Official Running Thread

Garry Nelson's teacher said:

45.31 for me at Barns Green 10K. Well done to anyone who tackled either this or the HM. I thought it was tough - hotter and hillier than expected. Went out too quick an suffered accordingly. Makes a double category win for the weekend - 5k followed by the 10K. Job done, feet up!

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soistes said:

I was three minutes slower than you. Didn't push it - it was a bit hot, as you say, and I was worried about my recovering foot injury - but still an ok run for me (4th in 60-69 age group). Absolutely loved the event, great route (apart from that last hill at the end, which I wasn't expecting as some spectator had shouted three minutes earlier to me "it's all downhill from here"). Interesting to run through Christ's Hospital school - beautiful setting, how the other half live, eh? No doubt they'll be using the fact that they opened it to runners as part of their justification for charitable status..... lovely atmosphere on the village green after the event. I wished I'd run the half after all.

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Simgull said:

Successfully completed Berlin in 4:16:16, pretty much the time I expected although I was running well until the last 4 or 5 miles when I ran out of steam and for the first time in my life ended up walking. Still given where I've been I am absolutely delighted. It was very grey, misty and rained off and on so good conditions although I was soaked through and pretty cold by the end.

Interesting contrast to UK marathons, very few charity runners and generally a much more serious event full of determined athletes from Europe with a heavy contingent from Latin America plus China, Japan US etc. There was quite a lot of bumping and barging and I was tripped twice when running at a steady pace in a straight line. German organisation you would think would be a strength but the water stations were chaos and as usual no where near enough toilets at the start.
Still Berlin is a great place to visit - will definitely go back and enjoy the city without a marathon to do.

And I completely forgot about the football until I was on the train back to the airport so that was an ice surprise to round the day off (shame about the twos hour flight delay!)

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Simgull said:

Successfully completed Berlin in 4:16:16, pretty much the time I expected although I was running well until the last 4 or 5 miles when I ran out of steam and for the first time in my life ended up walking. Still given where I've been I am absolutely delighted. It was very grey, misty and rained off and on so good conditions although I was soaked through and pretty cold by the end.

Interesting contrast to UK marathons, very few charity runners and generally a much more serious event full of determined athletes from Europe with a heavy contingent from Latin America plus China, Japan US etc. There was quite a lot of bumping and barging and I was tripped twice when running at a steady pace in a straight line. German organisation you would think would be a strength but the water stations were chaos and as usual no where near enough toilets at the start.
Still Berlin is a great place to visit - will definitely go back and enjoy the city without a marathon to do.

And I completely forgot about the football until I was on the train back to the airport so that was an ice surprise to round the day off (shame about the twos hour flight delay!)

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big nuts said:

Really enjoyed the Barns Green today. Time was a little slower than I'd hoped, but it was pretty undulating and the heat took it's toll. Up to 9.5 miles I was fairly comfortable, but then the wheels came off to an extent with the right hamstring tightening and everything from the waist down feeling pretty ropey. Probably not enough recent miles and too much drinking with trips away etc... but 1:32:16 chip time was a reasonable effort.

I received a silver medal finishing in 106th place but then I read it should be top 100 male runners and when checking six women finished above me, so I've been robbed of my gold medal by my reckoning!

Great event, early bird entries for next year start tomorrow at £18 and I'd say that's superb value with the organisation, course and facilities.

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Nathan said:

Well done, that's a great time.
I managed it in 1-58-13. And pleased with that to be honest. Not as quick as last year but really enjoyed it!

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JoePrecious said:

1:44:07 so right in the middle. Very pleased as wasn't really sure where my fitness was. I was on for a PB at the 3/4 mark but the heat and hills in the last few miles took their toll. I was most relieved that I managed to stay in front of the 1:45 pacer after he caught me up.

Lovely course, will definitely do it again. Need to find a flat half marathon now whilst I've got some fitness.

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Mr Blobby said:

Barns Green HM for me. Superb event, well organised and a cracking but tough route! Chip time was 1.57.35 so was happy with that as wanted under 2 hours for this beast of a course. Every time you came down one hill you soon seamed to be going up the next one. Not particularly steep but all seamed to go on for a while!! 558 place so settled for a bronze medal!

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Had to rush off not long after the finish to get back for the footy which was a shame as would like to have soaked up the great post race atmosphere. Tha Albion win rounded off a great Sunday. Bright10 for me next on the 15th October.
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big nuts said:

Looking at races for next year and have taken advantage of the £17 Barns Green HM early bird offer. Looked at Worthing & Brighton which are two good half marathons two weeks apart and it will cost me £75 to enter both! That's a hell of a lot of money for 26.2 miles.

I may well still enter as I'll be gutted to miss one or both but prices seem to be spiralling massively for the bigger events. I suppose the organisers justify it, as they tend to sell out, so market forces dictate the price.

Anyone here considering one or both of these races? Hopefully Brighton measure the course properly this year!

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big nuts said:

Looking at races for next year and have taken advantage of the £17 Barns Green HM early bird offer. Looked at Worthing & Brighton which are two good half marathons two weeks apart and it will cost me £75 to enter both! That's a hell of a lot of money for 26.2 miles.

I may well still enter as I'll be gutted to miss one or both but prices seem to be spiralling massively for the bigger events. I suppose the organisers justify it, as they tend to sell out, so market forces dictate the price.

Anyone here considering one or both of these races? Hopefully Brighton measure the course properly this year!

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dazzer6666 said:

That's expensive......most of the trail marathons I do are only £30 or so, with proper aid (food) stations too.

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