New Posts For Thread: Anyone fancy sponsoring me for a marathon?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30461629/anyone-fancy-sponsoring-me-for-a-marathonPresumably you all cleaned up at Cheltenham and have pockets just chock full of money with which you know not what to do with. Well this is what you do with it, you visit this site......https://www.justgiving.com/robert-bishop1And dig deep.Event: BGreat write-up, Rob.Riga sounds lovely.The Amsterdam one would be good. I love Amsterdamhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30461629/anyone-fancy-sponsoring-me-for-a-marathon?post_id=544791011#544791011Great write-up, Rob.Riga sounds lovely.The Amsterdam one would be good. I love AmsterdamWed, 20 May 2015 06:33:07 -0500This triathlon group I'm in do an annual city break marathon trip to Amsterdam so might give that a whirl in October - says it is really flat. Got to aim sub 3:30 for that.Well my vast experience of overseas races (ie. 1 race on Sunday) I would defohttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30461629/anyone-fancy-sponsoring-me-for-a-marathon?post_id=544777035#544777035This triathlon group I'm in do an annual city break marathon trip to Amsterdam so might give that a whirl in October - says it is really flat. Got to aim sub 3:30 for that.Well my vast experience of overseas races (ie. 1 race on Sunday) I would defoTue, 19 May 2015 06:44:04 -0500Great effort Rob; especially to get a PB so soon after Brighton. You can buy a sub 3h45 t-shirt with your time printed on it. Check this out > http://www.xempo.co.uk/discover-your-colour/I've done about 30-40 races overseas over the past 15 years.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30461629/anyone-fancy-sponsoring-me-for-a-marathon?post_id=544776991#544776991Great effort Rob; especially to get a PB so soon after Brighton. You can buy a sub 3h45 t-shirt with your time printed on it. Check this out > http://www.xempo.co.uk/discover-your-colour/I've done about 30-40 races overseas over the past 15 years.Tue, 19 May 2015 06:34:46 -0500well done rob good timehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30461629/anyone-fancy-sponsoring-me-for-a-marathon?post_id=544776929#544776929well done rob good timeTue, 19 May 2015 06:26:01 -0500It was a great experience. I can see how some people get hooked on doing these foreign city break marathons.Pacers are common in most big marathons now, Normally every 15 minutes from 3:00 upwards to about perhaps 4:30. It was the helium balloons thttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30461629/anyone-fancy-sponsoring-me-for-a-marathon?post_id=544776559#544776559It was a great experience. I can see how some people get hooked on doing these foreign city break marathons.Pacers are common in most big marathons now, Normally every 15 minutes from 3:00 upwards to about perhaps 4:30. It was the helium balloons tTue, 19 May 2015 05:25:51 -0500Cheers for the write-up Rob - I like what they did with having pacers for popular time targets.One of the down sides for elite GB athletes at say London last time I checked is there is no pacemaker for people aspiring to run a steady 2:10 or 2:15, juhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30461629/anyone-fancy-sponsoring-me-for-a-marathon?post_id=544776491#544776491Cheers for the write-up Rob - I like what they did with having pacers for popular time targets.One of the down sides for elite GB athletes at say London last time I checked is there is no pacemaker for people aspiring to run a steady 2:10 or 2:15, juTue, 19 May 2015 05:13:45 -0500I never had to use the toilet tbh, think I spotted the odd portaloo along the way. There were defo these outdoor portable urinals near the start which were being used by the men in full view of everyone, don’t know what the women did. Lol at yourhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30461629/anyone-fancy-sponsoring-me-for-a-marathon?post_id=544776421#544776421I never had to use the toilet tbh, think I spotted the odd portaloo along the way. There were defo these outdoor portable urinals near the start which were being used by the men in full view of everyone, don’t know what the women did. Lol at yourTue, 19 May 2015 04:58:34 -0500Yes please Rob - tell it all.How do the local runners prepare ( I did a Paris 1/2 once - they really do drink wine at the start )Do they have roadside lavvies or just designated sections of bush every few miles ( again in Paris, 20 years ago mind, yohttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30461629/anyone-fancy-sponsoring-me-for-a-marathon?post_id=544772803#544772803Yes please Rob - tell it all.How do the local runners prepare ( I did a Paris 1/2 once - they really do drink wine at the start )Do they have roadside lavvies or just designated sections of bush every few miles ( again in Paris, 20 years ago mind, yoMon, 18 May 2015 16:10:25 -0500Well done, Rob!I hadn't realised it was this weekend.There certainly will be interest to hear more about it.Have a good night's sleephttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30461629/anyone-fancy-sponsoring-me-for-a-marathon?post_id=544772371#544772371Well done, Rob!I hadn't realised it was this weekend.There certainly will be interest to hear more about it.Have a good night's sleepMon, 18 May 2015 15:37:01 -0500Did Riga in 3:42. Just got back home now, couldnt use betfair in Latvia. and am knackered. I took a huge four minutes off my Brighton PB but I didnt expect to beat it at all as My longest run since Brighton was only six miles and it is five weeks sihttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30461629/anyone-fancy-sponsoring-me-for-a-marathon?post_id=544772087#544772087Did Riga in 3:42. Just got back home now, couldnt use betfair in Latvia. and am knackered. I took a huge four minutes off my Brighton PB but I didnt expect to beat it at all as My longest run since Brighton was only six miles and it is five weeks siMon, 18 May 2015 15:12:48 -0500