Birmingham Black Country Half Marathon
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Jul 2012
2:17pm, 6 Jul 2012
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ndellar
I've just looked on the website and two things to note if you haven't seen already: 1) It is going go ahead whatever the weather (I must admit with other events being cancelled left right and centre I did wonder). Hooray  2) They have now got the use of the showers at the NIA, I used them a couple of years ago post race and at the time they were perfectly acceptable btw it has been raining non stop here (Wolverhampton) since about 09.00 this morning..... |
Jul 2012
4:41pm, 6 Jul 2012
20,635 posts
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Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs)
Thanks Nat, glad to hear it's going ahead as we are already on our way, wish I had checked the website this morning re showers and I would have packed a towel.
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Jul 2012
4:50pm, 6 Jul 2012
1,751 posts
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Grid
Approximately 9mm of rain so far in Birmingham today, and as Nat said it has not stopped all day. Radar looks as though it might stop at some point in the next couple of hours. The forecast seems to suggest that once the rain stops, it won't rain again until around lunchtime tomorrow. To be honest all the rain today won't have made any difference. We had 126mm rain last month in Birmingham - so the towpaths would have been one big puddle anyway... raintoday.co.uk |
Jul 2012
5:49pm, 6 Jul 2012
1,214 posts
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Just Matt
It's finally stopped in Walsall. Hope it stays like it. Guess there's no excuse now
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Jul 2012
11:39pm, 6 Jul 2012
2,199 posts
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lurker
mrs jigs - birmingham has shops
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Jul 2012
7:35am, 7 Jul 2012
106 posts
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Jogging Jo
Morning all, enjoy today.
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Jul 2012
8:21am, 7 Jul 2012
20,636 posts
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Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs)
Morning JJ I am at the start now, gathering is beginning to get busier. Just been told I am off at 8:50, not 9
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Jul 2012
11:29am, 7 Jul 2012
20,637 posts
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Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs)
That was a lot harder than last year, 13 miles of muddy puddles with the only respite being the last 100m Shame they couldn't afford a better goody bag, crisps, gel, sweets, nutri-grain & rock ok. But last years canvas bag, what's that about? Loved the route as usual, duckling, ponies etc I am sure I will be back next year
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Jul 2012
5:18pm, 7 Jul 2012
1,215 posts
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Just Matt
That was ridiculously hard! I can parade a great raft of excuses but I'll just come back next year. I want to get under 2 hours but just seem to be getting slower!
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Jul 2012
9:02pm, 7 Jul 2012
1,787 posts
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ndellar
Very tough going, I have some very tender toes tonight due to 13 miles of wet feet! I've always said it's not a fast course and today some of the muddy bits were just comical. Love the race though What canvas bag!? The only bag I got was of cheese and onion crisps!
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