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Fellow marathon bloggers: Michael Cox's post-jog blog
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Tuesday, 15 April 2008. Michael Cox's post-jog blog. Children's author Michael Cox donned the cape, mask and outfit of his new creation Johnny Catbiscuit to run the London Marathon in aid of the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association. He tells us how he got on. Just back from Londonland Marathon. Still feeling more or less OK, apart from having to walk downstairs backwards due to aching knees. A great run in all, taking a mere - but truly magnificent and fun-filled - six hours. How ever did I get here?
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Fellow marathon bloggers: Paul Gorman: My marathon effort
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Monday, 14 April 2008. Paul Gorman: My marathon effort. Capital One senior security consultant Paul Gorman, 37, from West Bridgford (pictured far right in group) was running for cerebral palsy charity Scope. The only way you could describe the day itself is amazing. There is a fantastic camaraderie between the runners. It was pretty emotional at times - particularly at the end when you are fighting back the tears because the atmosphere is so charged. After the race I am aching from the balls of my feet t...
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Fellow marathon bloggers: Loz Dace's marathon effort
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Tuesday, 15 April 2008. Loz Dace's marathon effort. University of Nottingham student Loz Dace ran the London Marathon for spinal cord injury charity Aspire after seeing a close friend paralysed from the neck down in a rugby accident. He tells us about the toughest run of his life. Preparation is key. This is the first and most important statement you hear when you have chosen to run a marathon. Secondly, have I done enough training runs leading up to this, I almost collapsed after my only 20 miler so whe...
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Fellow marathon bloggers: Richard Whitehead: My marathon effort
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Monday, 14 April 2008. Richard Whitehead: My marathon effort. Richard Whitehead from Colwick got plenty of support from the crowd as he embarked on his fourth marathon in six weeks. The 31-year-old – who runs with prosthetic limbs after being born without legs below the knee – has raised about £30,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support since 2006. On the morning of the marathon I was ready to rock and roll. I raced a lot over the past month but London was a race that I wanted to enjoy and do a great time!
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Fellow marathon bloggers: Johnny Catbiscuit gets ready for the marathon
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Friday, 11 April 2008. Johnny Catbiscuit gets ready for the marathon. Michael Cox will don the cape, mask and outfit of his new creation Johnny Catbiscuit to run the London Marathon in aid of the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association. He tells us about his preparations. One day 14 hours and 11 minutes to go to myattempt on the world marathon record (give or take the odd hour / month / year / decade). What is to be my motivation as I run? Mrs Catbiscuit and the rest of the Cox family are going to be at hom...
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Rob Parsons: A decent costume is a bear necessity
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Wednesday, 27 February 2008. A decent costume is a bear necessity. It's always nice to learn something new, even if that something means exposing yourself to humiliation. My lesson this week? Entertaining children isn't as easy as you would imagine. As part of Nottingham Castle's attempt to stage a world record gathering of Robin Hoods on March 8. I was invited to come and dress up as Robin Hood along with Heart 106 DJs Sam and Amy at Bluebell Hill Primary School in St Ann's. The result looked like somet...
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Rob Parsons: April 2008
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Sunday, 6 April 2008. Will I ever get my hands on Glastonbury tickets? Is anyone else out there in Glastonbury ticket-buying hell? I only ask as a little communal whingeing might make me feel better as I tear my hair out in pursuit of a pass to this year's festival. It's now getting on for midday on Sunday - for the last three hours I have been clicking my mouse and pressing redial on my phone to the point of repetitive strain injury. Things are not going well. How could this be? Essentially, this means ...
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paul hindle: October 2007
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Friday, 19 October 2007. Exasperated parent and Evening Post journalist Paul Hindle experienced the stage-managed world of WWE first hand in Nottingham last night. IT'S been a tough few months for the usually slick operation that is World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). In June wrestler Chris Benoit killed his wife and son before hanging himself. When his autopsy suggested he had been injecting steroids the shadow of drug abuse, never far away from professional wrestling, reared its ugly head again. A sha...
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Rob Parsons: Spoiling for a fight over housing plans
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Thursday, 7 February 2008. Spoiling for a fight over housing plans. Communities across Notts are up in arms at the possibility of housing development on green belt land in the county. At the first public meeting to protest the plans, Rob Parsons assessed the mood. It was standing room only at the Watnall Women's Institute building as the campaign against new houses gathered speed. But judging by the turnout at Saturday's meeting, few of them were assured by this. Locals have experience in this area. ...
