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Great North Run

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Jun 2009 5:50pm, 9 Jun 2009 23 posts	Quote Pin yeah I think so. I used to run with you as well, between injuries
Bomb Jun 2009 5:51pm, 9 Jun 2009 329 posts	Quote Pin Bomb i selectively run with them depending on what horrors they have planned for training
Fat Dave Jul 2009 1:13pm, 20 Jul 2009 3,541 posts	Quote Pin Fat Dave Can't find a hill profile for this race anywhere. What should I expect?
Jul 2009 1:15pm, 20 Jul 2009 1,687 posts	Quote Pin First mile is a killer... second is tougher. Sharp descent through 4,5,6 and 7. Then there's the Hill of Death; a climb of over 10,000 feet from miles 8 - 12. It's flat at the end, though. Sorry. I'll go and find a profile.
Fat Dave Jul 2009 1:34pm, 20 Jul 2009 3,542 posts	Quote Pin Fat Dave Oh, it's like running in Cornwall then.
Old Croc Jul 2009 1:37pm, 20 Jul 2009 4,267 posts	Quote Pin Old Croc Its not a flat race by any stretch - seem to remember last mile or so being tough - but ten years since I did it so the old memory being tested.
Jul 2009 1:37pm, 20 Jul 2009 1,688 posts	Quote Pin I can't find a profile, but there's one very long hill... erm. I can't remember anything else... Shouldn't be any bother for you, though.
Fat Dave Jul 2009 1:47pm, 20 Jul 2009 3,543 posts	Quote Pin Fat Dave Oh, I'm not scared of it... I just want to know what kind of time to think about and, more importantly, how much energy to keep in reserve in which bits.
Jul 2009 1:48pm, 20 Jul 2009 1,689 posts	Quote Pin If you can wait till Cakey gets on here, she knows where the hills are...
Old Croc Jul 2009 1:53pm, 20 Jul 2009 4,268 posts	Quote Pin Old Croc you running this year PM?