Brighton Marathon

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  • Rated 78%
  • 26.2mi
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Entrants (124) Club PB SB Pred Time WAVA
DaveChild Unaffiliated
frankss1104 Ryston Runners AC
Gamgee Unaffiliated
Natters Jogscotland Hazlehead
KJ Ashford and District RRC 2:43:21 2:54:17 2:54:17 81.00
Joe Hawk Datchet Dashers 2:56:05 2:56:05 3:03:53 67.32
stephenpond1968 Petts Wood Runners 2:58:30 3:11:42 3:35:05 61.21
Cheeky Chappy Woking AC 2:59:18 3:13:57 3:17:00 3:13:57 68.45
ianr Cambridge & Coleridge AC, Canicross Cambridgeshire 2:59:55 2:59:55 2:59:59 2:59:55 75.73
chinners Steyning AC 3:02:14 3:02:14 3:05:00 3:12:40 63.14
WinnieBob Unaffiliated 3:02:24 3:02:24 3:10:06 63.94
Enaoslm TENTATIVE Basingstoke & Mid Hants AC 3:02:51 3:45:24 3:05:00
deanmurley Harpenden Arrows 3:03:06 3:38:56 3:29:59 3:38:56 56.54
Theselbyexpress Quantock Harriers 3:03:40 3:24:07 3:35:12 63.31
only weak men Victoria Park Harriers & Tower Hamlets AC 3:07:24 3:07:24 3:07:24 66.05
rjbutler Ashford and District RRC 3:08:22 3:17:08 3:17:08
worthingrunner Unaffiliated 3:08:57 3:22:20 3:30:00 3:29:16 58.85
glbroo Woking AC 3:09:08 3:14:10 3:14:59 3:14:10 66.68
Scooby Dave Unaffiliated 3:09:13 3:12:29 3:15:00 3:12:29 66.71
Scopey Mickleover Running Club 3:09:22 3:12:08 3:12:08 66.83
MrMarcus Went through a real rocky patch at 21 miles and almost pulled out of the race but pulled myself together and got it done. Missed out on my target time but still got a massive 8 minute personal best so all in all, a good mornings work :-) Ipswich JAFFA RC 3:09:31 3:09:31 2:58:00 3:09:31 66.15
JimO66 East London Runners 3:11:23 3:27:16 3:30:36 57.72
Bomber Harris 410th position gun time, 289th by chip time. Striders of Croydon AC 3:12:40 3:12:40 3:15:00 3:12:40 67.76
Doice Unaffiliated 3:13:48 3:13:50 3:15:00 3:13:50 65.70
ck1 Canterbury Harriers 3:14:08 3:14:08 3:15:00 3:14:08 69.57
runneralan1964 Vale of Aylesbury AC 3:14:55 3:14:55 3:20:55 68.40
Slow Duck 100 Marathon Club, Dorking & Mole Valley AC 3:15:53 3:24:22 3:14:59 3:24:22 65.52
jmiles11 Seaford Striders RC 3:17:20 3:17:20 3:28:08 58.40
Tony-21 Reading Roadrunners 3:17:31 3:53:58 3:58:20 59.23
Smugbloke Too many people with earphones - they should be banned. Tri-Anglia 3:17:51 3:53:00 3:59:00 3:56:55 56.04
Norrthwestarm Unaffiliated 3:18:22 3:21:00 3:21:00 66.62
Jay Mccardle Tuff Fitty Triathlon Club 3:19:10 3:19:10 3:19:10 64.47
runnerbean1963 Garden City Runners 3:20:05 3:25:09 3:20:00 3:25:09 66.99
TrailsurferUK Reading Roadrunners 3:20:56 3:20:56 3:27:47 66.73
hatterfan 100 Marathon Club 3:21:18 4:04:11 4:23:30 47.94
Fat head Unaffiliated 3:23:38 3:23:38 3:23:38 61.57
Magpie Rob Matlock Athletic Club 3:24:17 3:26:57 3:20:00 3:26:57 63.08
gingerwand Werrington Joggers 3:24:44 3:32:11 3:32:11 63.65
fleety Fareham Crusaders 3:26:41 3:26:41 3:29:20 3:26:41 59.59
motivator Garden City Runners 3:27:00 3:27:00 3:30:00 3:27:00
brighton_lee Unaffiliated 3:27:09 3:27:09 3:27:09 58.85
TheDuke Unaffiliated 3:27:56 3:27:56 3:29:59 3:27:56 64.96
Fairy clogs Stragglers 3:28:40 3:31:40 3:36:36 75.35
Coeyboy Tone Zone Runners 3:29:02 3:29:02 3:29:02 59.57
Mr UE Unaffiliated 3:30:04 3:38:59 3:38:59 59.62
Andy66 Swanley & District AC 3:30:41 3:43:01 3:30:00 3:43:01 60.04
lake TENTATIVE Thanet Road Runners AC 3:32:04
pussy cat Northbrook AC 3:33:05 3:33:05 3:45:00 3:33:05 75.57
Pez Unaffiliated 3:34:06 3:56:15 3:56:15 53.07
Craig_ Unaffiliated 3:34:29
jamesy1981 The Brighton Marathon is getting bigger because it does a lot of stuff right. It's a quick course with PB potential and a great atmosphere. However, there are a lot of things which are bad and some of these are things that have declined since I last ran it in 2013.

Firstly, the exhibition is getting increasingly less exciting and not just because I have experienced it before. Those that have attended the London Marathon expo sneer at the Brighton one and I used to defend its honour. This year though, we were sort of routinely shoved into a tiny cramped area to pick up our numbers, there was no atmospheric music on the way in and the exhibits were all pretty dull.

Secondly, the toilets at the start were terrible. There were nowhere near enough for the demands and I reckon it took a good 45 minutes for some people to negotiate the toilet queues. 

Thirdly, the water stations were a nightmare this year. They were every 100m it felt like and on both sides of the road. Given that they now opt to give out cups to drink from, which makes the runner have to stop moving, I nearly got taken out by runners darting across me to grab water 6 times during the race. If they were on one side of the road, runners who do not want to stop for a drink could take the wider path instead of having to play Frogger. I also nearly tripped over several cups with tired legs. My girlfriend also got hit in the face by a couple of the cups which were lighter than the bottle things they used before which would skid along the ground instead of fly through the air. 

Finally, the course was so bottle necked for the first 5 miles that I had to run at a slower pace than I wanted to and could only occasionally move up the field with a quick sprint. Not an ideal  way of pacing myself. A lot of seasoned runners tell you it's ok over the first 5 miles to run at a slower pace and just get your rhythm but I was definitely not able to find my rhythm until about 8 miles in when the roads were finally wide enough to accommodate a bit of overtaking.

As one of the most expensive Marathons there is I don't feel like this race really puts the runner first and, this is only an impression I get, it seems more about making a bit of revenue. It definitely doesn't feel like it is organised by runners who understand other runners.

But hey. As I say, it's a popular atmospheric event, the tshirt and medal are always very good...and well, I've given several aspects of this 4 or 5 stars. I just think it is let down in a big way in a few key areas. Burgess Hill Runners 3:35:26 3:35:26 3:35:26 56.49
Mrs Winkle Ranelagh Harriers 3:36:03 3:57:57 3:57:57 58.43
RayCool Running Forever 3:36:57 3:49:25 4:10:00 3:54:59 56.98
ChristopheD Bellahouston Road Runners 3:36:59 3:36:59 3:36:59 56.52
Closer 100 Marathon Club 3:38:59 3:41:45 3:58:10 62.62
scollins78 Unaffiliated 3:39:12 3:51:40 3:55:00 52.19
Mr. K. 
Split Summary
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1) 1m - 8:49(8:49/m) 89/93rpm
2) 1m - 8:29(8:29/m) 90/93rpm
3) 1m - 8:34(8:34/m) 90/92rpm
4) 1m - 8:44(8:44/m) 90/92rpm
5) 1m - 8:30(8:30/m) 91/93rpm
6) 1m - 8:41(8:41/m) 91/95rpm
7) 1m - 8:30(8:30/m) 92/97rpm
8) 1m - 8:26(8:26/m) 92/94rpm
9) 1m - 8:39(8:39/m) 92/94rpm
10) 1m - 8:20(8:20/m) 92/95rpm
11) 1m - 8:20(8:20/m) 93/97rpm
12) 1m - 8:11(8:11/m) 93/95rpm
13) 1m - 8:06(8:06/m) 93/95rpm
14) 1m - 8:14(8:14/m) 93/95rpm
15) 1m - 8:26(8:26/m) 93/96rpm
16) 1m - 8:22(8:22/m) 93/96rpm
17) 1m - 8:18(8:18/m) 93/96rpm
18) 1m - 8:35(8:35/m) 93/95rpm
19) 1m - 8:25(8:25/m) 93/96rpm
20) 1m - 8:44(8:44/m) 93/95rpm
21) 1m - 8:59(8:59/m) 92/95rpm
22) 1m - 9:04(9:04/m) 91/93rpm
23) 1m - 9:01(9:01/m) 91/93rpm
24) 1m - 9:21(9:21/m) 89/93rpm
25) 1m - 10:48(10:48/m) 81/122rpm
26) 1m - 9:52(9:52/m) 84/95rpm
27) 0.47m - 3:55(8:20/m) 90/96rpm

http://www.strava.com/activities/284074390 Cove Joggers, Windle Valley Runners 3:39:29 3:46:29 3:50:23 57.14
Synthpop Unaffiliated 3:40:18 3:40:18 3:40:18 57.34
martin437 Denmead Striders 3:40:41 3:40:41 3:40:41 56.81
July67 Unaffiliated 3:41:28 3:41:28 3:40:00 3:41:28 59.95
sarahbob Garden City Runners 3:41:35 3:53:55 3:53:55 60.40
mdsparky Lytchett Manor Striders 3:42:04 3:42:04 3:35:00 3:42:04 55.46
atrain247 FERC 3:43:20 4:16:10 4:30:00 4:16:10 50.12
SouthendAl Flyers Southend 3:43:46 4:03:27 4:03:27 51.50
lizzieph Northbrook AC 3:44:12 3:48:53 3:48:53 58.91
BrixtonBlade Dulwich Runners AC 3:46:03 3:51:46 3:51:46 52.74
branie99 Silson Joggers AC 3:46:51 3:51:53 4:28:16 50.79
Rorschach White Oak and Dartford Tri Squad 3:47:15 3:55:50 3:55:50 54.45
sister UKnetrunner 3:48:33
gilb Unaffiliated 3:49:33 3:49:33 3:30:00 3:49:33 52.95
Naive Steve Unaffiliated 3:50:00 3:55:36 3:55:36 54.50
SpeedyBrear Unaffiliated 3:50:37 5:48:33 6:00:00 5:48:33 36.84
Ouchling Unaffiliated 3:50:52 4:30:27 4:30:27 49.63
Groundhog 100 Marathon Club, Sandhurst Joggers, LDWA 3:51:19 3:51:19 4:00:00 3:51:19 58.39
Steady as she goes Ranelagh Harriers 3:51:30 4:13:32 4:20:42 55.25
neil hewitt Harpenden Arrows 3:53:04 4:02:22 4:02:22 58.24
stefkirl 100 Marathon Club, Waverley Harriers 3:53:08 3:53:08 3:53:08 55.53
24hr Ryan Unaffiliated 3:54:53 5:46:18 3:40:00 5:46:18 35.10
raquel65 Unaffiliated 3:55:06 3:57:58 3:57:58 62.68
markmywords Unaffiliated 3:55:13 3:55:13 4:00:00 3:55:13 52.63
Cal 69 Unaffiliated 3:55:46 4:49:59 5:12:42 45.60
Sweatbox Dunstable RRC 3:55:54 4:25:52 4:25:52 45.72
ashleighferris Ranelagh Harriers 3:57:00 3:57:00 3:57:00 56.53
Chris_T117 Brighton & Hove City AC 3:57:41 3:57:41 3:59:59 3:57:41 57.32
Seemorerunning Unaffiliated 3:57:44 4:30:00
Neil E Dunnin Almost Athletes 3:57:45 4:47:59 5:03:00 45.36
hurricanehamlyn Werrington Joggers 3:58:57 4:15:35 4:15:00
SaulBee Horsham Joggers 3:59:02 4:27:19 4:37:28 46.28
Rob W Unaffiliated 4:01:56 5:12:17 4:59:00 5:12:17 42.51
closej Unaffiliated 4:02:39 4:13:40 4:29:17 50.16
(Mama) Pigeon Anstey Amblers and Runners 4:04:27 4:40:09 5:00:18 44.79
Johnbury Unaffiliated 4:10:56 3:59:00
Mel Ranelagh Harriers 4:11:13 4:13:20 3:59:50 4:13:20 55.30
kink bunny VEGAN RUNNERS UK 4:11:42 4:46:58 4:35:00 4:46:58 47.15
Footpad Always well organised and a great race. May not be the cheapest to enter but the city is closed for the day so lots to pay for. Great support and the marshalls were awesome! I will be back next year for another go :) Unaffiliated 4:12:06 4:21:36 4:30:00 4:21:36 52.08
gribb0 FERC 4:12:52 4:12:52 4:14:59 4:24:09 57.89
andrewprod Fantastic support. Great atmosphere. Loved water in cups (sorry). Fast and pretty flat course. For such an expensive race though the goody bag was truly dreadful and medal and t-shirt only average. The expo was a big disappointment, and just a means to sell me some socks ( I bought some socks!). Simply not enough toilets at the start. Finish area needs re-thinking (maybe it was my own fault for not walking far enough but in my exhausted state I completely missed the food and drinks stalls and turned and walked back up 500 steps). Overall though really enjoyed the run, and the people of Brighton were brill! Plymouth Coasters 4:14:18 4:14:18 4:30:00 4:14:18 55.01
plodding hippo 100 Marathon Club 4:16:46 4:45:44 4:58:36 49.95
Jinksy Werrington Joggers 4:19:36 4:27:48 4:39:00 4:27:48 52.76
Jillianmarie Unaffiliated 4:23:10 5:33:00
SpeedyMel Littledown Harriers RC 4:24:14 4:39:26 4:42:46 49.55
johnboyuk Plumstead Runners 4:24:32 4:43:29 4:10:00 4:43:29 43.93
Max71 Unaffiliated 4:26:37 4:26:37 4:31:24 51.62
andrewt704 Brutally hot weather in the second half. St. Albans Striders 4:26:58 4:26:58 4:00:00 4:26:58 45.94
Rich Pryor Flyers Southend 4:27:38 4:27:38 4:44:22
hillcrawler Unaffiliated 4:29:00 4:57:43 4:57:43 48.91
Amaryllis Saints & Sinners Fun Runners 4:30:19 4:30:19 4:30:19 60.38
Surrey Phil FERC 4:32:57 4:39:31 4:52:39 44.24
Snellers VEGAN RUNNERS UK 4:33:25 4:33:25 4:33:25 47.75
Southcoastpete Unaffiliated 4:33:30 6:17:22 6:17:22 34.60
RunGrandpaRun STORM Plymouth 4:38:30
Trying Hard Unaffiliated 4:40:40 4:40:40 4:48:29 52.34
Marshall Aid Winchester & District AC 4:42:53
vongustus FERC 4:43:09 4:43:09 4:40:00 4:56:38 49.67
Carpathius Felixstowe RRC 4:45:25 4:47:12 5:19:14 41.99
Mizzle Werrington Joggers 4:47:48 4:56:41 4:56:41 49.66
Jungle Dave Unaffiliated 4:48:53 4:48:53 5:05:00 4:48:53 42.20
George Smiley Unaffiliated 4:52:33 4:52:33 4:52:33 45.77
sparky paul Capel Cheetahs 4:57:46 4:57:46 4:15:00 4:57:46 48.73
hexelpdk Unaffiliated 5:06:20 5:06:20 4:40:00 5:06:20 42.97
Tracey G Harwich Runners 5:06:34
Johoo! Unaffiliated 5:09:00 5:09:00 5:09:00
Han_Sorbie Burgess Hill Runners 5:30:54 5:30:54 5:30:54 40.49
Wazelle the Gazelle Dulwich Park Runners 6:18:22 6:27:45 6:00:00 6:27:45 41.53

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