Brighton Marathon

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  • Rated 78%
  • 26.2mi
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Entrants (124) Club PB SB Pred Time WAVA
Johnbury Unaffiliated 4:10:56 3:59:00
Natters Jogscotland Hazlehead
lake TENTATIVE Thanet Road Runners AC 3:32:04
Seemorerunning Unaffiliated 3:57:44 4:30:00
Craig_ Unaffiliated 3:34:29
RunGrandpaRun STORM Plymouth 4:38:30
DaveChild Unaffiliated
sister UKnetrunner 3:48:33
frankss1104 Ryston Runners AC
Marshall Aid Winchester & District AC 4:42:53
Tracey G Harwich Runners 5:06:34
Gamgee Unaffiliated
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
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
only weak men Victoria Park Harriers & Tower Hamlets AC 3:07:24 3:07:24 3:07:24 66.05
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
stephenpond1968 Petts Wood Runners 2:58:30 3:11:42 3:35:05 61.21
Scopey Mickleover Running Club 3:09:22 3:12:08 3:12:08 66.83
Scooby Dave Unaffiliated 3:09:13 3:12:29 3:15:00 3:12:29 66.71
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
Cheeky Chappy Woking AC 2:59:18 3:13:57 3:17:00 3:13:57 68.45
ck1 Canterbury Harriers 3:14:08 3:14:08 3:15:00 3:14:08 69.57
glbroo Woking AC 3:09:08 3:14:10 3:14:59 3:14:10 66.68
runneralan1964 Vale of Aylesbury AC 3:14:55 3:14:55 3:20:55 68.40
rjbutler Ashford and District RRC 3:08:22 3:17:08 3:17:08
jmiles11 Seaford Striders RC 3:17:20 3:17:20 3:28:08 58.40
Jay Mccardle Tuff Fitty Triathlon Club 3:19:10 3:19:10 3:19:10 64.47
TrailsurferUK Reading Roadrunners 3:20:56 3:20:56 3:27:47 66.73
Norrthwestarm Unaffiliated 3:18:22 3:21:00 3:21:00 66.62
worthingrunner Unaffiliated 3:08:57 3:22:20 3:30:00 3:29:16 58.85
Fat head Unaffiliated 3:23:38 3:23:38 3:23:38 61.57
Theselbyexpress Quantock Harriers 3:03:40 3:24:07 3:35:12 63.31
Slow Duck 100 Marathon Club, Dorking & Mole Valley AC 3:15:53 3:24:22 3:14:59 3:24:22 65.52
runnerbean1963 Garden City Runners 3:20:05 3:25:09 3:20:00 3:25:09 66.99
fleety Fareham Crusaders 3:26:41 3:26:41 3:29:20 3:26:41 59.59
Magpie Rob Matlock Athletic Club 3:24:17 3:26:57 3:20:00 3:26:57 63.08
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
JimO66 East London Runners 3:11:23 3:27:16 3:30:36 57.72
TheDuke Unaffiliated 3:27:56 3:27:56 3:29:59 3:27:56 64.96
Coeyboy Tone Zone Runners 3:29:02 3:29:02 3:29:02 59.57
Fairy clogs Stragglers 3:28:40 3:31:40 3:36:36 75.35
gingerwand Werrington Joggers 3:24:44 3:32:11 3:32:11 63.65
pussy cat Northbrook AC 3:33:05 3:33:05 3:45:00 3:33:05 75.57
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
ChristopheD Bellahouston Road Runners 3:36:59 3:36:59 3:36:59 56.52
deanmurley Harpenden Arrows 3:03:06 3:38:56 3:29:59 3:38:56 56.54
Mr UE Unaffiliated 3:30:04 3:38:59 3:38:59 59.62
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
Closer 100 Marathon Club 3:38:59 3:41:45 3:58:10 62.62
mdsparky Lytchett Manor Striders 3:42:04 3:42:04 3:35:00 3:42:04 55.46
Andy66 Swanley & District AC 3:30:41 3:43:01 3:30:00 3:43:01 60.04
Enaoslm TENTATIVE Basingstoke & Mid Hants AC 3:02:51 3:45:24 3:05:00
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
lizzieph Northbrook AC 3:44:12 3:48:53 3:48:53 58.91
RayCool Running Forever 3:36:57 3:49:25 4:10:00 3:54:59 56.98
gilb Unaffiliated 3:49:33 3:49:33 3:30:00 3:49:33 52.95
Groundhog 100 Marathon Club, Sandhurst Joggers, LDWA 3:51:19 3:51:19 4:00:00 3:51:19 58.39
scollins78 Unaffiliated 3:39:12 3:51:40 3:55:00 52.19
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
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
stefkirl 100 Marathon Club, Waverley Harriers 3:53:08 3:53:08 3:53:08 55.53
sarahbob Garden City Runners 3:41:35 3:53:55 3:53:55 60.40
Tony-21 Reading Roadrunners 3:17:31 3:53:58 3:58:20 59.23
markmywords Unaffiliated 3:55:13 3:55:13 4:00:00 3:55:13 52.63
Naive Steve Unaffiliated 3:50:00 3:55:36 3:55:36 54.50
Rorschach White Oak and Dartford Tri Squad 3:47:15 3:55:50 3:55:50 54.45
Pez Unaffiliated 3:34:06 3:56:15 3:56:15 53.07
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
Mrs Winkle Ranelagh Harriers 3:36:03 3:57:57 3:57:57 58.43
raquel65 Unaffiliated 3:55:06 3:57:58 3:57:58 62.68
neil hewitt Harpenden Arrows 3:53:04 4:02:22 4:02:22 58.24
SouthendAl Flyers Southend 3:43:46 4:03:27 4:03:27 51.50
hatterfan 100 Marathon Club 3:21:18 4:04:11 4:23:30 47.94
gribb0 FERC 4:12:52 4:12:52 4:14:59 4:24:09 57.89
Mel Ranelagh Harriers 4:11:13 4:13:20 3:59:50 4:13:20 55.30
Steady as she goes Ranelagh Harriers 3:51:30 4:13:32 4:20:42 55.25
closej Unaffiliated 4:02:39 4:13:40 4:29:17 50.16
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
hurricanehamlyn Werrington Joggers 3:58:57 4:15:35 4:15:00
atrain247 FERC 3:43:20 4:16:10 4:30:00 4:16:10 50.12
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
Sweatbox Dunstable RRC 3:55:54 4:25:52 4:25:52 45.72
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
SaulBee Horsham Joggers 3:59:02 4:27:19 4:37:28 46.28
Rich Pryor Flyers Southend 4:27:38 4:27:38 4:44:22
Jinksy Werrington Joggers 4:19:36 4:27:48 4:39:00 4:27:48 52.76
Amaryllis Saints & Sinners Fun Runners 4:30:19 4:30:19 4:30:19 60.38
Ouchling Unaffiliated 3:50:52 4:30:27 4:30:27 49.63
Snellers VEGAN RUNNERS UK 4:33:25 4:33:25 4:33:25 47.75
SpeedyMel Littledown Harriers RC 4:24:14 4:39:26 4:42:46 49.55
Surrey Phil FERC 4:32:57 4:39:31 4:52:39 44.24
(Mama) Pigeon Anstey Amblers and Runners 4:04:27 4:40:09 5:00:18 44.79
Trying Hard Unaffiliated 4:40:40 4:40:40 4:48:29 52.34
vongustus FERC 4:43:09 4:43:09 4:40:00 4:56:38 49.67
johnboyuk Plumstead Runners 4:24:32 4:43:29 4:10:00 4:43:29 43.93
plodding hippo 100 Marathon Club 4:16:46 4:45:44 4:58:36 49.95
kink bunny VEGAN RUNNERS UK 4:11:42 4:46:58 4:35:00 4:46:58 47.15
Carpathius Felixstowe RRC 4:45:25 4:47:12 5:19:14 41.99
Neil E Dunnin Almost Athletes 3:57:45 4:47:59 5:03:00 45.36
Jungle Dave Unaffiliated 4:48:53 4:48:53 5:05:00 4:48:53 42.20
Cal 69 Unaffiliated 3:55:46 4:49:59 5:12:42 45.60
George Smiley Unaffiliated 4:52:33 4:52:33 4:52:33 45.77
Mizzle Werrington Joggers 4:47:48 4:56:41 4:56:41 49.66
hillcrawler Unaffiliated 4:29:00 4:57:43 4:57:43 48.91
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
Johoo! Unaffiliated 5:09:00 5:09:00 5:09:00
Rob W Unaffiliated 4:01:56 5:12:17 4:59:00 5:12:17 42.51
Han_Sorbie Burgess Hill Runners 5:30:54 5:30:54 5:30:54 40.49
Jillianmarie Unaffiliated 4:23:10 5:33:00
24hr Ryan Unaffiliated 3:54:53 5:46:18 3:40:00 5:46:18 35.10
SpeedyBrear Unaffiliated 3:50:37 5:48:33 6:00:00 5:48:33 36.84
Southcoastpete Unaffiliated 4:33:30 6:17:22 6:17:22 34.60
Wazelle the Gazelle Dulwich Park Runners 6:18:22 6:27:45 6:00:00 6:27:45 41.53

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