck Risso.

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Re: The Running thread
« Reply #1189 on: Today at 10:50:41 AM »
Thanks chaps! What can I say about it, as life experiences go it’s up there with the best things I’ve ever done. It’s like a festival weekend in NY, and the atmosphere is superb.

Ran the race with my daughter, who kept going for the entire 26.2 miles despite a lack of training. NY is not quite as tough as people have you believe, but Queensborough Bridge can get in the fucking bin, the bastard!

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« Reply #1190 on: Today at 12:33:31 PM »
Thanks chaps! What can I say about it, as life experiences go it’s up there with the best things I’ve ever done. It’s like a festival weekend in NY, and the atmosphere is superb.

Ran the race with my daughter, who kept going for the entire 26.2 miles despite a lack of training. NY is not quite as tough as people have you believe, but Queensborough Bridge can get in the fucking bin, the bastard!

Ha ha well done Risso and daughter.

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Re: The Running thread
« Reply #1191 on: Today at 05:24:32 PM »
Great effort by both of you! Enjoyed tracking it on the app- actually felt quite emotional as you approached the Finish line!!!
« Last Edit: Today at 06:02:45 PM by Richard E »

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Re: The Running thread
« Reply #1192 on: Today at 07:48:29 PM »
Thanks mate, it was emotional for us too and your support means the world to both of us.

 


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