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Post by wakefield on Apr 21, 2007 18:21:55 GMT
Sincere best wishes Nick.
Watchout though as it's going to be a warm day!
Would be nice to get a report on here afterwards.
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Post by Croc on Apr 22, 2007 22:22:57 GMT
PERSON
Name MR BENT, NICHOLAS (GBR)
Runner No.: 2814
Club
Age group M40
TIMES
10 km 0:51:06
20 km 1:42:00
half 1:47:35
30 km 2:47:52
40 km 3:54:31
finish 4:06:24
TOTAL
Position (overall) 10446
Position (gender) 8624
Position (age group) 1660
Finish time 4:06:24
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Post by leighbaker on Apr 22, 2007 22:42:50 GMT
Well done! Nick!
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Post by Croc on Apr 22, 2007 22:48:52 GMT
He beat Mark Bright by just under an hour
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Post by tim on Apr 23, 2007 8:06:57 GMT
Well done indeed, that is a fine effort.
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Post by jp on Apr 23, 2007 8:15:22 GMT
Yes, extremely well done Nick, you did better than Haile Gebrselassie!!!!!! and thats no mean feat. Looking at that time though, I bet I know what Nicks thinking  |
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Post by nickb303 on Apr 23, 2007 15:19:22 GMT
Thanks for your support (also beat Gordon Ramsey and Matt Dawson).
Very hot from the start so from mile 16 it became a survival mission - did get going again after a walk and thanks to the support from the crowd. It's not something I'm used hundreds of people shouting my name and offering me jelly babies - incredible!
My target was 3:30 (I've done close to this before) but the weather and all the walking I did in London the day before took it's toll (you have to travel to the other side of London to pick up your running number). Vitually all my training has been in the cold and rain - it was raining today as we left London.
I've so many memories but turning into the Mall past Buck House was fantastic (even better than going past Fisher's ground) - I flew up the last 400 yards. Also saw some people in real distress.
If it promises to be cooler I'll be back.
To date I have raised around £1200 for Cancer Research and Acorns.
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Post by andy on Apr 23, 2007 16:24:35 GMT
Extremely well done, Nick
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Post by cg on Apr 23, 2007 17:44:08 GMT
Well done Nick - great effort!!
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Post by Tim Munslow on Apr 24, 2007 11:19:24 GMT
Nick - are you playing in or watching the Big Match? If so I'll willingly give you a fiver for your charity.
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Post by jp on Apr 24, 2007 11:27:58 GMT
Yep, I thought Nick would be thinking he could have done it faster, but hey Nick, beating Haile Gebrselassie, Gordon Ramsey, Matt Dawson, Mark Bright AND the bloke in the Rhino costume is one hell of an achievement. The irony is that you managed the full marathon, but in Big Match 1 you didn't even manage the warm up  Warning to all in BM5, its tougher than the London Marathon |
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Post by nickb303 on Apr 24, 2007 13:50:07 GMT
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Warning to all in BM5, its tougher than the London Marathon