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Marathon today

AFKABartram
AFKABartram Posts: 57,821
edited April 2024 in Other Football and Sports
Who ended out and where?

Had a great spot by Heron Quays between mile 18-19, great atmosphere 

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  • Lewis Coaches
    Lewis Coaches Posts: 5,408
    London Marathon was much Better in the early days of the event. Use to watch the start in the park then down to Cutty Sark and then through foot tunnel. 
    Now appears to be all advertising hoardings.
    Then on to football match after running.
  • paulsturgess
    paulsturgess Posts: 3,794
    I went and saw a few mates at Deptford then Cannon Street. Thought it was incredible to be fair, uplifting and emotional even as a spectator. Got to be one of the only large scale events with no dickheads about, the best of community and society both on the track and the sidelines. I really need to do it.

    p.s. Why were playing on a Sunday in 1983?
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,757
    Jim Ratcliffe did a PB of 4hrs 30min 52secs. For a 71 year old that is quite good!
  • SuedeAdidas
    SuedeAdidas Posts: 7,733
    Addick Addict said:
    Jim Ratcliffe did a PB of 4hrs 30min 52secs. For a 71 year old that is quite good!
    Cycling supplements 👍🏼
  • Lewis Coaches
    Lewis Coaches Posts: 5,408
    paulsturgess said:
    I went and saw a few mates at Deptford then Cannon Street. Thought it was incredible to be fair, uplifting and emotional even as a spectator. Got to be one of the only large scale events with no dickheads about, the best of community and society both on the track and the sidelines. I really need to do it.

    p.s. Why were playing on a Sunday in 1983?
    Back when crowds were on the smallest size we tried gimmicks! 
    Someone thought might be an idea play on Sunday morning of marathon might pick up some extra people out watching race. Unable to kick off in morning so put kick off back to afternoon 2pm.
    Did it work?  No.

  • suzisausage
    suzisausage Posts: 11,502
    I managed 4 different places and saw my friend each time to give her sweets. Charlton (mile 4.5), Rotherhithe (mile 11), Canary Wharf (mile 18), Lower Thames Street (mile 23) 

    4 trains, 4 tubes, 1 dlr and 1 bus and 14,000 steps. A good warm down for the hips after the Upbeats Walk yesterday! 
  • InspectorSands
    InspectorSands Posts: 5,185
    The Rose of Denmark was heaving at 11am, and good fun. 
  • Fanny Fanackapan
    Fanny Fanackapan Posts: 18,735
    InspectorSands said:
    The Rose of Denmark was heaving at 11am, and good fun. 
    That would be our German Addick pals ! 
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,821
    Well done @stop_shouting I didn’t know you were running and would have looked out for you! 
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  • man_at_milletts
    man_at_milletts Posts: 5,620
    InspectorSands said:
    The Rose of Denmark was heaving at 11am, and good fun. 

    Always a good place to see the marathon, and it got some good shots on TV.
  • stop_shouting
    stop_shouting Posts: 3,678
    AFKABartram said:
    Well done @stop_shouting I didn’t know you were running and would have looked out for you! 
    Cheers mate
  • InspectorSands
    InspectorSands Posts: 5,185
    man_at_milletts said:
    InspectorSands said:
    The Rose of Denmark was heaving at 11am, and good fun. 

    Always a good place to see the marathon, and it got some good shots on TV.
    I've got a marathon day routine now - up to Shooters Hill Road to see the wheelchair racers and the elite women, down to Charlton Road to see the first mass runners (they're a lot more spread out than they used to be), down the hill to the flyover for the drummers and the elite men, then back to the Rose of Denmark. Always a great morning. 
  • InspectorSands
    InspectorSands Posts: 5,185
    Lewis Coaches said:
    London Marathon was much Better in the early days of the event. Use to watch the start in the park then down to Cutty Sark and then through foot tunnel. 
    Now appears to be all advertising hoardings.


    The 1981 marathon - see how chaotic the start is, and the race car careering through Southwark Park! (Unfortunately contains Savile at the Cutty Sark, though.)

  • Masterbrew
    Masterbrew Posts: 263
    Son in law managed 4:48 but delayed himself to help a stricken older runner in one of the tunnels. Had to get him out of the tunnel to a first aider before he could continue 
  • kigelia
    kigelia Posts: 2,582
    I volunteered on a baggage lorry yesterday. Was damned tiring and a long day but was great. Spoke to runners from all round the world with a huge range of stories about how they got to the finish line. 

    Well done to all here who ran it or helped or were part of building the atmosphere round the course by watching clapping and cheering.
  • GoldthorpesHeel
    GoldthorpesHeel Posts: 107
    Managed to drag myself around in 5hrs 39mins 6secs (age 66), around the length of a football match slower than I achieved last time, in 2019, but a lot of water has passed under the bridge since then. And between us, lead by the inspirational Sue Strachan, Sue's Crew has raised over £70,000 to date on behalf of Alzheimer's Research UK, Keith #COYR

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