London Marathon 2nd attempt

Well I guess it's time I started to try and relieve some of you of your hard earned cash.
At the grand old age of 63 I will be attempting to run my first ever Marathon.
I did originally enter the 2024 London Marathon but due to my ever enlarging Prostate had to defer it last year to 2025, (hopefully on the back of my original thread a few of you have had and will continue to have regular check-ups).
But to the present I will be running to raise money for Freddie's Future and the Bone Cancer Trust charity.
Below is a link to my Just Giving Page, any support will be gratefully received:)

https://www.justgiving.com/page/davi...&utm_source=CL

In between training runs, I hope to meet up with as many of you as possible in 2025

BR
Dave

Dave. Well done for entering.
I think you should run the marathon in SEC/Martini T shirt and shorts.
On second thoughts, maybe long trousers and not shorts. Keep your legs covered.

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Originally Posted by hollytree

I think you should run the marathon in SEC/Martini T shirt and shorts.
On second thoughts, maybe long trousers and not shorts. Keep your legs covered.

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Martini race suit?...

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Originally Posted by ProtoTipo

Martini race suit?...

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something like this ?
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Thanks for the generous donations, I'll keep you updated on training and fundraising progress.

Alas I won't be sporting Martini colours as I'll be in the official Bone Cancer Trust attire, besides I don't think I could pull off the outfit above:rolleyes:

If anyone else wishes to donate please use the link below to take you to my just giving page:


https://www.justgiving.com/page/davi...&utm_source=CL



All the best Dave

Well done you Dave! Best wishes for; your training, the run and your fundraising.....
For some reason I couldn't get the 2nd link above to work, but original does from 1st post in case anyone is having trouble in supporting Dave with a donation.
Cheers!
Ade

Hi Adrian,

Thank you for your donation and the heads up on the link, it should be working again now.
It seems you can't just copy the link again from the original post, I had to go to the page and copy it at source.

All the best
Dave

A quick update on my upcoming attempt to complete the 2025 London Marathon. As mentioned I will be running to support the Bone Cancer Research Trust (BCRT) in particular for Freddies Future.

It hasn’t been the easiest of journeys, having picked up an Achilles Tendinitis injury at the end of November which prevented me from running for the first 12 weeks of my 18 week plan!
Not an uncommon injury for runners, but one that takes time to heal with Physiotherapy and various exercises.

I was however able to speed up the process with the help of the Banbury Physiotherapy who also support the Bone Cancer Research Trust.
Banbury Physiotherapy offered a complimentary course of Modular Shockwave therapy along with a tailored exercise plan to get me back training as soon as possible.

As far as training is going I completed my last long "ish" training run yesterday:D

Thank you so much to those that have already donated, if anyone else would like to donate then please visit my Just Giving page:

https://www.justgiving.com/page/davi...m_campaign=015

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Dave

'Good luck Dave. Pace yourself.

Dave,
1. take water and/or feed at every feeding station, particularly early on, otherwise you'll get dehydrated and never recover.
2. Be prepared to avoid people in the first three miles, who stop having done no training, and thought they were going to run 2:30
3. Be vary careful at 20 miles when you go back under Tower Bridge, the artificial grass on the paving stones can be lethal if its wet.

best of luck, Griff

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Dave,
1. take water and/or feed at every feeding station, particularly early on, otherwise you'll get dehydrated and never recover.
2. Be prepared to avoid people in the first three miles, who stop having done no training, and thought they were going to run 2:30
3. Be vary careful at 20 miles when you go back under Tower Bridge, the artificial grass on the paving stones can be lethal if its wet.

best of luck, Griff

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Thanks for the tips Griff.
I'll be taking it steady, having missed a big proportion of the training.

Dave

Or, do what I do when going for a run - do it in a car :)

However, I suspect you'll ignore my advice and do it using muscle power alone. In which case, good luck, and hope you get round OK.....and don't forget there's always cheating ;)

Dave good luck for next weekend hang in there and pace yourself
Dave

A quick update on my first and only marathon experience, I survived but it wasn't pretty.

With temperatures soaring and no shade it was a brutal run with many runners suffering from heat stroke, medics, volunteers and other runners had their hands full looking after everyone. My goal was to finish without walking or passing out which I just about managed.

The support was fantastic and non stop for the whole 26.2 miles.

For me seeing my daughter Georgia, her partner Matthew and my grandson Otis at the BCRT cheer points at miles 13 and 21 kept me going

Would I do it again? yep, Dad was 70 when he did the last one of his 20+ London marathons so I still have time to squeeze another one in I hope.

A big thank you for all the support and encouragement from the SEC community.

My just giving page is still open and I have some way to go to meet my target so please if you haven't already done so follow the link below to make a donation to Freddies Future and the BCRT:

https://www.justgiving.com/page/davi...m_campaign=015

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Dave.
Fantastic well done. That is brilliant.
Steve

Dave.
Well done and what a brilliant effort!!!
Ken

What an achievement Dave. Well done!

Why are some runner's numbers red, and some blue?

The blue ones keep you cooler :)

Well done Dave, but I still think you're crackers! ;)

Brilliant effort Dave I admire your stamina
can’t think of anything more painful
Dave

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Originally Posted by ProtoTipo

What an achievement Dave. Well done!

Why are some runner's numbers red, and some blue?

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There were a number of different start areas so I was in the Red zone wave 6, but there also Blue and Green zones. Very well organised they also have two different start points that merge together at mile 3, all pretty slick to be fair.

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Originally Posted by STR_Strat

There were a number of different start areas so I was in the Red zone wave 6, but there also Blue and Green zones. Very well organised they also have two different start points that merge together at mile 3, all pretty slick to be fair.

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I see? That all makes sense.
Imagine having to make all that happen without a hitch?

Chris, if you get caught hitching, I think you get disqualified.... although I reckon it seems a perfectly reasonable thing to do ;)