http://wmwmarathon.com Chris & Ed attempt to run the Edinburgh Marathon for The Meningitis Research Foundation Wed, 04 Jul 2007 08:21:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Five days on since the Marathon and only now am I beginning to return to normal. After the Marathon I went up to the Fountain Spa (Kings Manor) with my Dad. I had 4 swims, 2 sauna visits and 2 jacuzzi's. On Sunday night and Monday, I was numb ... http://wmwmarathon.com/2007/06/01/dead-from-the-waist-down/ Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever. Lance Armstrong With that in mind, it was time to get on with it! Months ... http://wmwmarathon.com/2007/05/29/so-whats-next/ Just got a copy of the Edinburgh News with their official Marathon results special etc.: Ed Henderson 4:32:59 Chris Green 4:42:34 Very happy with these, my time being 2 seconds quicker than I thought :-) http://wmwmarathon.com/2007/05/29/and-the-times-sponsored-by-ed-and-chris-are/ I woke up Sunday morning, 6:00am to have something to eat. I was not going to get caught out again with the diet thing. I had spent the week, carb-loading and was feeling a bit stuffed. A Weetabix and a honey covered bagel were my poison before ... http://wmwmarathon.com/2007/05/27/anyone-who-sees-me-go-anywhere-near-a-marathon-again-ever-youve-got-my-permission-to-spank-me/ Just to leave a quick message so folk know. Chris and I both completed the 2007 Edinburgh Marathon. I came in at around 4:33:01 (according to my watch), actual time 4:32:59, Chris a couple of minutes later. Times to be confirmed Tuesday. Will Blog tomorrow with more details, ... http://wmwmarathon.com/2007/05/27/the-result/ Its Sunday. Its 6am. It can only mean one thing.....I'm bloody knackered!! So this it, all the training, the generous sponsorship by you guys and the final week of grumpy carb loading (sorry Suz!). I'd love to say I'm sitting here ready to go, feeling great and happy ... http://wmwmarathon.com/2007/05/27/this-is-it/ The last week has been tough, carb-loading is hard. I can only equate it to a turkey getting ready for Christmas. Eating bread, pasta, oatcakes, oat bars, lucozade, water, etc. all the time is tough going and I reckon I have put on about 4 pounds! Thank you to ... http://wmwmarathon.com/2007/05/26/the-calm-before-the-storm/ Ladies, may we have a total please... Thanks girls. Thank you to some overnight sponsoring and a nice chunk of donation this morning from Suz's work, we have just beaten the £3000 barrier. Amazing. I am speechless. A big thank you to all 162 163 165 donations we have received, that's ... http://wmwmarathon.com/2007/05/25/three-thousand-pounds/ Last night I got a call from Chris, apparently The Sun had been on the phone. They had managed to track Chris down, not quite sure how and he had done an interview on the phone with a reporter. We then had a photo shoot with a Sun photographer in ... http://wmwmarathon.com/2007/05/25/the-sun/ Map Route Eastfield » Edinburgh Road » New Street » Promenade » Links View » New Street (and back) Distance 2.0 miles Time My 8:58 Pace for 2.0 miles should be 17:56, today was (8:56, 9:02), ran 9:00 pace and the total was 17:59 (+0:03) Stops 0 Comments Still no iPod, I think I may have found a donor. ... http://wmwmarathon.com/2007/05/23/stick-a-fork-in-me-im-done/