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jmc41 · 30-11-2011, 15:02

If you wish to call Reading Holiday Inn don't use the number above as it's a fax line. I do love call centers.

They do a marathon special, it's £85 for one night (4pm check-out and two bottles of water) instead of the £36 advance booking. But then the Hilton's special is £120 including a 2pm checkout. Gah.

Has anyone any experience of staying in a hotel before a race? Are these normal prices? Event itself was £48 including a t-shirt!

BBx - Love the endorphin.

lostkat · 30-11-2011, 18:02

£48??????? Jeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesus

There's no way I'd pay that much to enter a race. Running the London Marathon is only £26!!! Faaark!!

Never stayed in a hotel, apart from Hotel MeiMei before London last year, which was very reasonable indeed

lostkat · 30-11-2011, 18:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by BBx

After all that fuss I did 10miles :/

I was like RunForrestRun and probably could have kept going - no pain, wheezing, stitches etc etc... was v weird.

Then I couldn't sleep last night.

6m45 in 55m45
3m60 in 33m15

Total = 89m

Kept a constant pace of 10.4km/h.

BB x

WOOHOO! Nice one

So... when are you joining this running club and getting outside then?

*nag nag nag*

jmc41 · 30-11-2011, 18:10

£33.50 for race then the t-shirt was extra. Think cov was > £26 tho they at least included a t-shirt.

It's the £120 for travel and staying there that is hacking me off! Though someone is making a killing with 16,000 open entries.

BBx · 30-11-2011, 18:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by lostkat

Never stayed in a hotel, apart from Hotel MeiMei before London last year, which was very reasonable indeed

Yeah I knows Reevo...!

Ashby 20 fits in with the training plan next year do you think???

Room at Chez LopKat to facilitate???

Reading - appearing too much hassle to enter JMC am doing Brighton Half already as part of training. Reading proving too inconvenient/costly (Reevo do not hit me!

).

BB x

jmc41 · 30-11-2011, 23:09

Ah yeah, Brighton looked a bit early for me, might be running in snow though like Reading it is likely to be flat. Unlike Cov which resembled the Fan Dance without the downhill part.

Reevo?

lostkat · 01-12-2011, 18:45

Chez LopKat would be honoured to provide BBx with accommodation for the Ashby 20. I shall of course be running

Be warned though BBx, it ain't flat!! It will, however, be great Marathon prep. I ran it before I ran London

And why would I hit you for not doing Reading? I wouldn't pay that much to enter an overcrowded half!!

Brighton sounds fine! If you want to do a half a few weeks before, you can always run the Belvoir Half with me and stay chez Lopkat again. It's a lovely little half marathon. I think it's on Easter sunday

P.S. Reevo = me

jmc41 · 01-12-2011, 22:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by lostkat

And why would I hit you for not doing Reading? I wouldn't pay that much to enter an overpriced overcrowded half!!

Brighton sounds fine! If you want to do a half a few weeks before, you can always run the Belvoir Half with me and stay chez Lopkat again. It's a lovely little half marathon. I think it's on Easter sunday

FTFY, Reevo :P

Reading just happened to be great timing for me personally, it'll be interesting to see if it's better organized given it's 10x larger than Cov, just looking sooo pricey, oh well, only live once.

Jonny69 · 03-12-2011, 15:21

Ha! The Santa run was hilarious. 1500 Father Christmaseses running round and round Battersea park. Brilliant

Now; BRING ON THE GRIM!

semi-pro waster · 03-12-2011, 19:10

Sounds like a great laugh Jonny. Hope the Grim is as much fun, if that's the right phrase.

Just been out for a quick run, according to Map My Run it's just over 4.5km so slightly under 3 miles and ticked that off in about 25 minutes which I'm reasonably happy with I think.

30-11-2011, 18:02	#1292
lostkat Good Cat Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,550	£48??????? Jeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesus There's no way I'd pay that much to enter a race. Running the London Marathon is only £26!!! Faaark!! Never stayed in a hotel, apart from Hotel MeiMei before London last year, which was very reasonable indeed __________________ Oooooh Cecil, what have you done?

01-12-2011, 18:45	#1297
lostkat Good Cat Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,550	Chez LopKat would be honoured to provide BBx with accommodation for the Ashby 20. I shall of course be running Be warned though BBx, it ain't flat!! It will, however, be great Marathon prep. I ran it before I ran London And why would I hit you for not doing Reading? I wouldn't pay that much to enter an overcrowded half!! Brighton sounds fine! If you want to do a half a few weeks before, you can always run the Belvoir Half with me and stay chez Lopkat again. It's a lovely little half marathon. I think it's on Easter sunday P.S. Reevo = me __________________ Oooooh Cecil, what have you done?

03-12-2011, 15:21	#1299
Jonny69 Noob Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Socialist Republik of Kent Posts: 5,032	Ha! The Santa run was hilarious. 1500 Father Christmaseses running round and round Battersea park. Brilliant Now; BRING ON THE GRIM! __________________

03-12-2011, 19:10	#1300
semi-pro waster Provider of sensible advice about homosexuals Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: London Posts: 2,615	Sounds like a great laugh Jonny. Hope the Grim is as much fun, if that's the right phrase. Just been out for a quick run, according to Map My Run it's just over 4.5km so slightly under 3 miles and ticked that off in about 25 minutes which I'm reasonably happy with I think. __________________ "Your friend is the man that knows all about you, and still likes you." - Elbert Hubbard

30-11-2011, 15:02	#1291
jmc41 Absinthe Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,070	If you wish to call Reading Holiday Inn don't use the number above as it's a fax line. I do love call centers. They do a marathon special, it's £85 for one night (4pm check-out and two bottles of water) instead of the £36 advance booking. But then the Hilton's special is £120 including a 2pm checkout. Gah. Has anyone any experience of staying in a hotel before a race? Are these normal prices? Event itself was £48 including a t-shirt! BBx - Love the endorphin.

30-11-2011, 18:10	#1294
jmc41 Absinthe Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,070	£33.50 for race then the t-shirt was extra. Think cov was > £26 tho they at least included a t-shirt. It's the £120 for travel and staying there that is hacking me off! Though someone is making a killing with 16,000 open entries.

30-11-2011, 23:09	#1296
jmc41 Absinthe Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,070	Ah yeah, Brighton looked a bit early for me, might be running in snow though like Reading it is likely to be flat. Unlike Cov which resembled the Fan Dance without the downhill part. Reevo?