30k road races

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hamacting May 2017 6:38pm, 23 May 2017 22 posts	0 hamacting Is there a length of road race that lies between half marathon and 26.2 miles? It seems to me that that would be a useful distance to cover as part of a training programme, but I haven't been able to find anything of that kind of length. Is it just not done?
Uyuni May 2017 6:43pm, 23 May 2017 1,049 posts	0 Uyuni There are some, such as the Stamford Valentines 30k - you also get a few 20 milers such as Ashby, which is just a bit further
Oranj May 2017 7:58pm, 23 May 2017 502 posts	0 Oranj Yep, got to look for 20 milers. IMHO they are a good way to test marathon pace without the associated fatigue of those last 10km. There always seem to be a good few to choose from in the build up to a spring marathon (I guess the popularity of London M helps that), but less so as prep for an autumn one.
Son of a Pronator Man May 2017 8:57pm, 23 May 2017 8,295 posts	0 Son of a Pronator Man There is Edinburgh> North Berwick which is 20 miles, in early May each year. Probably quite a good time in the calender for a pre-Edinburgh or pre-Stirling marathon test.
FML May 2017 9:04pm, 23 May 2017 10,971 posts	0 FML East Hull 20
Brig May 2017 9:29pm, 23 May 2017 70 posts	0 Brig Oakley 20 too I think
hamacting May 2017 11:36pm, 23 May 2017 24 posts	0 hamacting Thank you - good to know there are such races. That Edinburgh -> North Berwick one could be very useful for marathon training!
Dvorak May 2017 1:31am, 24 May 2017 13,638 posts	0 Dvorak Rare, and there should be more. Big Berlin 25K (I ran in a double world record race! Not that I knew until after I was back home.)