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« Last post by SA Chris on Today at 11:27:49 am »
UKC Article references Melissa LN doing them too.
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« Last post by SA Chris on Today at 11:26:02 am »
That's interesting Chris, I wonder if it was just coincidence or it really works like that. Father in law got a ballot place first time by selecting the 'agree to donate your entry fee and get a better chance / free training top' option, though perhaps has a less common postcode too.
I'm in no hurry - I run quite a few long trail races and am not really motivated by a road marathon, but would like to do London just the once. I'll keep entering the ballot and when it eventually happens, that'll be the year and I'll put in a decent training effort.
Who knows? A friend in an even more obscure postcode has applied to the ballot every year for 10 years and not got in, maybe it's number of people living in that post code vs applications (speculating wildly). I was never really that keen either, and if it hadn't fallen on the day of my 50th i probably wouldn't have bothered, but partner said give it a go, you never know. I put in a block of fairly hard training, enough to be walking a fine line of being injured (ITB was really painful for last 3km), but it was a wonderful experience to do, and recommended. Never had the desire since to do another marathon though (might do another ultra though, a lot less stressful).
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« Last post by edshakey on Today at 11:20:46 am »
The club ballot system has got worse/harder recently, such that small clubs are put in a ballot to see if they even get one spot. I believe it used to be such that every club got at least one place, bigger getting more. So I'd agree, there's not likely to be a club where you'd easily get that place! However, it's still probably better odds than the public ballot - my club had two places available, and it distributes them randomly between interested members, and my chance in that was about twice as good as the public ballot. I'm in no hurry - I run quite a few long trail races and am not really motivated by a road marathon, but would like to do London just the once. I'll keep entering the ballot and when it eventually happens, that'll be the year and I'll put in a decent training effort.
Yep same, I probably won't do a different road marathon instead but I will enter London valor every year just in case I get lucky!
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« Last post by jwi on Today at 10:43:16 am »
Big Boss, Fourmi Rouge, Tristesse, Big Golden and Atresie has been called Le Big Five as long as I can remember at least. Melissa Le Nevé was probably the first woman to do them all (2015, but not in a day). Grimper Magazine reports that she did precisely these 5 in a day (they also source Janja's instagram story but the story has timed out, so I could not verify) and speculates that not many of her competitors would be able to do all five in a day because of the variety of styles.
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« Last post by lukeyboy on Today at 10:40:44 am »
That's interesting Chris, I wonder if it was just coincidence or it really works like that. Father in law got a ballot place first time by selecting the 'agree to donate your entry fee and get a better chance / free training top' option, though perhaps has a less common postcode too.
It feels like you'd be hard pushed to find a club which has allocated places but no-one interested. Certainly not the case with my local clubs!
I'm in no hurry - I run quite a few long trail races and am not really motivated by a road marathon, but would like to do London just the once. I'll keep entering the ballot and when it eventually happens, that'll be the year and I'll put in a decent training effort.
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« Last post by Stabbsy on Today at 10:13:49 am »
Bit OT but what is people's understanding of the big 5? BITD I always thought of the original big 4 as big boss, formis rouges, tristesse, and watchtower. That was then made 5 by the inclusion of atrésie. Looks like she did big golden rather than watchtower?
There's a list on UKC but that's from Remus and I don't know how recently that was put on
There's a section in Between the Trees where Ty does Big Boss, Big Golden, Formis Rouges and Tristesse (no footage of Atresie as it was too dark). I'd always based my understanding on that, although pretty sure I was aware of the big 4 before that. Maybe from the OTE guide, as that was all we had when I went the first time.
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« Last post by jwi on Today at 10:07:50 am »
[...], but for me it's interesting to see how incredibly capable she is on rock despite not really spending that much time outside relatively (witness her 2 8c os in a week a couple of years back).
Maybe after she wins the Olympics again she can look for a new challenge and we might find out what she can do outside if she really tries.
As I understand it she came fairly close to doing La Dura Dura before the fires. (Hearsay, sorry, not witnessed myself)
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« Last post by Tom de Gay on Today at 09:49:42 am »
According to scripture (OTE ’97 guide), Big Golden has always been one of Big Four. I guess the clue is in the name. Watchtower is a comparatively recent addition, sometime between ’97 and ’02. Also of note: 1991 Young and gifted David Rastouil just pips Jacky Godoffe to the post on the magnificent Rubis sur l'Ongle (or was it the ultra-discreet Antoine le Menestrel?) Just before leaving the area he manages Carnage, la Bérézina, la Balance, Infidele, Hypothese, Michel Ange, Big Boss, Fourmis Rouges, Tristesse and Big Golden all first try in the same session.
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« Last post by 205Chris on Today at 09:40:41 am »
Bit OT but what is people's understanding of the big 5? BITD I always thought of the original big 4 as big boss, formis rouges, tristesse, and watchtower. That was then made 5 by the inclusion of atrésie. Looks like she did big golden rather than watchtower?
There's a list on UKC but that's from Remus and I don't know how recently that was put on
I always had in my head it was Big Golden, not Watchtower. I don't know where the definitive origin of that belief came from though. Worth a watch if you've not seen it;
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« Last post by SA Chris on Today at 09:35:58 am »
Also, my first time I've been to Bradford since about the same time. Driving through will only give a superficial impression but it did not look in good shape  .
It didn't look great when i worked there in the late 90s, wonder how it looks now? Only time we ever went out there was to get a cheap curry. Challenge was to spend over a tenner and manage to eat it all.
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