OMG - I did it!!
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OMG - I did it!!
OK......... I did it!! I just registered for the Montreal half on September 11 and booked the hotel !!!
Holy cr*p, I am going to run a half marathon!!!!!
Ha! 3 weeks to go and the nerves have started already!!
Holy cr*p, I am going to run a half marathon!!!!!
Ha! 3 weeks to go and the nerves have started already!!
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What hotel did you book?
I am looking for somewhere to stay.
LE SANDMAN HÔTEL MONTREAL-LONGUEUIL (FORMERLY RADISSON)
Near the starting line, metro station at the hotel.
999, de Sérigny
Longueuil (Quebec) J4K 2T1
Phone : 450-670-3030 or 1-800-493-7303 Fax : 450-670-5928
www.sandmanhotels.com
Special rates for the Montreal International Marathon untill August 21st, 2005
$99 single or double occupancy (CAN $ plus tax)
Subject to availibility.
RESERVATION
By phone : 450-670-3030 or 1-800-493-7303
By fax : 450-670-5928
They are booked for Sunday night but there is still availability for both Friday and Saturday nights
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Hey neat! Seems there are several of you non-Montreal forumites coming into town that weekend!!!!
It's true - registering and announcing are what I always use to make sure I stay committed! (And with PEI, buying a plane ticket helped too!)
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If I may hijack this thread for a moment... I've heard about doing a half while training for a full. If my full is Oct 16 - would it be good or bad to do the Montreal half Sept 11??? Please let me know... I've been thinking and thinking about doing this one....
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Heather
It's true - registering and announcing are what I always use to make sure I stay committed! (And with PEI, buying a plane ticket helped too!)
<begin hijack>
If I may hijack this thread for a moment... I've heard about doing a half while training for a full. If my full is Oct 16 - would it be good or bad to do the Montreal half Sept 11??? Please let me know... I've been thinking and thinking about doing this one....
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Heather
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bruyere wrote:<begin hijack>
If I may hijack this thread for a moment... I've heard about doing a half while training for a full. If my full is Oct 16 - would it be good or bad to do the Montreal half Sept 11??? Please let me know... I've been thinking and thinking about doing this one....
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It can be a big confidence boost. Timing is everything - you don't want to do it in place of a 28K+ run or too close to race day, but if you were meant to run 21-24K that day, go for it. Chances are you'll want to do it at Marathon race pace.
And, of course, this depends ENTIRELY on how experienced you are, whether you are injury free, what your goals are, etc. It's not just a simple yes/no answer. My answer to everything is alway, "It depends."
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LaDeChat wrote: My answer to everything is alway, "It depends."
Aww man! Now I feel like I'm back in MBA school!!!! That's what they always said there.....
I think I will arrange my long run schedule to fit it in. It's my third marathon, and I've been injury free up to now, and very active all summer (though running more on ultimate and soccer fields than pavement), and I've already gotten a couple of 21k runs in. So I think I might go for it! Thanks.
"I was thinking of you yesterday as I was running through the woods. As I jumped over a fallen tree I said "If I were [bruyere], I'd be bleeding by now"." - Turd Ferguson
LaDeChat wrote:bruyere wrote:<begin hijack>
If I may hijack this thread for a moment... I've heard about doing a half while training for a full. If my full is Oct 16 - would it be good or bad to do the Montreal half Sept 11??? Please let me know... I've been thinking and thinking about doing this one....
<end hijack>
It can be a big confidence boost. Timing is everything - you don't want to do it in place of a 28K+ run or too close to race day, but if you were meant to run 21-24K that day, go for it. Chances are you'll want to do it at Marathon race pace.
And, of course, this depends ENTIRELY on how experienced you are, whether you are injury free, what your goals are, etc. It's not just a simple yes/no answer. My answer to everything is alway, "It depends."
And, that having been said ... during my marathon build up last year, I decided to do the Peterborough 1/2 in lieu of a 27K long run, and my Coach had me do a 2-3K warmup before the race and another 2-3K after the race to complete my 27K run for that day ... And, yes, it was at my projected marathon pace .... woo hooo .... andy Peace !!!
Race Results: http://itsmyrun.com/index.php?display=p ... unner=HCiD
I knew youd come to montreal!!!!
See you at the start line.....
I am staying at an Apartement hotel downtown....cokkin my own pasta the night b4!!!!
Way to go, and see ya there!!
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See you at the start line.....
I am staying at an Apartement hotel downtown....cokkin my own pasta the night b4!!!!
Way to go, and see ya there!!
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Awesome news...you'll have a great time...and Montreal is a great city!
Looking forward to your race report!
Joanne
Awesome news...you'll have a great time...and Montreal is a great city!
Looking forward to your race report!
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Have fun and good luck!!
And I concur, Montreal is a FABULOUS city....one of my favorites.....a close second behind Halifax (I have to be loyal to my homeland).
I am looking forward to hearing the race report...cus I might just do that one next year, ya never know.
And I concur, Montreal is a FABULOUS city....one of my favorites.....a close second behind Halifax (I have to be loyal to my homeland).
I am looking forward to hearing the race report...cus I might just do that one next year, ya never know.
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