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Paris 2009 - Benfleet "on tour" Lock up your pasta
we will endeavour to email back pictures, notes, comments and other rubbish, and by the magic of technology they should appear here http://www.benfleetrunningclub.com/paris2009 and if all else fails post here runners and riders Karl Cadman 12478, Andy Frith 11413, Claire Hibbins 43410,Bob Mcmillan 31631, Phil Ashley 31876, Mike Grout 22212 Simon Clark 32525, Lucy Mancer 7116, Andy Hibbins 22127, Jason Parker 11359, Robert Johnson 22922 Joanne Burtonshaw 23252, Ricky Gillmore 22946, Trevor Mickleburgh 13935, Sarah Grabowski 23646 |
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| Karl C |
au revoir et merci de tout le poisson.
Fumez-moi un hareng salé et fumé je reviendrai pour le petit déjeuner 
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| sharknett |
Bon voyage à vous tous, je pense à vous dimanche matin! Si vous pouvez m’apporter du fromage je l’aimerais bien!
Ladies, watch out for naked French runners: http://www.new.facebook.com/ext/s...mp;h=0xi2F&u=-JcWJ&ref=mf |
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| Karl C |
my dads in paris!! wooooo!!!!!!good luck wiv da marathon dad! u rule!! im sure u will knock there socks off!! we missing u already back at home!! good luck to all the other benfleet runners doing the paris marathon!! enjoy ur french food and im looking forward to c ing ur medal at the end!! i still cant believe dat we have got 2 whole weeks off - 2 WHOLE WEEKS!! woooooooooohooooooooooooooo!!! how aewsome!! luv ya guys xx lots and lots and lots of luv from amy xxxxx =] xxxxxx     :cherry:
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| Karl C |
my dad is doing the paris marathonhello dadgood luck dad on the paris marathon good luck to all the other benfleet runners that are doing the paris marathon i hope godfrey cheers you on or he will be in trouble GOOD LUCK DAD Love Gemma Cadman xXxXxXxXxXx    :blackeye:    :cherry:   :faroah:   :rr: :pirate:     :reindeer:   :pukeright: :pukeleft:  :salute:   
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| JBD |
Ahhhhhh....that was great support from Karl's girls.
Good luck everyone, I'll be trying to check your progress on the website, not sure if it's as efficient as London's.....no notes on the blog yet, unless I'm not looking at the right thing ? Bon chance and run bien mes amies !! :faroah: :cherry:
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| JBD |
ooo.....la la...how exciting...you can go on the offical Paris Marathon website and see the results as they are happening, kind of.
So far, Lucy Mancer finishes in 3.22.39 (bizarrely representing the United Arab Emirates)...good work. I'm not going to sit here recording all the results by the way...just felt obliged to advise that you can follow it. Lots of our guys shoudl be finishing round about now....
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| JBD |
Well....unless i am not doing something right, the results stopped at around 5534 and 3.32.47 time and haven't moved in well over an hour.
Guess we just have to wait for news from Karl and co then... |
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| Graham |
Andy F texted me - dead chuffed coz he finally cracked 3:30. 3:28 something - he was off to get mashed. Well deserved. | ||||||
| Ian J |
Official Times Below:-
Lucy Mancer 03:22:39 Andy Frith 03:33:33 Sarah Grabowski 03:53:10 Andy Hibbins 03:58:38 Jo Burtonshaw 04:06:49 Robert Johnson 04:07:38 Ricky Gillmore 04:11:14 Trevor Mickleburgh 04:17:50 Jason Parker 04:25:01 Karl Cadman 04:33:23 Claire Hibbins 04:35:30 Phil Ashley 04:50:11 Bob MacMillan 04:56:42 Mike Grout 04:59:50 Simon Clark 05:05:21 |
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| pete the young one |
resultsName Gun time Chip timeLucy Mancer 3:22:39 3:21:31 Andy Frith 3:33:33 3:28:54 Andy Hibbins 3:58:38 3:45:37 Sarah Grabowski 3:53:10 3:47:41 Robert Johnson 4:07:38 3:58:43 Jo Butonshaw 4:06:49 4:01:20 Ricky Gilmore 4:11:14 4:02:20 Trev Mickleburgh 4:17:50 4:08:19 Jason Parker 4:25:01 4:16:27 Karl Cadman 4:33:23 4:18:32 Claire Hibbins 4:35:30 4:22:24 Phil Ashley 4:50:11 4:41:16 Bob Macmillan 4:56:42 4:46:13 Simon Clark 5:05:21 4:49:35 Mike Grout 4:59:50 4:52:43 Well done guys |
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| JBD |
That makes more sense then....I was wondering about some of those particularly Andy H who has been so strong in training.
Well done everyone, Andy F great barrier breached. For me performance de la weekend has got to be Sarah Grabowski, 3.47.41 after her recent injury woes too. Magnifique !
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| Graham |
That is a great run from Sarah - very nearly a good for age! Keep your training up for Halstead and it'll be in the bank. Well done all, fantastic stuff. Like to see the units consumed results tomorrow..... | ||||||
| bobby |
ParisWell done everyone. Looks you all did well. Can't wait to hear the stories.Congragulations. Anyone know how Iashen did. |
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| Mike Mason |
Text from Karl..but times updated from previous posters. He mentioned that course was hot and crowded but that he was happy.
Well done all Mike |
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| mikemoreton |
Well done to everyone. I watched on Eurosport, but didnt see anyone.
Great running all, see you after Easter now. Last trip to Andorra for Easter skiing with my daughter who passed her level 2 exam
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| Pammie |
Well done everyone. Heard it was very warm over there | ||||||
| mikey |
Hi Bobby
Aysin Hunt's time was 4' 57' 30'' Mikey |
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| bobby |
ParisThanks Mike. Didn't they all do well! |
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| Andy Hibbins |
Back home after a great weekend in Paris.
Had hoped to be a bit quicker, but can't complain as I ran a PB by 8 minutes. Thanks to everyone for a great weekend and well done on some great running, we should do it again next year!. Big thanks to Karl for organising the trip and for my training schedule. A special mention should also go to Godfrey for arranging an "interesting" pasta party!. |
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| gmike |
shhh ... don't mention the pasta party .. what goes on tour
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| Lucycat |
Have you seen the video's yet?????
Surname then name then click on the video. Funny.... http://results.parismarathon.com/?lang=EN Just re-remembered someone tried to offer me a glass of red wine at the 35K point whilst I am not on the video I can clearly hear my knackered attempt at Francais ie "non" non please non" as some beret donning peasant tried to pass me a cup of vin rouge. He did give me a flower after that though which was as I was having a crap run appreciated for the moment. |
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| Karl C |
What a great weekend, thanks to everyone who made it such a good time.
Yep, agree Mike (mums the world about the you-know-what !) Lucy, I took a swig at 19 miles, only to find out I had been given a glass of cider! 2 min choking fit before I could even finish it !! Well done to all the runners (and in some cases survivors, some real walking/running wounded) Bit miffed by watch says 04:06:22 though, as my "official" time is 4:18. Hoping these are still unofficial times... hey ho, bring on London (my last marathon for a while, as discussed at length, as well as other deep, meaningful conversations) |
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| Karl C |
nearly all of us... |
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| Andy F |
Well done all, and thankyou all for a great weekend.
Very entertaining Saturday evening meal, and when I read your post Karl
I thought, well thats not the first choking fit I had seen all weekend. Looking forward to the Breakfast run Sunday. All the best Andy |
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| Karl C |
yep, tend to agree Andy.
As Mike said "what happened in Paris, stays in Paris" nuff said 
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| Andy F |
Absolutley!
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| Jez |
Well done all, fantastic running in a lovely city. Hopefully I will be able to "drag" myself round London having been inspired by you lot!!!
Great effort from all.Some notable mentions go to Mike G , top effort to run with your back and finish! Sarah excellent running and a great pb. Simon and Jo well done for gritting your teeth when the race doesnt go as planned.(There are always other days!!) Andy F blinding run, to go under the 3.30 is a fantastic achievment, Well done and thanks to Karl for organising it all! |
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| bobby |
ParisWell a good time seems to have been had by all. Well done as you all worked so hard before during and by the sound of it after. Ispiration if needed to all those taking part in London. (Minus the wine) Glad to hear you are all back safe and well. |
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| debbie g |
Sarah has asked me to pass on a message as she won't be at the club tonight and cannot get on the forum. She says thanks to all of you for your kind comments - especially those from Steve Higgins, Graham & Jez and she's resting her little leggies now!
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU - CRACKING PERFORMANCES
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| boabmac1 |
Glad to hear everyone is back safe and sound! I really enjoyed the course and the weather was ideal over the weekend if just a wee bit too hot in the run.
The water/feeding stations are every 5km and I have realised a flaw in my race strategy. Andy F told me he didn't stop at any! Unfortunately I felt obliged to stop briefly at every station (I must have sucked the juice out of at least a crate of oranges)and it could well have been MM2 who handed me a glass of boujalais at 22 miles to finally scupper my 4:30 target. Big Phil gave me a lesson in perseverance as he passed me at this point. He never gives up! According to my chip time I was 16 stellas past the 4:30 mark! Thanks for the sponsorship MM2, which may seem crazy as I am coughing up, but it was counting lost stellas that kept me moving towards the finish. Bring on Berlin, I'll cope better at 22 miles with beer rather than wine. |
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| mikemoreton |
Bob,
You dont have to 'cough up' 16 Stellas to me. Nice fresh tinnies are fine. If you are serious though, save the money and put it in the Benfleet Clubs Kitty/Charity Regards MM2 PS. Back to the club on Tuesday 14th. (Last ski tip coming up) |
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| Karl C |
just a few vids of us at the start...
Link |
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| boabmac1 |
MM2
The stellas have already been delivered and are now safely in the hands of Toni Balaam. I walked all the way from Canvey with that box and there was a serious danger they wouldn't get home if I took them back! I must confess to going continental as I have purchased 16 fine glass bottles of stella rather than tinnies. Enjoy your skiing Bob Great pictures Karl I am already over the painful memories and have started exaggerating my performance in my own mind! Aah the green shoots of recovery! |
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| Karl C |
A few of us will be running from Belton Way at 8am on Easter Sunday. Just a short jog recovery down to the Pier and back, then change and back down to The Jolly Roger for a full english breakfast.
Join us for the run, or just rendevous in The Jolly Roger, at 9am ish. |
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| Karl C |
Avenue Foche here I come, and I'm still smiling ! |
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| Ian J |
Follow the blue line, good tip for London | ||||||
| Karl C |
great memories...(eh, Jason?)
our favourite restuarant... http://lust-paris.com/ |
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| Andy F |
What happened???? Poor Jason the Secret's out now. Also what do you mean Karl by
OUR?????????? |
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| Karl C |
oh Andy, don'y be shy - I heard you say "lets all go downstairs later" ! | ||||||
| mikemoreton |
Bob/Toni
Ok, can you keep them until Thursday 16th, as i wont be at the club tonight. Thanks MM2 |
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