Yeovil marathon
4 watchers
Mar 2016
12:37pm, 9 Mar 2016
19 posts
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Claypole
Hi All Planning to have a crack at my first marathon in June at Yeovil. I can't seem to find many reviews of the 2015 race and just wondered if anyone has already run the course and can vouch for it a hilly course of not? Many thanks Claypole |
Mar 2016
1:08pm, 10 Mar 2016
194 posts
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Shades
I ran it last year, assuming it's the same course this year it's not hilly. It's flat with gentle undulations, quiet rural roads. I'm doing it again this year so it can't have been that bad:-) |
Mar 2016
4:21pm, 10 Mar 2016
3,264 posts
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Huntsman
Ah I'm thinking of entering this if I'm in good shape coming into May and I've been struggling to find reviews of the race so it's nice to see the start of a thread on Fetch. Shades it sounds like a pretty quick course as long as it's not too hot on the day. |
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Mar 2016
6:48pm, 10 Mar 2016
20 posts
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Claypole
Thanks Shades. Feeling a bit more relaxed about it now. 
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Mar 2016
10:14am, 11 Mar 2016
195 posts
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Shades
I didn't have a good run at Yeovil last year, but that wasn't the fault of the race. I did review it on RW, only 2 reviews. runnersworld.co.uk I mentioned the goody bag so I probably scoffed the contents on the drive home |
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Mar 2016
10:26am, 11 Mar 2016
3,268 posts
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Huntsman
it's the heat that's my concern but there are just not many fairly flat marathons around Dorset. Bournemouth and North Dorset are both challenging courses.
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Apr 2016
11:37am, 7 Apr 2016
10,820 posts
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paul a
Run by my second claim club, same route as last year and pretty flat for the area. It is a potentially quick course. Was the first time last year so hopefully any minor wrinkles will be ironed out this year.
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Apr 2016
11:53am, 7 Apr 2016
3,451 posts
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Huntsman
Thanks for the feedback paul a. I'll see how the next 4-6 weeks of training go and then if all is well I will enter pretty close to the closing date of 1st June. Only concerns I have are my hay fever and how hot it will be. |
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Apr 2016
12:17pm, 7 Apr 2016
10,821 posts
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paul a
Happy to answer any queries. I know the route very well and the RD is a running friend of mine. It wasn't hot last year but being June in UK it could be any weather.
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Apr 2016
12:59pm, 7 Apr 2016
3,454 posts
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Huntsman
Would you say it was a bit quicker or much quicker than the North Dorset Village Marathon course?
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