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Karl C · Joined: 11 May 2006 Posts: 1690 Location: Rayleigh

The London Marathon Ltd and Nova International Ltd are delighted to announce an exciting new Road Race, the BUPA London 10,000, which will be held on the course which is expected to be used for the 2012 Olympic Marathons.

The BUPA London 10,000 (10k) will take place on Bank Holiday Monday, May 26th 2008 at 10.00am and will have 12,500 entrants in its first year. The 10,000m race will start and finish in St. James’s Park and use Green Park as its assembly area.

The BUPA London 10,000 is presented by the London Marathon Ltd and Nova International Ltd, the organisers of the BUPA Great North Run, and represents the first time these two organisations have worked closely together on such an exciting new event. London Marathon will be responsible for event logistics and Nova are working on a number of areas including sponsorship and TV coverage.

http://www.london10000.co.uk/site/

gmike · Joined: 26 Mar 2008 Posts: 107 Location: Benfleet

Signed up for this one and the Asics British 10k back in October.

Anyone else?

rmlowery · Joined: 01 Apr 2008 Posts: 26 Location: Hullbridge

Yeah i'm doing that one. The course looks really good and i expect there to be tons of support, especially through Trafalgar Square.

Richard.

gmike · Joined: 26 Mar 2008 Posts: 107 Location: Benfleet

yeah should be fun this one ... looking forward to running around London ... nearest thing I'll get to the FLM for a while.

Johnnyboy · Joined: 15 Mar 2008 Posts: 47 Location: Hullbridge

Yep, I'm in this one. In fact this is the one a few of us newbies joined the club for, to get a bit of extra training, but we seem to be getting involved !

gmike · Joined: 26 Mar 2008 Posts: 107 Location: Benfleet

Got my race pack through this morning ... No 1901 bounce

mikemoreton · Joined: 23 Apr 2007 Posts: 543 Location: Hockley, GORC.

gmike,
The FLM is truly wonderful. I did it last year and managed to finish it. Considering that 6 months prior i got out of breath walking upstairs. Get your application in asap, via a charity route now though. It guarantees you entry and a target to achieve.

Good luck

MM2

gmike · Joined: 26 Mar 2008 Posts: 107 Location: Benfleet

I must admit mike prior to joining BRC I had no real aspirations to marathon ... perhaps distant ones but I am starting to get the itch now.

I'm loving racing the shorter distances at the mo and have got my first half in June so we'll have to see ...

Truth be told I would love do New York in 2010 as that'll be my 40th (ouch! ... I've never said that out loud)

Jez · Joined: 18 Feb 2007 Posts: 188 Location: Eastwood

I have a spare female number for this race on bank holiday monday 26 May.We will unfortunatley be running under somebody elses name and as husband and wife.On the plus side my clients will probably get pbs and the t shirts are normally pretty good!

cheers

rmlowery · Joined: 01 Apr 2008 Posts: 26 Location: Hullbridge

Just a quick heads-up for anyone heading off to the race next Monday, there will be no Circle Line or District Line meaning St James's Park station will be closed.

I'll be heading to Green Park but expect it to be really busy.

Richard.
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gmike · Joined: 26 Mar 2008 Posts: 107 Location: Benfleet

Just checked a few train times for Monday:

0725 Dep BENFLEET (fast train)
0759 Arr WEST HAM
0801 Dep WEST HAM (Jubilee Line)
0824 Arr GREEN PARK

or

0755 Dep BENFLEET (fast train)
0830 Arr WEST HAM
0836 Dep WEST HAM (Jubilee Line)
0859 Arr GREEN PARK

There is a slow train @ 0732 which gets to WEST HAM @ 0823

This'll basically give you an 1½ before kick off ... earlier trains are available @ 0655, 0632 & 0625 respectively.

These time were taken from C2C/TFL journey planner for 26/05/08 @ 1200 hrs 24/05/08 - PLEASE DOUBLE CHECK B4 TRAVELLING

gmike.

rmlowery · Joined: 01 Apr 2008 Posts: 26 Location: Hullbridge

quite possibly the most miserable weather i've even seen, trains up the spout there and back but the course was really good.

I got a PB 54.11 ( previous best 59.58 ). bounce

Richard.
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mikemoreton · Joined: 23 Apr 2007 Posts: 543 Location: Hockley, GORC.

Well done Richard, despite the weather.

MM2

gmike · Joined: 26 Mar 2008 Posts: 107 Location: Benfleet

Congrats on the PB richard ... best part of 6 mins under ... not bad at all.

What was that weather all about!

Missed my PB by 16 seconds ... doh! ... finally rolled in at 45:22 chip time.
5k splits were 23:36 / 21:46 ... which is a nice negative split and 2 secs off my 5k pb time.

I think by the time I got to 5k the relentless soaking I'd endured since the crack of dawn finally got the better of me and I thought bugger this I wan't to get home asap!

Bumped into Jez ... who was changed and on his way home by the time I finished! ... Well run Jez.

Thanks to Andy & Lorri for helping make light of an extremely wet & soggy day salute

ttfn

Andy F · Joined: 21 Oct 2006 Posts: 132 Location: Hullbridge

Well done to all that ran today, after doing the Duathlon yesterday I thought that the weather couldnt get much worse, Its amazing how wrong you can be sometimes.

Still I think this would have been a good event if the weather had been better, quite a nice 10k course. Not sure it's suitable for the 2012 Marathon, 4 laps would drive you mad, and there was a dodgy cobble section to get through without breaking an ankle. Still being that I dont think I will make the GB marathon squad for 2012, I wont need to worry about that.

No P.B's for Lorri and I today, our times were
595 (543) 1892 Frith, Andy M35 Benfleet Running Club 00:46:16
2209 (427) 1893 Gibson, Lorri W35 Benfleet Running Club 00:54:01

Well done Mike on a great second 5k, you left me for dead.
And well done Richard on an impressive P.B.

Any news on the other Benfleet runners?
Andy

Jez · Joined: 18 Feb 2007 Posts: 188 Location: Eastwood

Got to agree with Andy, this would be a great 10 km to do in good weather as the support would really push you on.But as a marathon circuit no thanks!

Weather was pants (I have a feeling its any race I do at the moment!)

Nowhere near a pb but didnt really think I would after yesterday, although I too ran a negative split.Before Debbie starts thinking its catching it was more down to the fact that I had to navigate my way past a few over eager runners at the start.

This was me

52 (3 Cool

1863 Baum, Colin M50 00:37:48

Its also on BBC2 tonight at 11.35 so set the sky +

Well done all today, barmy us runners!!

Pammie · Joined: 30 Jun 2006 Posts: 298

Well done everyone
Well done richard, thats a sizeable chunk of your pb in no where near perfect weather, so i suspect there is more to come

It certainlt wasn't a good day out there today
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rmlowery · Joined: 01 Apr 2008 Posts: 26 Location: Hullbridge

cheers guys, i think it shows that despite my best efforts last time round training with people who know what they are doing is the best way to go!

I saw Lorri pass me at the water station at 3k but didnt manage to catch up to say hi.

Congratulatinos to all who ran today, the weather was truly awful.

I think i'm just about dried out now. See you Thursday

Richard.
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Johnnyboy · Joined: 15 Mar 2008 Posts: 47 Location: Hullbridge

Hi all. Great day out and great course despite the weather. Great support that really pushed me along. My previous 10k was 62 minutes or so. Despite the weather and slight bottle neck in first couple of k in the second wave, (yes there were even q's for toilets on this route around 2k !), my results below gave me a pb that I am pleased with but really wanted 55 !

Bupa London 10,000 2008
detail view
Please note; these results are provisional until fully ratified

Goulding, John
Runner No.: 5856
Position (Overall): 3075
Position (Gender): 2270
Position (Age group): 274
5k: 00:29:52
5k-10k: 00:27:35
Finish Time: 00:57:26

Roll on the next one..
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mikemoreton · Joined: 23 Apr 2007 Posts: 543 Location: Hockley, GORC.

Well done Johnnyboy.

But.......... You are always whingeing. If its not one of your knees playing up, now its not running fast enough, even though you got a PB. (just kidding you)

Well done though.

Regards

MM2

Johnnyboy · Joined: 15 Mar 2008 Posts: 47 Location: Hullbridge

Ha cheers, cant we all do better though? Thanks. Really enjoyed it, and will do it next year. Well done all who took part. Just watched it on telly and its great to take part in something like this, sadly never saw myself !
Results can be found here, http://results.london10000.co.uk/

My knee? Lets just say glad i off work today cheers

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Johnnyboy · Joined: 15 Mar 2008 Posts: 47 Location: Hullbridge

Oh, just a note. Someone never made the duathlon or the Bupa 10000 due to

Johnnyboy · Joined: 15 Mar 2008 Posts: 47 Location: Hullbridge

debbie g · Joined: 11 May 2006 Posts: 298

Well done to everyone - sounds like there were some fine performances yesterday.

Jez I'm less concerned that you haven't started following my race tips yet than the fact that you are inflating the performances of my work colleagues - hey how am I going to meet the challenge of trying to be one of the faster members of my profession if you start running in their names?? Fancy having a go at the Southend 10k in my name??!! cyclops_ani

Jez · Joined: 18 Feb 2007 Posts: 188 Location: Eastwood

Debbie,

Apologies,throw in your car for a weekend and we can talk times cheers

Jez

debbie g · Joined: 11 May 2006 Posts: 298

LOL Jez !! I'd expect you to run a marathon for me for that payment!! bounce

Lorri · Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 48 Location: Hullbridge

Well done to all who took part in the Club Dualathlon, I may consider doing it next year...

also well done to all who took part in the Bupa 10k...

Jonnyboy can you please tell Jemma from me 'well done' for her efforts, I hope she enjoyed her run despite the rain. Shame I didn't get to see her before the race to wish her luck. By the way well done to you and Richard on your PB's

Johnnyboy · Joined: 15 Mar 2008 Posts: 47 Location: Hullbridge

Thank you.
Spoke to gem she says, aaahhhh thanks. She enjoyed it despite the weather. Am tryin to get her to do another and maybe raise some cash for charity this time.

Gems time below,

5k: 00:34:23
5k-10k: 00:37:06
Finish Time: 01:11:28

Her longest run to date so she did well. Poor girl suffered from a few blisters but kept going and finished with a nice sprint so well done to her. I will try to drag her along on Thursday if she isnt revising for her A level mocks or out with mates angel12

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Karl C · Joined: 11 May 2006 Posts: 1690 Location: Rayleigh

Hiya all, can all those who ran please let me know their numbers, so I can look up the results for the Merit Table ?

Cheers.

mikemoreton · Joined: 23 Apr 2007 Posts: 543 Location: Hockley, GORC.

Karl,

My time was 43 mins (biscuit anyone??)

MM2

Johnnyboy · Joined: 15 Mar 2008 Posts: 47 Location: Hullbridge

Hi Karl,

my number, John Goulding, was 5856

Gemma Young was 5858

Richard Lowery was 1895

Paul Johnson was 9284 (running under the name of jamie girling who couldnt make it )

Michael Hoy didn't take part due to a cold.

They are the ones that I know of, hope that helps.

(For your records my last 10k was the Run London Nike 10k in October 2006 with a time of, i think, around 62/63 minutes but at the moment cannot find the official results online.)
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Andy F · Joined: 21 Oct 2006 Posts: 132 Location: Hullbridge

Hi Karl
I was 1892 and Lorri was 1893.
Cheers
Andy

gmike · Joined: 26 Mar 2008 Posts: 107 Location: Benfleet

hi karl,

I was 1901

ta.

Mike