London Marathon 2005

[Towneh]

After some people have expressed some interest in fitness during the channel lately (including myself), It's been decided to set ourselves a goal to not only get fit enough, but to maintain a level of fitness in order to run the London marathon next year.

I'll be starting a routine of running everyday, and mainly cardiovascular work like DDR and using my rowing machine to get fitter.

We could also perhaps tie this into possible sponsership that could be DDR related :)

Info about this can be found here: http://www.london-marathon.co.uk

Hopefully some of you lot will have similar plans, perhaps the formation of a MPUK sponsered team to better the chances of being accepted into the marathon or maybe would like to discuss this idea?

[Blind]

Towneh

I'll give you a hint its 26 miles of running not rowing. Start punding those payments now ;)

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and yes I am running it this year which means on sunday morning at i19 i've got to go and run for 12 odd miles :(

If anybody would like to sponsor me for the 2004 marathon please pm me.

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[Towneh]

Yes, I was planning on rowing it in my boat.

[Noodleman]

omg

you mean it means getting off my ass!

No!

Cant run it anyway, got problems with my knees. although, im willing to sit in some kind of chair thing so someone can carry me ;)

[D0c]

Just seen this, veering it back on topic

I would be VERY interested in running the 05 London marathon, hopefully an extention of the 2004 Shakespeare Half Marathon which I'm hoping to run in this year. Only doing 5 mile stints at the moment in about 40 mins, but from next week onwards I'll be moving up a gear or two in preparation for the Strat one on April 25th.

[Towneh]

Just done a 2 mile run today, got locked out of the house, and had to wait for an hour so I thought i'ld not waste it standing around.

It shows how much the other exercises i'm doing doesn't train, as I found myself quite out of breath. Needless to say next time I do it, will be in proper clothes and trainers designed for running, and hopefully not when its currently pouring with rain.

:(

[Techie]

exercise is a good thing, i used to go running for an hour ro 2 a morning when i played rugby and basketball but since stopping those i have slipped a bit, still do a lot of bike riding back and to, to work and just going out for no reason whatsoever riding for a few hours, sounds like an interesting plan. would be an interesting thing for the papers

"Computer gamers run london marathon........ and we thought they only knew how to run to a pub and back"

Ste (I-Radio)

[Cabe]

Techi, no

why would people run FROM a bar? :)

I shall say good luck, and possibly see you in 2015 :)

[Baz]

ive run half marathons before, and id LOVE to be part of this. for those who havnt ever broken through the pain barrier @ 12.5 miles, you have not experianced true euphoria!

so basically im in :)

i can see some publicity from it now

"a team of video gamers got up from thier pcs and ran 26 miles omg!":D

oh and towneh, wait till summer, you'll PRAY for rain when running!

[Techie]

bah knew i should of typed off license instead of pub, cheers cabe :P lol

Ste (I-Radio)

[Elbonio]

i'll do it with a fridge on my back

[Techie]

if it criipples you and it doesnt have a warning on it sue them, do it the american way. lol

Ste (I-Radio)

[Noodleman]

Originally posted by Elbonio
i'll do it with a fridge on my back

can I pretend to be the fridge. I cant run for more than about 200 meter's cuz of knee problems :( otherwise, i might have been up for it.

before i became a slackaholic and screwed my knee i used to do a lot of running

[ShadowMan]

interested. currently looking at doing something like this next year. i thought about contacting someone like microsoft for sponsorship so we could do something daft like run in costume from lots of MS games and advertise whilst raising money for charity as well.

if only halo2 was next year. we could ask for lots of green armour and run in that LOL.

either way ask in a few months and see if i have kept to my fitness reigeme

[Nikumba]

Originally posted by ShadowMan
either way ask in a few months and see if i have kept to my fitness reigeme

LOL not thats funny

Nikumba