Is it just me or is there a distinct lack of long races in the build up to Autumn marathons?

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Liliaicha Apr 2012 9:30pm, 29 Apr 2012 7,616 posts	0 Liliaicha Spitfire 20?
CC2 Speedy Goth Apr 2012 9:34pm, 29 Apr 2012 3,245 posts	0 CC2 Speedy Goth Seems to be in March Liliaicha.
Mick n Phil - Easy - Easy - Easy Apr 2012 9:35pm, 29 Apr 2012 15,797 posts	0 Mick n Phil - Easy - Easy - Easy thers plenty of HM's on all year almost
MissChappo Apr 2012 9:37pm, 29 Apr 2012 11,843 posts	0 MissChappo humanrace.co.uk
RichHL Apr 2012 9:39pm, 29 Apr 2012 4,007 posts	0 RichHL Good one, Miss C. It's a little late for me but it might suit someone getting ready for New York.
Hourglass Apr 2012 9:48pm, 29 Apr 2012 7,476 posts	0 Hourglass What about some of the LDWA events - they do various distances and I've seen runners at those
becca7 Apr 2012 9:51pm, 29 Apr 2012 3,842 posts	0 becca7 LDWA events do have 20 milers but from my experience of trying to navigate according to their instructions they can end up being closer to marathon distance. There are quite a few trail events of 20 miles in the autumn but slim pickings in terms of road races. I don't know if Autumn Tempest is on this year - that was what Liliaicha was meaning I think?
Liliaicha Apr 2012 9:58pm, 29 Apr 2012 7,617 posts	0 Liliaicha CC2 - there's an Autumn one as well - I did it in preparation for Abingdon last year, although I don't see it on the ETL website list of events. May be you could email them and ask them if there is going to be an Autumn one this year. It was a pretty popular event in 2011.
CC2 Speedy Goth Apr 2012 10:02pm, 29 Apr 2012 3,246 posts	0 CC2 Speedy Goth Miss C - that one is too late for me, my marathon is 14th October. Shame. Although it would have been quite a trek anyway. Liliaicha - they have the date out for their March 2013 event so surely they'd have already published the date for an autumn one if there was going to be one? Mick - I can't find any HMs near me in August or September other than the Robin Hood and I can't do that one as I have to work in the Retail tent there. I did see one or two that weren't too far away on 16th September, but I'm running the GNR as an all out race attempt that weekend.
CC2 Speedy Goth Apr 2012 10:03pm, 29 Apr 2012 3,247 posts	0 CC2 Speedy Goth Oh, should mention I don't want a self navigated one, this needs to be a paced effort where I don't need to stop to navigate road crossings, let alone maps.