Aberdeen Fetch Mile- anyone interested?
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Aug 2017
9:56am, 28 Aug 2017
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Old Croc
Pittodrie turn was moved up a bit to accommodate the start line move - they wanted to do a loop but couldnt. The course was measured using the tightest line possible - using the whole road.
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Aug 2017
10:07am, 28 Aug 2017
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lise
Great event, hills were a bugger in second half, i think i threw 2 mini strops at mile 11/12 haha. Toes wrecked from the cobbles , burst 5 blisters last night. But loved it, support was fantastic and atmosphere amazing
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Aug 2017
2:16pm, 28 Aug 2017
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DoricQuine
The local marshals were great but most of the ones in the "Event Staff" jackets were miserable buggers! OK we were back of the pack, but a fair percentage didn't even make eye contact as they were on their phones and hearing " OMG we are going to be here forever!" as we struggled up a steep hill (Gallowgate) at 11 miles was just not on!!!!
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Aug 2017
3:24pm, 28 Aug 2017
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Old Croc
They were even less cheerful when we did cours recce at 0730
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Aug 2017
7:23pm, 28 Aug 2017
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KimCanRun
I think most of the Event Staff had been shipped up from Glasgow. Struggled to get to marshall registration due to road closures and I spoke to about 4 of them who couldn't help as obviously didn't know the area. I was at the esplanade at around 9.30am and one of them was shouting at a few kids who were cycling on the road. No need for that when first runners weren't going to appear for another 90 mins! |
Aug 2017
8:01pm, 28 Aug 2017
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Old Croc
we did have one stop us on our pre-race drive around and query why we wanted through - "what's this for then?" - as we sat in a big bright yellow car with a clock on the top!
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Aug 2017
8:39pm, 28 Aug 2017
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Corrah
OC that's hilarious. I'm afraid I would have tried to think of a smart comment though
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Aug 2017
8:43pm, 28 Aug 2017
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Old Croc
we couldn't stop laughing all morning about that - well apart from when we got to the last turn in the 10k route and the wrong bit was barriered off and a band tent was in the way! - that was at 0835! The 10k started at 0900!
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Aug 2017
9:17pm, 28 Aug 2017
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Corrah
Oh sh*t! That would have been a bit of a mad rush to sort that out then.
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Aug 2017
8:31am, 29 Aug 2017
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JRitchie
Ah the joys and stress of race organising. I once had a discussion with a policeperson at stonehaven about the benefit of moving a barrier which was blocking the road that runners were about to come down.
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