I have a whole bunch of options for a (Southern) Half in March. Help me Fetchies!

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Garfield Oct 2014 2:15pm, 29 Oct 2014 4,880 posts	Quote Pin Garfield Reading is busy...and difficult to escape from afterwards...lots of people leaving from the many carparks. I've done it twice and spectated once.
fleecilyFurman Oct 2014 2:18pm, 29 Oct 2014 17,756 posts	Quote Pin fleecilyFurman Surrey half route is different this year, going round Woking only apparently. I think it may be slightly hilly, not sure. Fleet is my PB course, have you not done it before? I love Fleet, logistically it's so easy to get in and out of, but with a big race atmosphere round the town centre and some ok scenery round the rest of it. I love it. Sells out early! Reading I haven't done but is the one to go for if you want a big race and the stadium finish, personally I CBA to take the whole day getting there and back and attendant faffage. Brooklands is supposed to be very flat, starts super early (8am?) so probably good if you are an early bird No idea on the others. I hate Wokingham.
CStar Oct 2014 2:21pm, 29 Oct 2014 3,725 posts	Quote Pin CStar Wokingham is flat and fast if the weather is ok. Which it hasn't been for the last 2 years! Fleet is nice, twice down the High Street is fun, but has a very cheeky hill at 12.5 miles Reading as JD says is large, but I think the new course will make it much better. You used to get within 200yds of the finish and then have to go off on a 3/4M loop - 'orrible. Surrey = ££££. I've done one each of the first 3 in the last 3 years and am going to do Reading again this year. Woky will be hard to get into this year as everyone from last year gets a carryover due to last year's being flooded out.
HermanBloom Oct 2014 2:22pm, 29 Oct 2014 4,719 posts	Quote Pin HermanBloom yeah I might dump Reading. The finish sounds good but have done the Olympic Stadium run and am doing Bupa 10k and GSR as normal next year for my "big" races. Wokingham I am in as first year I was injured, and last year cancelled. So automatically in this year and don't have to spend any money. I am taking Surrey, Reading and Richmond off the list. Brooklands is indeed an 8am start so I might dump that on the basis that I like my sleep
Garfield Oct 2014 2:30pm, 29 Oct 2014 4,882 posts	Quote Pin Garfield Wokingham is flat but very exposed in places when running over the M3. I was lucky the day I ran it, drizzly but not windy. Can be very cold if it's cold in February. I might consider Brooklands...it's an easy drive from home...hell, it's an easy cycle from home too!
JustDistracted Oct 2014 2:45pm, 30 Oct 2014 817 posts	Quote Pin JustDistracted Right Fleet 2016 then Would add to stories of hideous traffic leaving Reading this year. I had a car park space near the stadium and it took so long to leave we decided to move house whilst in the queue We'd been meaning to talk about it properly for weeks and the queue gave us hours! Next year contemplating cycling, or walking far enough from the stadium to get a bus not going back into town. Wokingham I could have walked to the start last year...
goldbeetle Oct 2014 12:01am, 31 Oct 2014 675 posts	Quote Pin goldbeetle Larmer Tree half 15th March whitestarrunning.co.uk
goldbeetle Oct 2014 12:01am, 31 Oct 2014 676 posts	Quote Pin goldbeetle Larmer Tree half 15th March whitestarrunning.co.uk
.B. Oct 2014 2:48pm, 31 Oct 2014 12,873 posts	Quote Pin .B. If you fancy a trip to the seaside then Eastbourne is 1st March or Hastings 22nd. Eastbourne is flat other than one big hill at about 2 miles. Hastings is hilly, but not that slow apparently because of the downhills. Hastings is really well supported and always gets good ratings
Nick Cook Oct 2014 2:58pm, 31 Oct 2014 21,224 posts	Quote Pin Nick Cook Hey Garfield, Wokingham doesn't go over the M3. M4 and A329M. I've done Fleet before and quite liked it. Good support round the course and not as busy as Reading.