London Inline Marathon: date confirmed#

Tue, 10 Jan 2006 12:00:00 +0000

From the LIM web site:

The 2006 marathon will be held on Sunday, 6th August at the Lee Valley Cycle Circuit.

This is the last ever time this race can be held at the circuit. In September it is scheduled to be torn up and redeveloped for the London 2012 Olympics. This is therefore, your last chance to test yourself on this challenging course. We hope you can join us and make it a memorable event.

They're right about "challenging course". Last year I managed about 17 laps of the LIM before deciding that the state of my rear right wheel (pictured) - which when I started had an approximately elliptical profile and 80mm diameter - was sufficient excuse to give up with some degree of honour intact. Of course, half an hour later I was regretting it, but ...

This year I have to go back and finish the thing.