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That's fantastic! You guys were really good! Here's my band's facebook page:
We seem to have a lot in common - I'm 53, BTW. I just hope I can match that time you just put up. I will post after my race Sunday.
That's fantastic! You guys were really good! Here's my band's facebook page:
We seem to have a lot in common - I'm 53, BTW. I just hope I can match that time you just put up. I will post after my race Sunday.
Thanks man! You all are really good! Love the videos! I'm kinda jealous ... my first love is my tele, but I took to banjo pretty naturally, and that's what keeps me working...
Here's our FB page: https://www.facebook.com/goodn.greasy?fref=ts
I'm betting you'll kill it Sunday!
The Thompson Twins - I love it!!!! Ain't no mountains in Kansas....awesome! I was born in Manhattan and I have cousins in Augusta and Overland Park. (I ended up going to CU but most of my extended family went to K-State).
Others reading these posts are going to wonder what all this has to do with 3:45 marathons. I guess I'm going to have to prove on Sunday that it actually does.
BTW, is there an IM or email feature on this site?
Good luck on Sunday Pete, I think you're going to PR huge. Good luck to DTF and sbpbrent as well, so many races this weekend it's hard to keep up.
I picked up my race package tonight, for the Rubber Ducky half on Sunday. I guess it's called that because it usually rains, and it's on trails. Supposed to be 16c (60ish) and sunny, well hopefully a little cooler at 9am. I did an 8km (5mi) with 6x100m strides tonight. Felt pretty good, I think I'll only do 5km slow tomorrow, better to err on the low side.
Good luck in the Half Drock! Maybe you get a rubber ducky at the finish?
Brent, this has a lot to do with a 3:45 marathon, as playing 4 hours in a bar late at night is good cross training... and yes, I do use Bloks at long gigs sometime! I used to live in Augusta! I think the IM feature here is called "Dialogs".
I've got an outdoor festival gig today, so I'm going to concentrate on that, and make today my day off for the week.
Tomorrow is a big day for a lot of you! GOOD LUCK and have fun!
Once again, good luck to everyone racing this weekend. Trust your training and when in doubt, slow down!
Ran my last run of the Hanson training plan this morning, a quick and easy 3 miler. After the run I had a blueberry pancake breakfast and headed down to the expo at the YMCA. The place was alive with energy and eager runners to have tomorrow morning be here NOW! I ran into some online friends via Twitter that live within 10 miles of me, but we have never meet. Great to see them and chat for a bit. I got me packet and went over to the pacer tables and chatted with them. Sure does sound like going out with the GW group will be a good idea. GW time is 3:42 and they will nail it, there is like 6 pacers for that group, one of them will hit the target on the nose. Anyway, the group will be idea for me so I can hang with them and if I feel good around 18-20, drop the hammer and head into sub-3:40 land. Forecast is looking great: start temp around 40 and only getting to 50 by noon. Rain/sprinkles should stop around start time and stay mostly-partly cloud the day.
Thanks again for all the support, advice, and inspirations over the summer. I will report back in the afternoon tomorrow!
Thanks, and nail it Kevin! Sounds like your conditions are great. Best of luck to you!
Brent, this has a lot to do with a 3:45 marathon, as playing 4 hours in a bar late at night is good cross training... and yes, I do use Bloks at long gigs sometime!
Thanks Dean! I have my eye on Abilene next year and I will be interested in your thoughts on that race.........
But first, there's this little matter of the Denver RnR tomorrow. This is my 7th marathon and it's going to be the first where I get to sleep in my own bed the night before. The weather looks a little cool at the start which I will like. I will post sometime tomorrow.
Good luck to all the racers tomorrow!
Have a great race sbpbrent!
Just checking in to wish everyone a great race tomorrow!
Brent, Abilene is going to be my next marathon! I did it this spring and loved it. The only negative is that it's the half marathon course twice... you actually cross the finish line, and the half runners are done, and the full runners keep going for lap #2. Mile 14 it pretty tough mentally, but once you get back out of town, you settle right back into it. It's very flat, but not as flat as Prairie Fire. But miles 23-25 are all downhill and 26 is flat. The town support is second to none, and I've never ran a marathon with more aid stations. If it's cool and not windy, It's a super PR or BQ course. However, being out in the country, if it's windy it can be a lot tougher.
It was a day off for me! Music, greasy double hamburger and fries, chocolate shake and laziness.
Can't wait for tomorrow's reports to start coming in!
Good luck to all running tmrw I hope u get so sleep tonight.
me...off today and freaky 5k tmrw and the my last 20 miler this week will hit 54ish then taper time.
Gonna be a chilly race in Columbus tomorrow!
Sorry this is so late but:
GOOD LUCK Kevin, Pete, TigerFan, John, Brent, JAR!!
TigerFan-hope you kick butt today to make up for the Tiger loss last night
Drock-Good Luck on your 1/2 today!
SS-quad is feeling much better, thanks for asking. still feeling a little "something" going on, almost like a slight weakness?? finishing up a 38 mile week (24 & 23 the previous 2 weeks) may be pushing it a little, but my body (&my mind for sure)seems to crave around that amount.
By the way-I sure love seeing all the "chatter" about Hanson's here
We'll done Kevin! Looking forward to the full report.
Kevin - great race. Looking forward to the RR
Hope all the rest are doing well ......finishing or have finished. I am doing something wrong with tracking you Pete, I cant seem to find your time.
Will keep on checking in
finished....tale of 2 halfs. strange experience. I'm contemplating writing a report but I was humbled by the experience and my time is not what I wanted it to be. Hardest thing i've ever done in my life, that is for sure. But, I am now a marathon finisher, so there's that.
Way to finish John! And nice job Kevin! Negative split is impressive! Looking forward to hearing more! I was tracking Brent, but I won't spoil his report!
I went out for a easy 4 miles with 10 mile bike ride today. So post marathon week 1 is in the books with 11 run miles and 60 bike miles. I feel great, and ready to start getting back into it in a couple weeks.
Just got home: 3:44:20 Boom! 54min PR. Ran a 6min positive split, slowed a bit on the back half. Will have a full report soon. Thanks again for all support, advice, and kudos all summer. Looking forward to see what I do next.
Great job Kevin, looking forward to the report also.
Way to go Kevin and Pete! Great job guys. The damage with me officially was 3:46:53. That is a PR by 11:06. I'll write it up after I warm up a bit. It really got cold and windy about Mile 17.
Thanks for all the words of encouragement and great racing everybody!!!
Way to go Pete and Brent!!! PR City!!!
Congrats Kevin, Brent, Pete and John.
John - I had a disappointing first marathon as well, and it was the hardest thing I've ever done.
Pete - that must feel so good, huge PR!
Kevin - that's a good first marathon, your training really paid off.
me - Ran the Rubber Ducky Half today, 2x around Burnaby Lake, went out a little fast, and faded at the end, finished around 1:46:30, don't have my chip time yet. I ran a good pace for the first 10k, under 5:00/km, my Garmin wasn't syncing at all with the distance markers, so was a little difficult to guage speed. Was following a couple people for the first 10k, and the pace was almost perfect. Started fading around km 13. A guy passed me here, and I thought I'd never see him again, passed him at km 19. I took a gel at km 14 and got my energy back a little. Was cramping a little in my calf, didn't help that this puppy kept running in front of me, so I had to swerve around him a few times. Felt the cramp a bit going up some stairs at the bridge too. Around 15km the group that I was running with, and a couple I had passed, passed me. I think they were about a minute ahead of me by the end.
It was a good test of 4:50/km pace, which I think is slightly too fast for me. That's what McMillan says I should be able to do based on my 10k race results. I think my endurance falls off pretty quickly, so probably going to go for more of a 3:50-3:55 for my marathon.
Hey, I must have been one of those 55.
Congrats to you and Pete for meeting your goal. And congrats to John for completing your first.
Although I PR'ed and got sub-4 (barely at 3:59:13), I am pretty disappointed that I was 14 minutes over my goal (not coincidentally, a 14 min positive split). After following the 3:45 pacer, things went downhill at mile 18. I thought I was well prepared, so guess I will have to think about whether I made a mistake during the race, or that was I not prepared as I thought.
This is my RR for the Denver RnR Marathon. I haven't written one of these before, so I am kind of winging it. The Garmin split times are:
1 1 mi 8:25.16 8:25.16 8:26
2 1 mi 8:19.78 16:44.94 8:20
3 1 mi 8:31.79 25:16.73 8:32
4 1 mi 8:45.71 34:02. 44 8:46
5 1 mi 8:41.23 42:43.67 8:42
6 1 mi 8:28.87 51:12.54 8:29
7 1 mi 8:18.94 59:31.48 8:19
8 1 mi 8:28.03 1:07:59.51 8:29
9 1 mi 8:21.04 1:16:20.55 8:22
10 1 mi 8:37.68 1:24:58.23 8:38
11 1 mi 8:37.85 1:33:36.08 8:38
12 1 mi 8:20.58 1:41:56.66 8:21
13 1 mi 8:24.61 1:50:21.27 8:25
14 1 mi 8:13.71 1:58:34.98 8:14
15 1 mi 8:36.16 2:07:11.14 8:37
16 1 mi 8:33.49 2:15:44.63 8:34
17 1 mi 8:39.42 2:24:24.05 8:40
18 1 mi 8:54.31 2:33:18.36 8:55
19 1 mi 9:05.20 2:42:23.56 9:06
20 1 mi 9:13.80 2:51:37.36 9:14
21 1 mi 9:17.03 3:00:54.39 9:18
22 1 mi 8:57.87 3:09:52.26 8:58
23 1 mi 8:51.12 3:18:43.38 8:52
24 1 mi 8:58.40 3:27:41.78 8:59
25 1 mi 8:48.10 3:36:29.88 8:49
26 1 mi 9:01.94 3:45:31.82 9:02
27 0.19 mi 1:28.41 3:47:00.23 7:46
Garmin Time: 3:47:00
Official Time: 3:46:53 [New PR – Previous Best: 3:57:59 Mt. Sneffels Marathon 2013]
1st half time: 1:50:54
2nd half time: 1:55:59
These are my (subjective) ratings based on 7 marathons on 6 courses:
Course Layout: ***1/2 Amazing: *****
Racing Layout: ** Very Good: ****
Exposition: ***** Good: ***
Crowds: **** Just OK: **
Atmosphere: **** NFG: *
As I write this, I'm neither disappointed by falling short of 3:45 nor happy about my PR. I'm absolutely amazed I even completed this race. I had all kinds of problems. At the expo. I asked if I was in the right corral for the 3:45 pace group. One guy (who obviously wasn't a runner) was saying something about a van that picks up runners if they fall too far behind the maximum finish. A girl next to him said I would be close enough.
As it turned out. I was a couple corrals back, but that wasn't the big problem. The big problem was they had a lot of runners in the wrong corrals at the start. In addition, they started the 1/2M the 3.7 mile "mini-marathon" at the same time as the marathon, so I was moving laterally as much as I was moving ahead to get around a lot of slow traffic. That caused my old groin muscle injury from last year to flare up again.
I must have overcompensated for it, because after that, my calf started to ache. I swallowed Gatorade from what was supposed to be a water cup, and then my stomach started feeling like I was going to barf. (Gatorade usually bothers my stomach). As I felt increasingly worse, I began to fear the GI issue that every runner dreads (the big "D"). All this happened by Mile 8. If this had been a long run, I would have just shut it down and lived to fight another day. I was wondering how I was going to explain a DNF on my first RR here. I didn't think there was any possible way I was going to finish. I just kept trying to run.
At about Mile 17, the race goes through Denver's Washington Park where it circles two miles around some large ponds. That's when the cold front that had been forecast showed up. The cold wind was made colder blowing over the ponds and my hands were starting to go numb. I don't know how I made it to Mile 22, but when I did, I felt a little better. I remember thinking that the last 4.2 miles couldn't possibly make me feel any worse than the first 22. I think I've read that after 22 miles, your body runs on stored body fat. That may be why I felt better. My body wasn't trying to do any more with the Gatorade at that point.
I really can't believe I finished that race. I just hope the rest of today's racers had a better run than I had. I am going to sit in bed and watch football. Have a great week, everybody!
Awesome job Pete huge PR !!!
john you are a marathoner GREAT JOB!!!
brent nice marathon and splits
just another runner way to go great marathon !!!
me... Did 5k local took 3rd overall now back up to 50 + miles for the week then taper time.
again great races everyone
Exciting Sunday!!!!
Pete - awesome PR. Looking forward to the RR
JohninC - congrats marathoner
JAR - nice run, well done
SBP - wow. Big PR with all those challenges
Kevin - congrats again
Drock ....bathing with your rubber ducky?
Run for 1 - great AG place
Well done all - making me excited and nervous at the same time
John, the best part of having really trashy races, is that the next one is always really good.
Drock, very respectable half, and way to take home the hardware RF1!!!
Damn Brent... when I was reading your FB updates, I had no idea you were running the Denver race from hell! Man, that's one heck of a way to pull it out, and still PR. One of the reasons I really enjoyed Abilene (and am going back) was the at there are less than 200 full marathon runners and there was none of the big city confusions. Really nice job of pulling out a real mess of a day!
JAR- WAY TO GO!!! Finisher, sub 4, and PR is one awesome day!
Pete - nice job - wow ! what a great PR !!!!
I did 3:57 today at my race, a PR by ~ 9 minutes and couldn't be more pleased ! I ran my first negative split and didn't know it until after the race ! (I ended up running the tunnel on mile 8 slow due to lack of GPS signal and ran 13-26 at GMP)
I have my draft race review here - it's kind of detailed and can be found on the link, so I may post a shorter one on here later but can be found here for now - wanted to get some draft notes on paper before I forget http://davesdigitaldestinations.blogspot.com/
You wouldn't believe all the mental tricks had to do today after mile 13 to hit my pace. Maybe you've had the same thing happen. I used thoughts of my HM tune up race in Sept to help guide me and other tricks
Honky - I decided to put more shot bloks in my belt this year (relied less on them during training so it was a risk on race day) but alternated GU's and Clif shot bloks during the race and it really helped keep my stomach calm this year !
Thanks everyone for your help and support for my goal !
Great race DTF!!! And I loved your race report! Kind of cool running "under water"!!! Nice pacing, way to keep it solid early, and very nice rally at the end! Congratulations on your PR! I'm glad the Shot Bloks worked out for you!
I'm mostly back on the horse with a 37.5 mile (60.4 km) week:
Monday - 4.0 miles (6.4 km) at 8:09/mile (5:04/km)
Tuesday - 5.2 miles (8.3 km) at 8:52/mile (5:31/km)
Wednesday - 6.1 miles (9.8 km) at 8:43/mile (5:25/km)
Thursday - 5.4 miles (8.7 km) at 8:44/mile (5:26/km)
Friday - rest
Saturday - 4.9 miles (7.9 km) at 8:57/mile (5:34/km)
Sunday - 11.9 miles (19.1 km) at 8:17/mile (5:09/km)
To clarify, the MCM is October 27 and it's on! I'm still not completely sure that I'm doing it. I have this mental pro-con list in my head. Pros: One of the country's most-talked about marathons, it would be my first big marathon (30k runners), I'm already registered and it's going to be harder to get into in subsequent years with a lottery system, and I'm a townie so I don't have travel expenses. Cons: It starts five minutes short of three weeks after the start of the Twin Cities Marathon, don't want to tempt fate, and I don't want to be discouraged if I get excited and start racing it and run slower than my TCM time. To be honest, though, I keep going back to the fact that Semper Fudge and Honky ran practice marathons as part of their training cycles. Is it crazy to just go out and run 26.2 miles just for fun without a time goal in mind? I'm not sure.
The number of people who raced their marathons recently is so large, I'll probably miss some people. But great job DTF, brent, John, JAR, Pete, and Kevin!!! Your PRs and races are inspiring! DTF... Way to gut it out after mile 13 to stay on pace! Brent... I'm sorry that people brought some negative energy to the party. Marathons are supposed to be a celebration of months/years of effort. JAR... Don't be too discouraged; getting under four hours is an accomplishment by itself! Pete... When I improved my PR by 43 minutes, I was pretty sure that I'd hold the dubious distinction of "most improved" this year but congratulations on crushing your PR by over 50 minutes! That's incredible!!! Kevin... Negative splitting in a marathon is sort of like in the land of unicorns and leprechauns. Nice job!
Drock... Great job on your half! I love that the name of that race!
CT, if you've already paid, for goodness sakes get out there and run! . And I would be more impressed if you write a race report about helping pace a 4:30 first timer, that you met at the starting line, to their goal... than I would about reading how you got hurt trying to PR. Run easy and have fun and encourage the runners around you.
I hope all yesterday's runners are feeling ok today! Remember, going down the steps backwards is a lot easier than forewords!
Brent - Nice race and I completely agree with you about the corrals. Nothing more annoying starting at the 4:00hr pacer or 3:50hr pacer and coming across Run / Walkers at mile 2 or 3. Please people! Lol!
DTF - Sub 4:00hrs! Even though you haven't been hyper active here, I feel like we go back 2-3 years before RWOL crashed. Way to slay the 4:00hr mark and if you plan to keep running everything just becomes easier. Well not easier by 'definition' but you've gotten that Monkey off your back now!
Pete - Brother from another Mother! I am dang happy you did it! I'll have to read your RR, but it appears you ran a very wise and thoughtful race! You know part of me believes my deathmarch set you up for success You know I'm kidding right buddy!!!! (sorta kidding )
Me - I've got a couple runs left! 5 Days until Monster Dash Half! Largest Half Marathon in Minnesota so it'll be a blast. Can't decide if I'm recovered enough for a 1:35hr attempt or maybe plan on 1:37hr pace from the go and see if I can kick it down deeper in the race. Haven't decided yet.
I haven't checked in in a while but I will be at the MCM on Sunday and I am looking forward to it. Over the past few weeks, I ran two HMs and set PRs in both, first at 1:40:15 and then a couple weeks later at 1:38:12. I've done a few long runs since the start of September at 18 miles or more and have felt strong for each of them, including a 22 miler at an 8:01/mile pace.
I've signed up to run with the 3:45 pace group in the MCM but have been seriously considering aiming for the 3:35 group instead. Am I crazy? My other idea is stick with the 3:45 group and try to really push myself for the final 10k. However, if I were to go that route, I could easily see myself overdoing it and hitting a wall about a mile or two into that final stretch.
I'm looking forward to DC... such a great town!
And DTF - I liked your full race review for Detroit. I haven't run that race in a few years but I'm planning to do so again next year. I was tempted to register for the half about a month ago and just do it nice and slow and use it as an opportunity to take cheesy pictures on top of the bridge but by the time I actually got around to doing so it was sold out.
just coming back to say congrats again to all the marathoners from yesterday!!
DTF - awesome RR
Pete ....where is your RR??
Dreamn - 27 days........
run well all
Hi all, here is the race report from the 10th edition of the PEI Marathon. Sorry for the length.
Awoke at 5:45 a.m. for 8 a.m. start, got ready and was not thinking much as everything was laid out the previous night. Got dressed quickly, said goodbye to my wife, who was running the half and off I went. It is a point to point race, so we were transported by a bus convoy, that was leaving at 7 a.m. to the start line.
The rest of the races, including my wife's half were looped courses, starting and finishing near the marathon finish line.
As it was, nerves meant I was one of the first in the general finish area and saw the crew assembling staging, etc for the race. Saw the temp at 7C. It eventually hit 14C. I got a bagel, drank water I took with me, and was walking near a hotel when I spotted a friend of my wife's friends, who was aiming for her BQ (she needed to shave two minutes, which she did by running 3:48). I said hi, sat for a few minutes but realized I forgot my Garmin at hotel (within walking distance). Not a good sign I thought.
After retrieving it, I then walked with a veteran racer down toward the bus convoy, almost getting clipped by a car as I was totally distracted. Another bad sign. I asked the woman, who had completed the PEI route many times as well as others, what her impressions were compared to others and what stuck out was this response. "Oh, it's a hard course."
So despite the minor Garmin hiccup, the timing was all good. I went to the washroom, boarded one of 5 buses and off we went.
One organizer welcomed us and asked if we were ready and the response from someone behind me was "Oh my God."
Took about 30 minutes to get there and – my only concern – was there was a 25-minute line for the five bathroom stalls for the men. Similar lines for women.
10 minutes before for the start, I was still in line but it all worked out. While waiting, had a gel and applied body glide. Very necessary in the past I have learned.
The game plan was to go conservative, try to ensure a sub-4 and anything else would bonus. Sticking in my head was advice from this forum, particularly from Honky and others - 'Go easy for 22 miles and then evaluate'.
I aligned with the 4-hr pacebunny after the scrambled beginnings and tried to stick with her but early on, I was not comfortable with the pacing of the 10 and 1, so I went on my own, pretty much.
Reasonably small field of 300.
The highlights: 3:55.16, PB by 18 minutes. Gun time: 3:55:37. First half gun time of 1:58:28; Second half gun time, 1:57.09. Was in 147th place at the half, 107th place overall.
Final KM was 5:10. Garmin measured course at 42:26. Final .26km, I hit 3:30 pace in my sprint. I had a lot left at the end.
31 of 42.26 kms were paced between 5:30 and 5:41, just two were above and eight were between 5:20-5:29.
Quick break of the splits
1-10km approx 56:04 (5:41, 5:26, 5:33, 5:39, 5:35, (gel at 6.5) 5:39, 5:40, 5:37, 5:36, 5:36)
Flat section along beach, wind can be a factor, not Sunday. Took 3-4 km to warm up and there was a hint of potential GI problems – this was a factor for first 30 km but I never did have to duck off course! A few minor hills, settled in after 5 km and had a decent rhythm. Slightly cloudy conditions but sun was breaking through for some great scenery.
10-20 km approx 56:03 (5:36, 5:37, 5:37, 5:32, 5:29 (gel at 15km), 5:38; 5:40, 5:36, 5;37, 5:39).
Still on the paved road section, more gorgeous views. It was very twisting and turning but I felt comfortable throughout. Chatted up one runner from area I used to live, and really, the good thing through this mostly flat but with a few hills section was my comfort level. I kept telling myself not to bank time. First marathon bonking memories were still fresh and I did not want to experience that again. Of note, not a lot of spectators but since there was a relay component to the race, at every changeover point, there was a lot of energy and people. Some stops featured bagpipers, others had a DJ rocking the tunes! There was always a surge in pace in these areas.
21-30 km approx 55:27 (5:28 (gel at 21k), 5:35, 5:36, 5:29, 5;33, 5:29, 5:30, 5;35 (gel at 28 km), 5;38, 5:29). The halfway point, we hit the trails and it was a gorgeous run as the leaves were colourful and the winds still had not arrived. The potential GI issues were creeping back but again, it did not materialize. I did run with one lady for at 8-10 km in one of those unspoken, 'let's run together' kind of ways. Turns out she finished in 3:58:xx and qualified for Boston. Very nice. After I got to 25km, my inner coach had arrived, 'you worked for this, stay focused, stay patient.'
One great sign that was posted in this section of the course said "Trust Your Training." The timing was perfect.
31-40 km approx 56:00 (5:34, 5:33, 5:40, 5:33, 5:32 (gel at 35.5), 5:29, 5:34, 5:31, 5:45, 5:44).
The trail ended at approx 33 or 34 km and then it was time for the signature three-hill segment of the course, from 36-40 km marks. Prior to getting there, the head wind picked up (I am guessing 15-20 km per hr). Also, part of that segment, the route went through a cemetery (to which I told volunteers, that was not a good omen LOL). The first of the hills seemed like 400-500 metres and I managed to keep pace. That was followed by a long stretch of 1.2 km, which also featured growing crowd numbers. At 38 km, came the toughest hill in my opinion, approx 500 metres with a steep section in the middle. The winds were noticeable but going up those hills was as much self coaching I have ever done – telling myself I was not about to blow the training plan now.
After the second hill, there was about a 750m straightaway and downhill section before the third and final hill ended essentially at the 40 km mark. I slowed but not by much as evidenced by the 5:45, 5:44 times above. I was in great shape, feeling good with a hint of emotion creeping in for the first time. I was at 3:43:40 and I was going to hit my goal.
Or so I thought:
41-Finish approx 11:40 (5:26, 5:10, 4:13)
Just after the hills ended, two photographers were snapping photos, I assume for marathonphotos.com. I was really pleased and mugged for the first and just as I was set to mug for the second, I felt a pull in my right calf. It scared the crap out of me. I took two steps, fearing the worst. Thankfully, mercifully, it went away - no tear or pull, just a shock to the cardio system!
"No celebrating yet,'' I scolded myself.
Of note, once the trails ended, we were running with the half marathoners and it providing a great opportunity to pass. I think I passed 55 in the final 10 km and was only passed by three. One of those walked up the hills and then sprinted past me on the downhills – three times and after my leg pull, she was about 75 metres ahead in the final stage. Once I recovered from the scare and felt good, I used her as a gauge to try and pass in the home stretch. Little did I know how much I had left and I was flying when I crossed the finish line. It was a powerful feeling.
Chip time 3:55:16; Gun time, 3:55.37.
24 hours later, after visiting family, a longer than normal 5-hr drive home and general lazing around, my thighs are super tight and I have slight ache in my right foot and knee. But I am much farther ahead in recovery already than the first one.
So thanks to Pfitzner's plan (and the advice and content of this board), I hit the goal. Maybe 3:45 is out there. For now though, I am quite satisfied.
KevinQ - great race report!
Solid race - great control. That's the kind of race I dream about, so thanks for the inspiration!
Kevin- nice even splits. great job!
Brent- very nice PR!
John- good job finishing, marathons are just a special thing. My first was incredibly difficult and I was pretty sure I would be one and done, but I keep coming back..
Drock- a puppy? How distracting! Nice finish despite the dog!
Cook- MCM was my first marathon and despite my run being awful (4:50... so much pain...), the course is ridiculous and the huge marathon atmosphere is something I'll never forget. There are so many Marines around and lots of inspiring runners who are running for POWs, etc. If you're up for it, I say do it for "fun"!
Me- I signed up for the NCR Trail Marathon in middle-of-nowhere Maryland. Nov 30. just under 6 weeks to get 3 minutes faster.
Great RR I really enjoyed reading it and it gives me hope for my first to just trust all the training. WELL DONE
Good luck on shaving off the 3 YOU CAN DO IT
runawaylaurel - Good luck with the NCR! I know you can do it.
Kevin - Great RR and congrats again on hitting your goal. You ran a great race and stuck to your plan pretty well I think.
Sunday - It is coming at the bottom link here!
Semper - Wow a 22 miler at 8:01/m that is flying along! If you think you can even split the 3:35 that might be the route to go. But I guess it depends on what you would go for running with the 3:45 and pushing hard at the end (around 22m?) I don't think you could get to 3:35 at that point.
Mac - You are the man! How have your runs lately been feeling? That is a tough call on a 2 min difference for goals. I sure did take part of your advice on race day, but I still went out to fast...but I recovered somehow to have a good race.
Honky - I am actually moving around and going down stairs forward somewhat ok...did I just sandbag my race???
DTF - Man great job on the PR and sub-4! I remember us chatting on the forums a couple of years ago about going sub-4. LOL on the smells of the tunnel, even outdoors in GR it was bad at times! You did an awesome job battling the negative thoughts and an area I plan to work on. You gave me some great ideas in this area. Also, the signs were great, I saw a few of the "you run better than the government" over here in GR. Again well done on a 3yr journey to your goal!
Me - Resting and relaxing today. My legs are sore and walking is better than expected. The worst part right now is the horrible chaffing from the arm warmers still! I did finish up my RR and it is at the link below. Besides taking some time off right now to recover, I am already starting to think about spring races and getting faster! I really want a BQ now! But boy is that going to be a lot of work. Thanks again for all the support and fun times here. I plan on sticking around for a while!
A little long, my apologies.
October 20, 2013
Traffic was a nightmare and we all worried we'd make it in time to gear check, get in our corrals, and get our bowels moved in time for the race. To make many small stories short, we did. And the race started on time and we were off in the chilly morning air along with 19,000 other people.
Miles 1-15
This part of the race seemed to fly by. Probably because it was indeed flying. My time at the half was 1:50:45, an average pace of about 8:27 per mile, or far too fast. I think part of the problem was running along with the half marathoners. I got caught up in the pace, felt very good, and just let myself really go. My brother and friend were also right there with me, so I think I assumed that I could keep up at least something similar for the rest of the race. The weather was crisp, the crowds were pretty loud and encouraging, the bands along the way were fun, and things seemed to be going well. I knew I was going too fast though. I didn't listen to my instincts.
Miles 16-26
I hit the wall not too long after mile 16. Initially I could feel my calves tightening up. This was an odd sensation because my muscles have almost never tightened up, especially not like this. I could almost sense the oncoming difficulty. I could tell that the lactic acid was building up. It was very frustrating because I have run past 16 miles probably 10 times before, all with no difficulty at all. At this point I was a little behind my friends and was trying to keep them in view. The lactic acid buildup was slowing me down a lot but I was still moving.
I don't remember exactly where the cramping started, but when it hit, it hit hard. I have never really experienced cramping in any fashion, much less in my legs while running. I think what happened was when I went to speed up a little bit, and either got a cramp in my quad or in my hamstring or in my calves, or all at the same time. Either way they almost knocked me off my feet. My pace immediately dropped and I began my 8 mile hobble mixed with walking and massaging/stretching.
The muscle cramps were with me the rest of the way. I had to alter my running motion to minimize the possibility of major cramps crippling me. Every few minutes I would stop for a few seconds to try to stretch or massage my legs. After a while I realized this didn't help.
All the while this was going on, I was realizing that my pace was falling dramatically behind where I wanted to be, and my friends were far up ahead. I began to get very discouraged. The distance I still had to go seemed beyond daunting. I wanted to simply give up and walk the rest of the way. Just moving at all was a struggle.
It was all I could do to put one foot in front of the other. Every step hurt. My back pain was rivaling my leg pain at this point. Every step felt like I had a broken foot, especially my left foot. I suspected that I was getting blisters, but the pain wasn't severe enough to really warrant attention. My head was pounding as well.
I began to walk before every aid station, take a drink of water and/or Gatorade, sometimes both. The walk breaks got longer the further I went. Every time I walked, I tried to remember that the pain seemed to be just as bad if I was hobbling or if I was walking. All I wanted to do at this point was to be done with the race, so I tried to use that as motivation as well. The sooner I get this thing over with the sooner I can be NOT running and eating/drinking something.
Slowly, somehow, the miles dragged by. It was a sad combination of hobbling/walking/limping/ and hoping for some relief from the cramping. Every time I tried to really "run" at all, the cramps would hit hard. They kept my pace in the 9s at my absolute fastest, but most of the time far slower. I was passed by hundreds of people, but what felt like every pace team in the entire race.
The texts from my wife and friends were coming in now, they must have sensed my struggles. The supporters and crowd were great, but I don't think they really helped much. I knew what I had to do, and that was just keep going, no matter what the pain was.
Eventually I got to mile 25, and did my best attempt to hit the 4 hr mark, but it was not to be. I was passed by the 4 hr pace team (even though I don't believe they made it in under 4 either). I was able to at least hobble to a reasonable pace that last half mile, although it was agonizing.
My finish was the opposite of how I thought it would be. I know I had friends watching, but I felt alone, like I failed, and miserable. I didn't want to talk to anyone. I was very emotional, which is completely unlike me.
I am starting to feel better about finishing, but I still feel like I did so many things wrong and blew my chance of meeting almost all but the smallest of my goals. It was a very humbling experience for me. I was broken out on that course. Were my expectations too high? In hindsight, probably. I would do many things differently. Will I run another marathon? My initial instinct was "absolutely not". However, I will see how I feel in a few weeks. I really do not like the idea of my only marathon being 4:02. I may have to fix the mistakes I made and attempt another one in the next year or so. It was by far the hardest thing I have ever done at least physically and maybe mentally too.
Splits (according to Runkeeper, which may be off slightly since it said I ran 26.66 miles)
Last .2 - 9:32
Now, on to the next major challenge in my life: Fatherhood.


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I have seen some rumblings on other boards about KG being up for trade. One stronger one floating around was with the Clips --> KG for Brand and Maggette (with filler on whichever side is needed). Some say Minnesota problems would have to be included (Cassell or Hudson, etc.) which I can understand.
Anyway, what about a trade with the Pacers? Given the histroy between the two GMs I would think they are on talking terms at least (as opposed to say oh, NY).
I think it is obvious this would require the big one, IE O'neal. But interesting enough the following works:
Indiana sends:
Jermaine O'neal
Scott Pollard (Expiring contract)
Minnesota sends:
Troy Hudson
Would they do it? Would we do it? What would have to be added to make it work?


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West Mountains (ID) > Snowbank Mountain > Climber's Log
Snowbank Mountain Climber's Log
[ Sign the Climber's Log ]
|Short Hike
Date Climbed: Aug 19, 2017
|Short Hike from the west summit just to make it legit and self-propelled.
|Posted Aug 19, 2017 10:47 pm
|Labor Day
Date Climbed: Sep 1, 2014
|Drove up the road on Labor Day. What a great view!
|Posted Sep 2, 2014 3:38 pm
Date Climbed: Aug 18, 2013
|Not sure I should sign this since I drove but the road was just too nice to want to hike it. Nice views. I used my hiking time to climb Tripod (and also Granite)
|Posted Aug 22, 2013 10:43 am
|Super Dave
|Willow Creek & Collier
Date Climbed: Dec 6, 2010
|BIG snowshoe day up Willow Creek, over Collier Peak, then up through the clouds to Snowbank. Wouldn't have made it without the Platt brothers breaking trail! Here's a trip report with photos.
|Posted Dec 16, 2010 1:50 am
|The whole, entire enchilada
Date Climbed: Dec 6, 2010
|Although you can drive to the top in the summer, we snowshoed up from the valley floor. Our route went from the West Mountain Road, up Willow Creek, over Collier Peak, and eventually made it to the radio towers. Deep, heavy snow made for lots of work. Thanks for breaking trail tplattski.
Trip report
|Posted Dec 6, 2010 10:43 pm
Date Climbed: Oct 15, 2007
|Map and pictures at http://www.willhiteweb.com/idaho_climbing/snowbank_mountain/road_171.htm
|Posted Jul 2, 2010 5:15 pm
|On the way to Gem Cohp
Date Climbed: Jun 27, 2004
|Bob Bolton and I visited this peak prior to going over to do the county highpoint of Gem county. You can see the cohp from Snowbank mtn and could easily do a cross country walk over to it, which would be preferable to the convoluted and confusing drive we had to make to make our way over to where it was a five mile hike. I'll post some pics.
|Posted Jun 8, 2008 8:12 pm
|Nice Drive
Date Climbed: Jun 7, 2008
|Nice drive. ! took my wife so I had to do something she'd enjoy too. There was still a LOT of snow near the to! There were still people snowmobiling and snowboarding in June!
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...one of the options being considered for replacing kickoffs entails giving the ball to the team that would have been kicking off at its own 30, automatically facing a fourth down and 15 yards to go. The team can then choose to punt or go for it, via fake punt or otherwise.
In other words, the kickoff would be replaced with the punt, and the onside kick would be replaced with a fourth-down conversion attempt (deep in your own territory).
It's kind of funny that when they moved the kickoffs up before last year, Bill Belichick said the league might just look into eliminating the kickoff return, since with better kickers these days, and moving up the kickoff, it has become a non-play. I think Goodell at the time came out and said that, on the contrary, there was no thoughts about eliminating the kickoff return. Now a year and a half later he is saying something else!
Punting from the 30, you'd expect 40 yards net, so the opposition would on average get it at their 30, better position than they get now.
This seems kind of gimmicky to me... are punt returns really THAT much safer than kickoff returns that we have to change the essence of the game?
It's like college overtime rules, which just isn't really football, or how the game is normally played. Neither is a contrived 4th-and-15.


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I know they had a discussion about this on the keeper league, but I thought I'd bring it up again for the ABA.
I don't like the daily scoring. We essentially don't have a bench, because most days you just play every guy thats playing. I don't like the fact that the 12th men on our teams are having an impact on the game, I want to be able to keep a project on the bench without him negatively impacting me.
What's more, there's more strategy when you set the line-ups once a week. The current line-up is tedious, every day I just go to the site and have to put in everyone that's playing. Every once in a while you have to make a decision, but its not nearly the strategy that goes into checking how many games a player has this week and whether they're playing New York or San Antonion, and thus projecting how well they may do that week.
Is it too late to change this? I know, I know, should have brought this up earlier, but my only fantasy experience is with sports.ws, which didn't have these daily line-up changes.


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I decided on a laptop that I wanted from the PC World website, but unfortunately it was out of stock for home delivery. It did show as being available for store pick-up, but when I entered my postcode it wasn't available in any store near me. It suggested that I enter another postcode. Deciding to playing this odd game, I entered postcodes for several cities nearby, but none had the laptop I wanted. After waiting a week I contacted PC World to ask whether they were expecting any more stock, or if they could post the model I wanted from a store to my address. The reply stated that they were expecting more in, but didn't know when. How can a store not know when they'll get more of a particular laptop in? It's not a cheap bit of kit, you'd think there would be a system for this.
Anyway, I decided to try my luck in store. I asked again how I could get hold of the laptop that I wanted, and was told that they get deliveries every Monday. Would their next delivery include the laptop I wanted? Didn't know. Could they order it? No.
A week later, I emailed again. I was told that the laptop hadn't been discontinued so they were expecting to get more in, they didn't know when. What kind of stock control system is this?! The next day I checked online and found that the page for the model I wanted had been taken off the website and I just got a "product unavailable" message. I decided to give up and order the same model in a different colour. It was in stock at my local branch, so I reserved it online. I got an email saying that I could pick it up in store an hour after I placed my order. Brilliant.
Or so I thought.
I show up at the store, and am kept waiting a suspiciously long time. Of course, "due to a stock error", they don't have the laptop that I reserved in stock. I get a half-hearted apology.
I can only conclude that PC World really don't want my money. I've been trying and trying to give them £349, but they're just not interested!
I would say that all in all, PC World, Currys and Dixons are good stores. Staff tend to be helpful if not slightly overly helpful with approaching customers. However I understand that this is there job and they are probabl asked to do this. However, this being a review for the webiste I can't really go into too much detail about my experiences in-store.
Previously when using the PC World website I have found it relatively hard to navigate through. Even though, I feel my computer knowledge is better than satisfactory. But after using the site on numerous occasions, due to the company's decent customer service and (usually) good warranty repairs, it has certainly grown on me.
I purchased a Kodak EPS7 (review coming soon!) from the PC World website and it worked great for a while, however it did stop printing correctly after about 3 months. So I took the product in to store and found the gentleman behind the TechGuys desk was very helpful. He investigated the issue and told me that the printhead had broken. I was informed that this was quite a common fault on Kodaks and it was easily sorted out.
He referred to a system, and after a short while informed me that the product had a "12 month straight swap warranty". This meant that if my printer stopped working within the first twelve months after purchasing I could have brought the product back into store and got it replaced. An equivalent product was quickly sourced, and it was exchanged (for a HP I might add, after hearing that Kodak printers were having some difficulty I was reluctant to choose the brand again!).
This pleased me to hear that there were confident people that could assist me when I did run into difficulties with my printer. And after buying a product from Comet, I do feel leased that I chose PC World.
So all in all, I feel that pcworld.co.uk is a very good site to purchase from, especially due to the fact that there are PC World stores all around the country where you can take the product to if you do have difficulties. I would definitely recommend others to purchase from here as though the store may have had a slightly shakey reputation previously, I feel that it has improved greatly.
I would like to thank the staff that helped me sort my issue and would like to hope that all of PC World's staff are of the same standard (feel free to let me know if they aren't, as I would be interested to hear of your experiences with the company).
I have to admit I am a gadget freak and I love to obtain the latest gadgets because it makes me feel important and with Pc World I visit their website in the hope that some of the newer items are reduced either in sales or one off prices.
The website sells items exactly as you might expect in your local store with computers, printers and much more to do with computers.
The website is designed with a nice purple finish at the top and a very good bright white background but with the website offering plenty of colour it makes you want to browse through there catalogue of items.
Usually at the top of the website they have this purple banner which flashes random offers they have currently and these can range from computers to software depending on the best offers at the time. You then have a few ways to search for items either by typing in what you want to find or by using the tabs situated at the top of the page.
When you search for a computer for example you could use the many options on the left hand side such as what speed you want the computer or which processor so the results are narrowed down to find what you want.
When you do click onto an item they display the product as you would hope but at the bottom of the screen they do some deals such as software or other items you can have with the device for a bit more money but there is a reduction there.
You get told sizes of all items included with pictures and you can also purchase the insurance for your product as well which is an added bonus I find also. You can collect items in store should you wish or you could order then offline whichever is easier for you. I find ordering to collect in store quicker and more convenient. All items offer free delivery and I have to admit to never having an item delivered to the house but I do collect them on route to work sometimes.
The website is very easy to navigate through and extremely clear perhaps the one drawback is when you use the tabs the amount of various routes you take through the website to get to the location you need to be at so that can be an issue at times but I guess they do that to narrow down the results for the customer browsing the website.
I find they have good prices on most items and they are forever doing daily deals and some are very good and some perhaps not as good.
I'm sorry if this review is in the wrong place but I couldn't find anywhere else to put it.
Basically, PC World are only after your money. I know a fair bit about computers myself but when I got a blue screen and white error text - the dreaded 'Blue Screen of Death' - I asked the staff at PC World for help. They advised me to ring a premium rate phone number. They admitted that it was going to be expensive but said that 'these guys really are excellent.' I'm sure they are but there was no way that I was ringing a premium rate number for help that I should be able to get for free. I spoke to someone else I knew who had a bit more knowledge of PCs than me and he diagnosed and sorted the problem out without fuss and FREE.
When my laptop broke down I was advised by someone who used to work for PC World NOT to go to them as they would charge me £30 to tell me to ring Partmaster - their mail order service for computer parts and accessories. I eventually got a new laptop from, of all people, PC World allbeit from a different branch than before.
It would appear that the standard of service that you receive from PC World is a bit of a postcode lottery. Although the staff in the second branch seemed more helpful, when they tried to sell me a bag with my new laptop, I asked for a cheap one. They offered to sell me one for FIFTY QUID. I thought I said I wanted it to be cheap. I declined the purchase and just bought the laptop mainly because I was desperate and didn't have time to shop around.
I haven't bought anything from them online but have often reserved stuff online and by doing that you pay the online price when you collect the items instore which is often cheaper than the instore price.
I would recommend you do your research before going to PC World as there are better options out there.
PC World is on on-line computer store which has all types of computer goodies from PC's to printer paper to laptop bags. PC World has quickly become the most recognised computer based store in the UK both on and off line.
However, even though they are the most recognised brand in computer retail they do not offer the best in terms of service or price. It seems to me they have become relaxed in their attitudes and don't seem to think they have to work hard in order to keep their customers.
Like their stores, the website is hard to search and there is just too much too work through in order to get to what you are searching for. It seems the designers have tried to cram too many products and offers all in one place and in the end just make it hard for the customer. If they had an easier to use site I might find more items I want to buy!
Although they have an extremely varied product list which has everything an office could need, it is very difficult to find the product you want! The website offers everything you can find in-store but also has special web only prices which you will not find in-stores. They also offer a service where you can book reserve your products and pick them up but the catch is you will not qualify for the web only price!
Even though I regularly check this site for offers, the only reason I have ever bought from them is because other sites have been out of stock and I need the item quickly. However, the item has always been more expensive at PC World which is why I do not use the site as much I would like to. PC World are a trusted brand and you can be assured you will receive the item and get an adequate service but do not use them if you are trying to save some pennies as they are by no means the cheapest.
I think PC World could definitely improve their site to make it easier for the customer and a shake down of some prices would be gratefully received too!
This review was originally submitted under DooYoo's 'misc-systems' section as there's a PC World review section there too.
Order with free delivery was placed online and confirmation email recieved, only to later receive a cancellation/declined email as unit was out of stock.
Customer services were unable to help but advised me to re-order as stock was now in (why can't an IT Services company do this automatically?!).
Second order was placed with cust. services on phone who confirmed my reservation only to get the same response 24 hrs later (confirmation followed by cancellation emails due to lack of stock).
This resulted in a nightmare of long phone calls (over 2 hours) to people who only have a script to work off, no authority to authorise things and just want to get you off the phone by promising what you want to hear.
One advisor actually got quite angry when I reminded him that I was a paying customer trying to spend my money with his company....
Advisors won't give their names (company policy - for "fear of retribution" apparently!) and refused to escalate my call to higher management or give out their head office number which I found on the Consumer Action Group webpage (it's 01727-202120 btw).
This whole episode has cost sleepless nights, hours of time on 0844 numbers (at 5 - 10p/per min) and no item despite promises all round and that's before attempting to locate the item elsewhere at £50+ extra. Throughout all of this, the website was continually showing items were available for both delivery and collection; clearly untrue as I desperately tried to work with both solutions without any success.
This has left us in a sticky position - try explaining to a 9 year old that we were unable to get her eagerly awaited present due to PC World's complete lack of interest and total incompetance. In fact I'm still awaiting a promised return phone call from head office to discuss this issue further.
How PC World's website can say 'Reputation for excellent customer service' (http://about.pcworld.co.uk/link/terms.html) along with 'Our team of agents are dedicate to support you with your order both before you buy and after your purchase' and 'Our experienced advisors will be able to answer your question quickly and provide you with reliable information' (http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/editorial/Customer_Services) is beyond me and must be treading a thin Trading Standards line.
A bad salesman always sells on price and it's obviously their prices that continue to get customer's wallets out - when things run smoothly PC World is probably as good as any other disinterested business but if you encounter problems, you better stock up on the Valium.
I and my business have spent thousands in their stores but never, ever again. Incidently, I mentioned the above to a friend who works at a national newspaper and they seem to think the above is worthy of a story.....
Because PC World is a well known retailer, people will flock to there website purely on the name, but they are missing heck of a lot from other computer shops online. PC World do provide you a decent shopping platform, safe and secure, you can use your credit card and other payment methods with confidence, but price wise there's no way you'll make a saving.
PC World quite often compare their cheaper online prices compared to their "own" in-store prices. The only reason they do this is because they can't boost about being cheaper than other online retailers as their prices are still ridiculously high, so they secretly compete with themselves. I'm probably way off here but it's always the high street retailers that do this, trying to foul their consumer base with sales techniques.
Despite the high prices on items where smaller online shops stock the same item with upto more then 40% off, I'm sure people will still trust the name and shop with PC World. Not that I have anything against them, but why buy something as simple as a USB cable when you can get it a fraction of the price and make a massive saving on the delivery cost.
Pcworld.co.uk is the online website of the PC World store, and like many other stores that have an online website that acts like a catalogue for the products that the store sells.
In terms of design the home page of the website is of standard design, as the homepage reveals different offers from the store at the time that the user visits the website. Along the top and left hand side of the screen there is the menu system, in which the user has the option to search through the menu system to look at a product; or the user has the option to search for an item through the search box, which can be found at the top right of the screen.
One of the problems with the search option is that it does not take you straight to the product that you are looking, as it will take the user into a list of possible matches. While it may be ok is you do not know the exact name of the product, it can be pain if you know the name as it takes forever to find the product. As sometimes there can be a large number of products that have a similar name.
Another problem with the search option is on occasions when I have used this function it has not worked, as it searches for a product and took me back to the main home page, again and again. Which can be really annoying if you are look for a product but cannot actually look at it.
In terms of the prices on the website, I have found them to be expensive when compared to other websites such as play.com or Amazon.co.uk. As what I have found is that while the prices are cheaper than what they are in store are still not the cheapest.
On the site there are two ways in which products can be ordered, this is over the internet and have the product delivered to your home address, or now the popular reserve and collect. So far the only method I have used is the reserve and collect, as there is a PcWorld store near me, meaning I do not have to wait for delivery and with the added bonus that I only pay the price on the website and not the more expensive in store price.
I would advise anybody to have a look at the PcWorld website as you use it as a point of comparison when looking for the product else. Although I would advise a look I would not always advise you purchase from PCWorld as they are not the cheapest and quite often are the most expensive around.
I am not a massive fan of PC World/.co.uk but I have brought a few things from them in the past that have been on offer. Generally I find them quite expensive compared to another online/store places. The times that I have purchased products from them it has been using their reserve and collect service, I have found this very useful as they usually have web exclusive prices but as you reserve it online you get pay the web price. However I have found that the in store staff don't seem to reserve the product for you they just tell you where it is or go and get it from the shelf, this is fine as you still get the web price but not that great if they have sold out when you turn up to the store, as I thought the whole point of it is you reserve the product!. I don't find their staff overly helpful, however I have had no problems in taking things back in the past. One of the other things that the staff seem to lack knowledge on is their price promise, a couple of times I have found things cheaper and mentioned their 110% price promise but they seem very unwilling to acknowledge this, I had to actually show them the print out of the terms! I have never had to deal with their TechGuys but have heard a few bad reports from people that I know, one being that they took their PC back to the store (less that a year old) as it would not boot up, even though there was important data on the hard disk they were told that the hard disk is damaged and nothing can be recovered! They put a new disk in and sent them on their way, although they gave me the drive to test and I managed to retrieve all their data in about 10 minutes! Sounds like it was too mush hassle for them! So overall not my preferred shop for electrical items but I do keep an eye on their website for any offers.
I'm going to be undoubtedly controversial here as when I talk to people I hear mixed reviews of the store and service they've received there.
Personally I think the store's brilliant, they have one of, if not the, biggest range of desktop and laptop computers in the country which instantly makes them a definite go to on the high street, but perhaps more important than this, they also offer their online prices in store using their Collect@store system. Now while I've seen more than a couple of would be customers get irate at store staff over the price disparity instore and online it's really quite simple, go online, do your product research, and reserve to pick it up in store an hour later. The reason you pay less is this means that PC World staff don't have to spend half an hour explaining why you need a number 56 cartridge instead of a number 23 yellow. You don't use the staff so you don't pay for them, come into store, use their expertise and you do. Admittedly if you just stop in for a cartridge for convenience you lost out a little but what can you do? We pay for convenience.
Service is the same, PCW have a large number of customers, so have a proportionately high number of returns and repairs to deal with, but they have strict time scales to work within, and if they don't meet those they will offer replacement items.
Admittedly we all know we've had that horrible experience with the 'guy in the purple shirt who doesn't know his RAM from his ROM' but at the end of the day most of their staff are well intentioned people who if spoken to as you expect them to talk to you, and allowed time to find answer to questions that they don't know, will serve you well. And lets face it, if we knew the answers ourselves, we wouldn't be asking the questions would we?
pcworld.co.uk specialise in selling PCs, Laptops, Netbooks, Printers, Scanners, Hardware, Software etc.
The homepage has a huge list of offers that they have on, updated regularly, and there are lots of different sections for all sorts of computer related products. It's very well laid out and lots of the sections have pictures with them so it's very easy to see what you want as soon as possible.
They have a clearance section which is fantastic as there are lots of items there at bargain prices and here you can buy some refurbished items which are available at real cheap prices and currently they have some laptops retailing from just £250.00 that are worth at least twice this price.
There is the option on the website to buy now, pay later on orders over £269 and this is fantastic if you want to buy a present for yourself or someone else and don't necessarily have enough funds to pay for it immediately, although be sure to check the terms & conditions of this beforehand.
I think that the website is very easy to navigate and well laid out and even people who aren't very tech savvy could find their way around this site easily.
It's possible to use this site for browsing or for purchasing (remember to find some cashback from a cashback website!) and I have used it a couple of times, I always find checkout to be very straight forward, reasonable delivery costs (if any) and deliveries always turn up as advised.
I would definitely recommend PC World as a website for browsing and they certainly have some regular special offers, some of which are very reasonable. The site is easy to use, checkout is safe & secure, deliveries arrive on time and there is lots of PC related equipment to choose from online. I check the homepage regularly for special offers and would rate this website 4/5.
I don't often buy a lot of computer related kit, mainly due to the fact that I am an Apple fanboy and PC World do not really stock a lot of Apple kit. However, on the few occasions I have used them, they have been very good.
The website is well laid out and you can take advantage of their Collect at Store service. This means you can find a good price online, then reserve the item, to collect and pay at your local store. Even if it is more expensive in the store, you pay the online price.
I have done this for a friend on an Epson wireless printer, over £50 cheaper online. Plus I got an end of line iMac, discounted by almost £500. The iMac took a bit of searching to find, but the saving was worth it.
The only thing they fail on, is returns. They often refuse to accept faults, they really hate giving out refunds and look for any excuse. I returned a netbook once, because it has a big mark on the lid. They tried to tell me I had ruined the battery by only half charging it... what!!!!
PC World. What a bunch of thieving bas***ds. My innocent and computer naive mum took her IMac to PC world in Perth. The "Tech guy experts" said they'd help as her hotmail account keeps sending emails about a phoney electronics company to her address book. As she was scared of sending a virus onto her friends she wanted to get it sorted. She told me that she had paid them £149.99 so they would get rid of it and the man had use scare tactics such as "Oh its very rare for a mac to get a virus, but there a lot of them going round this time of year, its very serious etc etc" all the usual crap. He also said he needed to reinstall the whole operating system and replace some hardware but all in all it would be £150. When my flatmate (studying computer science at uni) told me it was a bit of Javascript and all that needed to be done was to delete all of her emails in her hotmail, I was LIVID. Tomorrow I will be on the phone giving the robbing c***s a right earful.
PC World will charge you 4x the price as online retailers. Their 'Collect @ Store' service is a great idea but would be better if it worked.
I made a 'Collect @ Store' order today for a Netgear network switch which was a great price < 15GBP. The advice on the email said to wait at least one hour prior to visiting the store and as I was in no hurry I went to the store about 3 hours later. The collect at store point was empty. To accompany the switch I needed 3 ethernet cables and was shocked to find PC World selling 3 x 1m Belkin cables for 24.99! I asked an attendant for the difference between a cross-over and patch cable but no answer was forthcoming leaving me even more disappointed in PCWORLD. The long line at the service counter combined with how offended I was by the price of the cables resulted in my leaving the store without a purchase.
I returned home and found the same Belkin cables on Amazon.com for 1.79 each and bought a DLINK switch for cheaper than the Netgear product, all with free delivery.
Today's experience compounded another PCWORLD visit a couple of weeks ago, when I asked to use a pen in store. I was given one (to make some notes about laptop models) but when the attendant realised I wanted it for more than 30 seconds I was told he would actually need it and "didn't really know where to get another one".
The impression is that the staff are incompetent, unhelpful and many items are severely overpriced. For good value shopping and researching online is clearly the way to go. For good service on the high st DSG Group: Currys & PCWorld are clearly not the places to go.
I've been a regular visitor to PC World over the years, and I get the impression that customer service isn't very high on their agenda. They simply want your money and they'll use every trick in the book to get it. If you're after a particular product by all means go to PC world to see it and get the necessary info, but ignore the hard sell from the staff. If you walk away and look it up on Google shopping, you could save as much as 50% on PC World's rip off prices, and because their after sales service is worth next to nothing, you have next to nothing to lose.


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MIAMI - The name of the Miami Marlins' new ballpark is apparently not changing anytime soon. For now, it'll remain Marlins Park.
Team president David Samson told the team's flagship radio station WAXY that he "didn't want to pressure anyone or myself" into rapidly closing a complex naming-rights deal before the start of the 2012 season.
Samson says the team is "happy to start `Marlins Park' and see what happens." He made the comments Wednesday in his regular weekly appearance.
The team has referred to the building as Marlins Park in press releases since at least Jan. 13.
The first exhibition in the stadium is a high school game scheduled for March 5, followed by Marlins' games against the University of Miami and Florida International on March 6 and 7.
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Reds' Hannahan nearing return to game action
GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Reds third baseman Jack Hannahan will likely receive a pinch-hit at-bat Thursday against the Dodgers, marking his first appearance of the spring.
Last October, Hannahan underwent surgery to repair a torn labrum. He still isn't ready to play defense, but he is healthy enough to begin seeing live pitching.
"As we get into these American League games, I think you can anticipate him being used more as a designated hitter until his shoulder is strong enough to start playing defense, too," manager Bryan Price said.
The Reds had hoped for a full-spring look at Hannahan, because Price wanted to test his versatility in the field. Primarily a third baseman but with the ability to play first, Hannahan could also see time at second and short.
"He's going to play all over the place," Price said. "You guys have seen these games where we play a lot of guys in their second and third position just to see what value they provide us. I know Jack hasn't played a great deal of shortstop in the big leagues. However, if we need a guy to play over there for a game or two, it would be nice to know he was capable of doing it."
Hannahan hit just .216 with one homer in 139 at-bats last season. But Price is optimistic about what a healthy Hannahan can contribute in 2014.
"He's a nice piece -- a left-handed bat, an outstanding defensive player," Price said. "He can be a reliable bench bat and can spell [Todd] Frazier at third. Coming into it, we were hoping he'd be physically ready, because I really wanted to have him spend some time at all the infield positions and maybe play some left field."
AJ Cassavell is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @ajcassavell. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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The market wasted no time producing downside follow-through to yesterday's poor action -- not even a bounce attempt so far, which is a change in market character. Up until today, any weakness has been immediately recovered. It is still early and we'll see if the bulls can regroup, but this action is triggering stops and emboldening the bears. The likelihood that a bounce will be sold is growing.
When the market turns like this it can be quite surprising how fast you can give back hard-won gains. Over the years, I've found that the pattern in my accounts is for gains to accumulate slowly, and then I'll suffer a quick spike down in which I give back a chunk. The key is to make sure I move quickly to stop the bleeding, which is why it is so important to honor stops.
Too many people hesitate to use stops because they don't want to give up on a favorite stock. The flaw in that thinking is that nothing prevents you from rebuying a stock you just sold. I think of a stop as an insurance policy; if I end up rebuying a stock at a higher price, that is simply the cost of the insurance premium.
I'm in defensive mode and doing my best to keep losses contained. There is decent action in big-caps such as Netflix (NFLX) and LinkedIn (LNKD). Sarepta Therapeutics (SRPT), a recent Stock of the Week, looks perky as well.


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We used these invitations for our wedding. What I really liked about these invitations was the quality for the value. The raised thermograph writing was gorgeous. We upgraded the paper to shimmer which added quite a bit more money but definitely worth it. It added a touch of elegance. We also added the rhinestones at an extra cost but it made the invitations that much better. I feel try would have been far too plain had we not upgraded. The ordering process was super fast and easy. They arrived within the week. Only a couple complaints. First was the color that we ordered did not appear how we expected. We ordered plum and it seemed more of a reddish brown color. To be fair this could be due to the shimmer paper. Either way we found a way to make it work. I made my own bows and ribbon and added them to the invitation to show off our wedding color. The second complaint is the prices to address the envelopes! Holy cow! Not worth it. It would have been nice to have everything done all at once but we got the envelopes printed pretty quickly ourselves. Overall, I loved the way out invitations turned out and I would definitely reccomend these to others.
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Fairfax County Board of Supervisors to Recognize Residents and Staff
Fairfax County Office of Public Affairs
12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 551
Fairfax, VA 22035-0065
Contact: Merni Fitzgerald, Director of Public Affairs
703-324-3187, TTY 711, Fax 703-324-2010
Media Pager: 703-324-NEWS (6397)
Sept. 21, 2007
Fairfax County Board of Supervisors to Recognize Residents and Staff, Adopt Resolutions and Issue Proclamations
Note to editor:A downloadable photo and synopsis of each presentation will be posted on the county's Web site at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/opa/presentations.htm on Monday, Sept. 24. These photos will remain on the Web site until the next board meeting with presentations on Monday, Oct. 15.
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, at its meeting on Monday, Sept. 24, scheduled to begin at 9 a.m., will recognize residents and staff, adopt resolutions and issue proclamations. For more information, call 703-324-3187, TTY 711.
Toward a Greener County
The Board of Supervisors will be presented with a Green Globe Award by the Green Building Initiative of Portland, Ore., to recognize the Katherine K. Hanley Family Shelter for its environmentally friendly construction.
Mental Illness Awareness Week
The Board of Supervisors will designate Oct. 7-13, as Mental Illness Week in Fairfax County. Through the efforts of the Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board and the formation of the Josiah H. Beeman Commission on Mental Health, the county's mental health system has improved access to services. Members of the community are encouraged to oppose stigma against those with mental illnesses and to embrace prevention and treatment services available in the community.
Practice Your Escape Plan
The Board of Supervisors will designate Oct. 7-13, as Fire Prevention Week in Fairfax County. The National Fire Protection Association's theme for this year is "It's Fire Prevention Week – Practice Your Escape Plan!" Developing a home fire escape plan and practicing it at least twice a year are critical to escaping a fire safely. A complete home escape plan includes knowing two ways out of each room, having an outdoor location where everyone will meet upon exiting and calling 911.
Collaborative Process Reaches Consensus
The Board of Supervisors will recognize the Falls Hill/Poplar Heights Stormwater Action Committee for its expertise and years of dedication to reach consensus on how to eliminate residential flooding, mitigate erosion and improve water quality in the communities of Falls Hill and Poplar Heights located in the Providence District.
Vim, Vigor and Vitality
The Board of Supervisors will recognize Emanuel Hershkowitz, of Reston, for his dedication to the Reston community, civic involvement and active lifestyle. Hershkowitz, in his ninth decade, serves as a remarkable example of the growing diverse, older population of Fairfax County.
Making It Happen
The Board of Supervisors will recognize Colleen and Randy Bevan, of Vienna, for their support of trails in north Vienna, which connect many amenities that include Wolf Trap Farm Park, Meadowlark Gardens Park, the W&OD Trail, the Cross County Trail, schools and churches. The Bevans dedicated the necessary right-of-way on their property to complete the trail.
Organ and Tissue Donation Policies
The Board of Supervisors will commend the Fairfax County Commission on Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation for its initiative, dedication and insight to encourage county businesses to implement organ donation policies in their personnel leave policies for recipients, as well as those who donate organs or bone marrow. Inova Health System will be recognized for adopting an organ donation policy that provides full-time employees with six or more months of service to receive paid leave while recuperating from procedures relating to the donation of an organ or bone marrow. Included in the policy are provisions for travel and time as needed for medical testing or other procedures to determine organ and bone marrow compatibility.
Five Decades of Service to Fairfax County
The Board of Supervisors will adopt a resolution to recognize the 50th anniversary of Fairfax Water. The creation of the Fairfax County Water Authority, now known as Fairfax Water, has ensured the efficient and orderly creation and expansion of a safe and reliable water supply to meet the growing needs of Northern Virginia. Fairfax Water provides the highest quality drinking water at the lowest cost in the Washington metropolitan area, with state-of-the-art treatment facilities on the Potomac and Occoquan rivers. Fairfax Water continues to plan for future needs and is poised to meet the demands of redevelopment and urbanization of the centers of growth in Fairfax County.
Growing Green Since 1957
The Board of Supervisors will recognize the Northern Virginia Nursery and Landscape Association for its 50th anniversary. Established in 1957, the mission of the association is to serve its membership through education, training and professional development to promote the field of horticulture. The organization encourages its members to maintain the highest standards of quality, integrity and professionalism.
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The Buffalo Sabres open camp today with three sessions open to the public. The Sabres site has your full details, but it feels too soon, strangely. There's been some turnover in players and coaches – Miller's really gone? – and there's a new hope in Sam Reinhart. Despite all the change (and Darcy Regier being gone) many expect the Sabres to have another year of suffering, to get a shot at Connor McDavid. Though presumptive captain Brian Gionta and other players say the right things about wanting to win and sneaking up on teams, but they are in an odd spot where many fans would be cool with it if they just didn't.
For my part, I just want to watch fun hockey games. I can see the draw of tanking for McDavid, but if this team gels and makes a playoff run, I'd be happy. Here's to fun, and a return to blogging activity this season. Go Sabres.


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In early hole, Eovaldi, Marlins drop fifth straight
Righty allows eight runs in four-plus frames; Stanton ends HR drought
MIAMI -- Extra rest couldn't prevent more of the same for Nathan Eovaldi against the Giants.
Eovaldi, going nine days between starts, was tagged for a season-high eight runs in four-plus innings on Friday night in Miami's 9-1 loss to San Francisco at Marlins Park.
Giancarlo Stanton did blast a home run in the sixth inning off Madison Bumgarner, but that was the lone run Miami could muster off the Giants lefty.
The Marlins found themselves down early, and in yet another start, Eovaldi had little answers for the Giants.
In his four-plus innings, Eovaldi yielded nine hits, surrendering a two-run homer to Brandon Crawford in the second inning and a three-run blast to Pablo Sandoval in the fifth.
"They were on him," Miami manager Mike Redmond said. "They were on his fastball. It looked like command, he missed a few spots. He tried to come inside on Crawford, and he hit that ball out. That pitch was up to Sandoval."
Eovaldi hadn't pitched since July 9 at Arizona, when he gave up one run on four hits in seven innings.
"He hadn't been out there in nine days, a little bit rusty," Redmond said. "Against a good fastball-hitting team, you've got to be able to hit your spots. We got down four runs in the first three innings. That's been tough to overcome for us."
Eovaldi is now 1-4 with a 13.30 ERA in five career starts against the Giants. Last Aug. 16 at Marlins Park, the Giants touched up Eovaldi for 11 runs (nine earned) on 12 hits in three-plus innings.
Eovaldi is baffled as to why he's had such a rough time against San Francisco.
"I have no idea," the Miami right-hander said. "I wish I knew. I really don't know."
It may be simply a good fastball-hitting team matched against a pitcher who relies so heavily on his fastball. Or perhaps the Giants are picking up something, maybe a pattern, as to what Eovaldi is doing. What is clear is the Marlins aren't sure what's happening.
"They've been able to hit his fastball and take advantage of any mistake he seems to make over the course of a game," Redmond said. "I don't know if they've got something on him or what. But they've been able to do quite a bit of damage to him."
Christian Yelich doubled in the third inning, extending his hitting streak to 11 games.
Given ample run support, Bumgarner breezed through six innings, allowing the homer to Stanton when he was enjoying a nine-run lead. The lefty struck out seven.
"We came back hungry today," Bumgarner said. "That's good to see, because that's what we'll have to do if we want to be in the mix of things in September and October."
Miami has now lost five straight.
When Stanton went deep with two outs in the sixth inning, it snapped a drought of 75 plate appearances without a home run. The All-Star connected for the first time since June 26 at Philadelphia, but he leads the National League with 22. According to ESPN Stats & Info, Stanton's blast was estimated at 466 feet.
With the game out of hand, Stanton was lifted after his home run, giving the All-Star a little bit of a breather.
"I know it's only a couple of innings, but it does make a difference over the course of time," Redmond said. "It was a great swing, and he hit a home run. I know he's been grinding. Get him out of there. Getting him a couple of innings off. He will be ready to go tomorrow."
Stanton now has 139 career homers, passing Miguel Cabrera for sole possession of fourth place in franchise history. Dan Uggla (154) holds the franchise record, followed by Hanley Ramirez (148) and Mike Lowell (143).
Crawford's homer put the Marlins in an immediate hole in the second. Michael Morse doubled with one out, and Eovaldi put himself in position to get out of the inning when he struck out Brandon Belt. Crawford worked an 11-pitch at-bat, fouling off five pitches with two strikes. With the count full, Crawford went deep.
The Giants did more damage in the third inning, putting up two more runs with two outs. Three straight singles produced the runs, including RBI hits by Buster Posey and Morse.
Sandoval's three-run shot in the fifth inning ended Eovaldi's night after 84 pitches.
"I made some good pitches and they got hit, and I made some bad pitches and they were hit," Eovaldi said. "It was just a tough game."
Joe Frisaro is a reporter for MLB.com. He writes a blog, called The Fish Pond. Follow him on Twitter @JoeFrisaro. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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|Kaleida Health announces a three week contract extension with the Communications Workers of America/AFL-CIO (CWA1168), International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE 17) and 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East.
Updated: 6/1/2013
|MFSH Receives Echocardiography Accreditation by the IAC
|Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital received accreditation in echocardiography by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission.
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|Holt Named Chief Operating Officer of Advanced Orthopedic & Spine Center
|Jeffrey Jude Holt�was named chief operating officer of�the new Advanced Orthopedic & Spine Center at Buffalo General Medical Center.
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|State Department of Health Committee Votes to Move New John R. Oishei Children�s Hospital Forward
|The New York State Department of Health Project Review Committee voted to approve the certificate of need to build the new John R. Oishei Children�s Hospital.
Updated: 5/28/2013
|Buffalo Bisons Hit a Home Run with Patients
|Buffalo Bisons players, Michael Schwimer and Mike Nickeas, were joined by Buster Bison this week at Women & Children's Hospital to brighten the days of some patients just hours before the first pitch is thrown at their game against the Charlotte Knights later that night.
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|Children�s Champion - May 2013
|Cyndi Beck was nominated by very grateful parents of twins who spent many months in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
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|Support the Kaleida Health Cereal Drive
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|The Buffalo News PeopleTalk: A conversation with Sister Brenda Whelan
|Sister Brenda, Pastoral Care, Women & Children�s Hospital of Buffalo, was recently featured in the PeopleTalk column of The Buffalo News.
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|Children at Risk for Type 1 Diabetes Help Scientists Stave off the Disease
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|DeGraff Memorial Hospital and Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital have received the Get With The Guidelines��Heart Failure Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award from the American Heart Association.
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|The Gates Vascular Institute/Buffalo General Medical Center received the�Get With The Guidelines�- Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award.
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|DeGraff Pharmacy Receives Award
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|BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York launched "align," a new patient-centered health insurance product.
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|Women & Children�s Hospital of Buffalo Nurses Recognized by Patients, Families and Their Peers
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PAWS for thought – has your dog been micro-chipped?
The government announced last week that dogs in England will be micro-chipped for free – an incentive to make sure all dogs are chipped before April 2016 when chipping will become compulsory.
Currently there are around eight million pet dogs in the UK, and nearly 60 per cent are already chipped.
Each year, more than 100,000 dogs are dumped or lost in the UK at a cost of £57 million to the taxpayer and welfare charities.
Over half of the stray dogs picked up by police, local authorities and animal welfare charities could not be re-homed because their owner could not be identified – a problem which causes 6,000 dogs to be put down every year.
Kim Hamilton, chief executive of animal charity Blue Cross said: "Compulsory micro-chipping will make a huge difference to the work of charities like Blue Cross, as we struggle to find homes for an increasing number of stray and unwanted pets."
Cheltenham MP Martin Horwood, who has campaigned for this measure for years, welcomed the move as it will help reunite owners with lost or stolen pets, relieve the burden on animal charities and local authorities, and protect the welfare of dogs by promoting responsible dog ownership.
"This move has been a long time coming, but I'm delighted the coalition government is now going to do the right thing," said Mr Horwood.
"Micro-chipping will help to bring down the number of unidentified strays and it will help animal charities to track down owners and return lost pets.
"It will also help the authorities to identify dangerous dog owners who allow their animals to hurt other animals, and pose a threat to human beings."
Eight children and six adults have been killed in dog attacks since 2005, with many of these attacks taking place in the home. In the last year alone, over 3,000 postal workers were attacked by dangerously out of control dogs, and 70 per cent of these attacks happened on private property.
The changes follow a consultation of over 27,000 people which ran from April to June 2012.