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Oct 2014
12:15pm, 29 Oct 2014
4,714 posts
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HermanBloom
No no, this is all helpful info. Surrey is closest to family but I'm also thinking it's a bit steep and not that interesting a route.
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Oct 2014
12:16pm, 29 Oct 2014
4,715 posts
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HermanBloom
And Reading does seem like the best option for the "bigger" race. Have a few mates doing it. White Horse seems tempting though. Might strike Richmond as I can go do the parkrun there at some point.
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Oct 2014
12:35pm, 29 Oct 2014
424 posts
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Fravage
I PB'd at Fleet this year and was ahead of Martin Yelling for at least 50 yards, so that one gets my vote 
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Oct 2014
12:41pm, 29 Oct 2014
712 posts
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TeeBee
Reading is the only one I've run, but I help out at the Richmond one. It's not in the park, it's along the river from Kew, past Richmond and Ham House and then loop back. It's a lot on unmade towpath. Hampton Court was new last year, and they had a few teething problems, but I am sure will up it's game this year. If/when you're considering May, our club Half (Ranelagh Richmond Half) is lovely
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Oct 2014
12:45pm, 29 Oct 2014
810 posts
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JustDistracted
I will be doing Wokingham, and should have a club volunteer place for Reading. (I don't particularly like it, but the course has changed a weeny bit to put the Green Park tedium at the front, and I will know LOADS of people doing it) List looks similar to ones I looked at this year.
White horse has hills - I might try it but still want a PB so maybe not this year, as it looks nice and scenic otherwise.
Surrey I didn't go for this year due to price. Also lack of trains early enough in the morning!
Did Silverstone last year - dull if you don't like racing, brilliant if you do. Have now run, motorcycled and been in the two seater around and now find that there's a sportive I could have done last week! flatish until you go up the perimeter road round the back of Club corner. Need to drive or have a driver to get there though.
Brooklands looked appealing, was more expensive.
In the end I did Berlin (brilliant place, flat, well marshalled and water and bananaed, I cocked it up rather - if travelling go sightseeing AFTER the race...) and the Maidenhead 10 to replace the cancelled Wokingham half.
OH has signed up for Hampton Court - it looks good but I'm not doing one the week after Reading so I've signed up to volunteer.
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Oct 2014
1:07pm, 29 Oct 2014
15,099 posts
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Stumpy
reading is fun
hampton court will be flat but possibly a bit dull course as I think is similar to the breakfast run course and i don't like that event. (am sure this will be MUCH better organised and a much nicer event). i am actually considering it too as i sent it to a colleague a few weeks ago and now he's trying to persuade me to do it as well.
i second the vote for the ranelagh half in may. much nicer. fabulous volunteers. at least in the years I volunteered
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Oct 2014
1:42pm, 29 Oct 2014
713 posts
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TeeBee
Fancy volunteering again this year, Stumpy? I'm always on the look out
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Oct 2014
2:09pm, 29 Oct 2014
5,952 posts
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lammo
I've done Fleet and Reading from that list.
Reading is much bigger, and therefore less appealing as far as i'm concerned.
Fleet isn't hilly, but its a lot slopier than Wokingham.
Fravage, you should get yourself to a flat half course, you take another chunk off your PB.
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Oct 2014
2:12pm, 29 Oct 2014
4,717 posts
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HermanBloom
So after two pages (I think), basically I can take one off the list
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Oct 2014
2:13pm, 29 Oct 2014
4,718 posts
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HermanBloom
bah
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