Sub 3Hr Marathon
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Apr 2017
3:32pm, 26 Apr 2017
25 posts
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Phill_Young
That makes sense why my results show me as passing 4228 runners in the first 30k then...thought that was strangely high!!!
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Apr 2017
4:27pm, 26 Apr 2017
54 posts
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nayan
So is the FGFA better than the Green start pen1? I got GFA using a 3:10:01 and had predicted 3hrs even.
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Apr 2017
4:39pm, 26 Apr 2017
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Daz Love
I was in Green Pen 1. I am not sure how they could stop anyone going into pen 1 regardless of what pen they had on their number. It was pretty solid in Green, although only took 1 min to cross mat and I got up to speed in mile 1. Few minor bottlenecks but nothing at all to worry about.
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Apr 2017
4:52pm, 26 Apr 2017
6,086 posts
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paul the builder
I had Green pen #2, although 1 and 2 are a shared pen so it was pointless having that distinction anyway. Reasonably near the front with Baz and Oranj, 13sec to cross line. I don't think the route, or even the first 200m or so to get past the celebs, are a big problem really. I just preferred the more space, more time, more portaloos, which I see to recall from the FGFA.... |
Apr 2017
5:04pm, 26 Apr 2017
4,419 posts
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postieboy
I wonder what the exact criteria is when deciding on whether you are a FGFA or green GFA? I might email them and see if I get a response to satisfy my curiosity.
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Apr 2017
5:30pm, 26 Apr 2017
55 posts
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nayan
19 sec to cross the line for me but it was impossible to hit goal pace until maybe 1km in. Not without a huge amount of weaving anyway
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Apr 2017
5:32pm, 26 Apr 2017
56 posts
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nayan
what are peoples choices for a PB friendly HM as part of London buildup? I tried Bath this year and its a big event with more undulations than the billing suggests. I hear similar about Reading and what I've heard about Silverstone puts me off.
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Apr 2017
5:42pm, 26 Apr 2017
2,490 posts
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abdou
Round my way (south London/Kent/Sussex) Paddock Wood is a good one nayan - might work for you as a Serpie. Flat, nice countryside, not too crowded, lots of good runners Liverpool's the same weekend as Edinburgh if anyone fancies joining me for a second spring mara. Feeling lonely on me tod now everyone's done London! Also have missed a few key sessions with time constraints and a hamstring strain so I'm worried sub-3 is slipping away from me a bit |
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Apr 2017
5:47pm, 26 Apr 2017
4,420 posts
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postieboy
I did Silverstone last year and enjoyed it. Might do it again next year instead of Bath.
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Apr 2017
6:08pm, 26 Apr 2017
195 posts
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Little Miss Happy
I won't do Silverstone again. Expensive. Boring. Long and time consuming getting in and out of the car park. I was quicker over the line every time from the green start than from pen 1 of the FGFA on Sunday. I think the delay in us setting off meant that the congestion was worse than it might otherwise have been. As for age determining green or FGFA - I was promoted at 50 so I'd guess it isn't that. |
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