The Gooner Forum

HashKads wrote:...

Entered the ballot on Monday ...

How many times do I have to tell you Hash - please keep your personal sex life to yourself!!

I'd love to do try a marathon but I have a few niggling injuries that never seem to properly heal due to my advanced years so I wouldn't be able to get through the training schedule that you need to commit to. But I did do the Great British 10k last year which was my first major road run. What a brilliant experience that was through the streets of London and it was proof that when you run with thousands of other people and you have crowds cheering you on, you just find an extra lung from somewhere. Doing it again this year hopefully and would recommend it to those who don't ever want to consider 26.2 miles!!

Anyone get in? I got my rejection magazine yesterday

Ive entered a half marathon now instead

flash gunner wrote:Anyone get in? I got my rejection magazine yesterday

Ive entered a half marathon now instead

Rejection you say?

Samaritans for you m'lad.

flash gunner wrote:Anyone get in? I got my rejection magazine yesterday

Ive entered a half marathon now instead

Aye 3rd year in a row rejected. My running club has 4 places up for grabs in the christmas do, so fingers crossed.

Im doing the Liverpool marathon in 2 weeks and am brickking it at the moment. I might run with an expensive watch on and i-pod so I get a few scousers chasing me. That'll keep me going.

gunner_ace wrote:

flash gunner wrote:Anyone get in? I got my rejection magazine yesterday

Ive entered a half marathon now instead

Aye 3rd year in a row rejected. My running club has 4 places up for grabs in the christmas do, so fingers crossed.

Im doing the Liverpool marathon in 2 weeks and am brickking it at the moment. I might run with an expensive watch on and i-pod so I get a few scousers chasing me. That'll keep me going.

There is a 100% Guaranteed way to get a place in the London marathon....simply contact Childline and tell them you want to run in the marathon, you've been doing all the training and entered your name in the lottery to run, but didn't get in and they will give you one of their places...as long as all the money raised goes to Childline!

simples!

gunner_ace wrote:

flash gunner wrote:Anyone get in? I got my rejection magazine yesterday

Ive entered a half marathon now instead

Aye 3rd year in a row rejected. My running club has 4 places up for grabs in the christmas do, so fingers crossed.

Im doing the Liverpool marathon in 2 weeks and am brickking it at the moment. I might run with an expensive watch on and i-pod so I get a few scousers chasing me. That'll keep me going.

Not if they think you're one of them..just wear a big black curly wig and a tash and hey prestro! a scally for life!..ya soft laaaa!

OneBardGooner wrote:There is a 100% Guaranteed way to get a place in the London marathon....simply contact Childline and tell them you want to run in the marathon, you've been doing all the training and entered your name in the lottery to run, but didn't get in and they will give you one of their places...as long as all the money raised goes to Childline!

simples!

You have to raise a minimum of £1,500 to get a charity place i dont think i could do it

I think different Charities have different amounts/levels...still worth asking though!?...

flash gunner wrote:

OneBardGooner wrote:There is a 100% Guaranteed way to get a place in the London marathon....simply contact Childline and tell them you want to run in the marathon, you've been doing all the training and entered your name in the lottery to run, but didn't get in and they will give you one of their places...as long as all the money raised goes to Childline!

simples!

You have to raise a minimum of £1,500 to get a charity place i dont think i could do it

I ran the dublin marathon - nice weekend away, good atmosphere and good place party after. A lot easier than trying to get in the London marathon.

OneBardGooner wrote:I think different Charities have different amounts/levels...still worth asking though!?...

Generally always a minimum of £1000 for the London Marathon. For my Liverpool marathon ive been fundraising with a mate for a month now and ive tapped up everyone I know and weve still only raised £350. To raise a grand you're getting into the realms of cake sales at work, charity auctions and BJ's for cash money.

It's a bit of running though, right? I mean, what next? They'll be giving out medals for it? FFS.

Oh, right...

DB10GOONER wrote:It's a bit of running though, right? I mean, what next? They'll be giving out medals for it? FFS.

Oh, right...

Bet you couldn't do it without picking up an injury.

Probably a bigger one than you ever got playing football.

I'd imagine you shattering into a thousand pieces just like the T-1000 in Terminator 2 when he got frozen.

Number 5 wrote:

DB10GOONER wrote:It's a bit of running though, right? I mean, what next? They'll be giving out medals for it? FFS.

Oh, right...

Bet you couldn't do it without picking up an injury.

Probably a bigger one than you ever got playing football.

I'd imagine you shattering into a thousand pieces just like the T-1000 in Terminator 2 when he got frozen.

hmmm... running pointlessly from one place to another... hmmm...

Yeah, it's still a bit shit.