Which marathon would you recommend?

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100forRNIB Jul 2015 10:16pm, 10 Jul 2015 5,958 posts	0 100forRNIB My guess why Snowdonia is so tough is that the bastard hill between 22 and 24 miles is just at the worst possible time. If I recall the last decent climb is a lot earlier at Windermere?
Surrey Phil Jul 2015 10:27pm, 10 Jul 2015 934 posts	0 Surrey Phil I guess distance from home might have something to with it. They've both been said already but my own choices would be Halstead or the Kent Roadrunner.
Hills of Death (HOD) Jul 2015 10:28pm, 10 Jul 2015 30,910 posts	0 Hills of Death (HOD) and mile 2 to 5 and 13 to 15 apart from that its flat
Hills of Death (HOD) Jul 2015 10:43pm, 10 Jul 2015 30,911 posts	0 Hills of Death (HOD) Having run both (not sure you've done Windermere Foxy ) I think Windy edges it but maybe I had a bad day
jdarun Jul 2015 10:54pm, 10 Jul 2015 367 posts	0 jdarun I rather enjoyed Chesterfield last Sept, slightly hilly but not too bad, plenty of local support, not a big field though it might be larger in 2nd and subsequent years.
westmoors Jul 2015 7:33pm, 11 Jul 2015 622 posts	0 westmoors Thanks for the suggestions so far. Please keep them coming. I'm not necessarily looking for "small", just not the huge numbers where I can't run my own race. For a half, a field of about 5,000 is my upper limit. As for location, I would be prepared to travel to get my best time.
run free Jul 2015 11:13pm, 16 Jul 2015 2,853 posts	0 run free Garden Spot Village Marathon: gardenspotvillagemarathon.org In the heart of armish country so it will feel you have stepped back in time. Each check point is a banquet. The start has warm drinks and the end has another banquet of food + massage + spa. I'd say there were about 2000. My report can be found here (http://tyregirl.com/1/archives/04-2013/1.html) - it is a multi-part but you can just look at the pictures.
Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs) Jul 2015 12:41pm, 21 Jul 2015 22,176 posts	0 Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs) I am with WW - White Peak, small and friendly, low key,along a trail with a gentle incline for the first 17 miles and a terrific down hill section around 22 miles leading to a flat finish.
Joe Hawk Jul 2015 1:04pm, 21 Jul 2015 4,718 posts	0 Joe Hawk The PICNIC he he
Joe Hawk Jul 2015 1:07pm, 21 Jul 2015 4,719 posts	0 Joe Hawk Oops did you say PB, White Peak is a good better if the weather is good. The trail is good and hard if dry but it is exposed so can be subject to wind. I ran this year and was only 30secs off my PB which I set at London