PLANET FOOTBALL, SPORT & MUSIC

Throb · Wed Oct 25, 2006 10:57 am ATHLECTICS: MARATHON REALY !

I've seen 4x800m befroe but this ! wowzers !

From BBC SPORT

UK Athletics have announced the Great Britain and Northern Ireland teams for the Chiba Ekiden Relays on 23 November.
Jon Brown, Peter Riley and teenager Sian Edwards had already been selected for the men's and women's marathon races, which are split into six stages.

Jermaine Mays, Adam Bowden, Michael East, Phil Nicholls, Helen Clitheroe, Laura Kenney, Jenny Blizzard, Wendy Jones and Jo Wilkinson now join them.

Distance legend Liz McColgan and Mike Johnston will coach the teams in Japan.

Alan Storey, UK Athletics' senior performance manager for endurance events, said: ?Liz?s vast experience will certainly help the team.

"She is a very well respected figure in the athletics world, especially in Japan because of her endurance running exploits.

"The younger members of the team in particular will undoubtedly benefit from her presence.?

dayoff · Tue Oct 31, 2006 11:26 pm

Throb · Tue Oct 31, 2006 11:53 pm

Sounds like a marathon relay, you know like 4x 100 but like much longer !

Real pisser if you dropped the baton ! :lol:

Gavin · Wed Nov 01, 2006 1:40 am

There's something wrong with anyone who wants to run that far. It's not natural.

Peter Parka · Wed Nov 01, 2006 12:06 pm

Gavin wrote: There's something wrong with anyone who wants to run that far. It's not natural.

There's something wrong with me then, I used to be a 10K runner! :shock: :lol:

Rosler28 · Mon Nov 06, 2006 11:02 am

My personal marathon of 20 pints of Strongbow/Scrumpy Jack, half a dozen cheekies and a few Southern Comforts followed by a lamb phaal is far more enjoyable.

*drool*

Throb · Mon Nov 06, 2006 11:30 am

Platinum meddle for Rosler, what a true sporting superstar ! :D

Gavin · Mon Nov 06, 2006 7:26 pm

Now that's my kind of marathon Rosler, he says nursing his kidneys :lol: