Bristol Half Marathon

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Entrants (112) Club PB SB Pred Time WAVA
crazygal Malvern Joggers 1:54:03 1:56:38
Marigold Stronger than I thought with a time of 74:13. Felt good all the way and when I realised I had a chance to beat first lady I was able to stick in a 5:18 for mile 13. 5:31 152bpm| 5:39 167bpm 5:35 165bpm 5:31 166bpm 5:39 168bpm 5:21 169bpm 5:37 169bpm 5:37 170bpm 5:33 169bpm 5:18 171bpm 0.35 at 5:13 pace 175bpm Splits are Garmin based and are slightly too fast as it thinks I did 13.35m Bournemouth AC 1:06:10 1:12:45 1:14:13 78.34
Jim7 Gah, not very close to what I was aiming and no PB. I'll blame it being a bit hot and there being more annoyingly placed hills that Reading. TeamBath AC 1:13:28 1:19:09 1:16:30 1:19:27 72.97
Njord Wirral AC 1:17:30 1:20:05 1:20:05 73.35
controversial Clapham Chasers 1:12:46 1:19:16 1:21:14 71.58
BABOY Reading Roadrunners, Serpentine RC 1:20:14 1:21:55 1:21:00 1:21:55 70.79
Adam Miller Exmouth Harriers AAC 1:20:41 1:22:34 1:22:34 70.23
Silent Runner Unaffiliated 1:18:32 1:22:39 1:22:39 73.49
Cookie001 Bristol & West AC 1:14:48 1:23:01 1:21:00 1:23:01 69.84
MattTheRat Nice conditions, excellent course for 1st half, slowed down in latter stages. Decent performance. Victoria Park Harriers & Tower Hamlets AC 1:19:59 1:20:30 1:19:59 1:23:04 74.34
richshelley took it easy knew wasn't at best Plymstock Road Runners 1:13:20 1:19:59 1:19:00 1:23:23 70.44
Bear Foot Not a bad race. Even paced and felt ok up till around 10 miles. Great Western Runners 1:20:56 1:21:57 1:23:25 69.50
wizlyn Not a great race for me - felt I could/should have done better. Last 3 miles were fastest of the whole race... started steady, fell asleep coming back down the portway, so slow 6-9 miles then picked up the pace to finish comfortably. Still placed well, so not that bad!do think this is a bit slower as a course than reading, which is where I've set my PBs, so maybe shouldnt compare directly. Serpentine RC 1:22:42 1:22:42 1:23:46 76.99
Hanx Clevedon AC 1:21:01 1:23:09 1:24:04 68.96
sbaggers Unaffiliated 1:22:43 1:22:43 1:24:36 68.53
Chazzee Serpentine RC, Westbury Harriers 1:23:18 1:25:09 1:25:09 68.09
Boycie bit quicker than anticipated! Felt bloody strong on this one! Did as planned and ran nearly 12km at about 7..30/mile pace prior to the race. Start was steady due to traffic, but from 3 miles onwards, kept upping and upping the pace until the end! Mile 1. 6.52/140bpm Mile 2. 7.05/160bpm Mile 3. 6.44/154bpm Mile 4. 6.41/156bpm Mile 5. 6.28/159bpm Mile 6. 6.27/162bpm Mile 7. 6.33/163bpm Mile 8. 6.34/164bpm Mile 9. 6.14/165bpm Mile 10. 6.22/167bpm Mile 11. 6.11/168bpm Mile 12. 6.09/168bpm Mile 13. 6.10/171bpm Mile 13.1 0.50/175bpm (seemed a long 0.1 of a mile!!!) Unaffiliated 1:17:40 1:22:26 1:27:30 1:25:28 67.85
SuperSooks Another minute off my PB, hooray! Went off perhaps a bit too fast, got a stitch around 2-3 miles, but managed to banish it fully by concentrating on breathing properly. Great organisation and I enjoyed the scenery along the gorge, though the bends, cobbles and undulations in the last few miles were less welcome ;-) Winchester & District AC 1:25:26 1:25:26 1:28:00 1:27:35 73.70
B Rubble Went pretty well. Slowed a bit at 8 miles like last year but managed to pick it back up towards the end. PB by 33s. Dursley Running Club 1:25:12 1:27:30 1:28:29 69.21
Exmoor Runner Minehead RC 1:23:24 1:28:33 1:29:30 1:28:33 68.59
sophlou Westbury Harriers 1:27:03 1:28:53 1:28:53 72.56
CHAPPER5 Springfield Striders RC, EC4 Amblers 1:23:39 1:29:45 1:32:00 1:29:45 65.18
Westley Unaffiliated 1:25:28 1:29:45 1:30:34 64.01
Boss Lots of congestion early on [2 miles=14:30], but then hit steady pace until 10 miles [69:00]. Mile 11 was a disaster, but held on after that. Pleased with the time. Unaffiliated 1:28:32 1:30:39 1:30:39 66.46
julian hoare Unaffiliated 1:28:54 1:30:44 1:40:00 1:30:44 64.47
madmike Well happy. 13.?? how many miles.Splits which were 6.52's for a sub 1:30 and I hit 6:50 but forgot about extra distance which Garmin said was 13.28 so just missed out. Such is life. Oh!! And well organised this year vast improvement. Unaffiliated 1:30:45 1:30:45 1:32:00 1:30:45 73.52
MattT 551 of 9,700 Unaffiliated 1:27:04 1:31:28 1:31:28 63.46
DannyP Unaffiliated 1:31:58 1:31:58 1:31:58 63.87
Shufflepuck Café My goal was to beat 100 minutes but I was astonished to get a time of 92 minutes. For this race I had a large spaghetti bolognese two nights before, and sausage and bread the night before with a couple of cans of guinness. Two and a half hours before the race I had two bits of toast and houmous, coffee and orange juice. In the race my splits between 4 and 8 miles were consistently ahead of what I'd planned, and after 8 miles I felt strong and quickened the pace through to the end. Unaffiliated 1:32:21 1:32:21 1:39:00 1:32:21 62.78
Cris Garth Unaffiliated 1:24:50 1:33:40 1:33:40 68.77
Sam1979 Unaffiliated 1:34:17 1:34:17 1:30:00 1:34:17 68.38
Markonline99 Ran this race at marathon pace as part of training for the Amsterdam marathon in Oct 08. Westbury Harriers 1:23:49 1:30:21 1:35:00 1:34:26 65.94
Patch39 Unaffiliated 1:29:12 1:29:35 1:35:12 63.28
Wirzel Bristol Half Marathon; Brilliant Run, couldn't believe how easy the first 10 miles were, felt sure something was going to go wrong but it didn't, so I upped the pace for the last 3 and beat my target time by nearly 2 mins. Unaffiliated 1:34:30 1:34:52 1:38:00 1:36:04 63.23
Butz After days(months?) training in wind and rain it turned out to be one of the sunniest days of the year...Got a PB though! :) Unaffiliated 1:34:51 1:37:11 1:40:00 1:38:23 61.24
Markyslee Totley AC 1:25:34 1:25:48 1:20:00 1:38:59 58.57
tjrunning Unaffiliated 1:37:26 1:39:59 1:42:00 1:39:59 61.25
emmanicholls Unaffiliated 1:37:51 1:40:54 1:44:59 1:40:54 63.90
theraithrover Enjoyed a good run, easily running a PB by about 8 mins. Conditions near perfect and I thought well organised. There were some people moaning about not being allowed in the 'wave 1' group (even though they were wearing 'wave 2' numbers) but for me it worked to my advantage. Lining up at the front of the second start allowed me to get away from any congestion which I would have no doubt faced had I been towards the back of the start of the first start. Event village full of great atmosphere - BATH HALF ORGANISERS I HOPE YOU WERE WATCHING! South West Veterans AC 1:33:28 1:42:20 1:50:00 1:42:20 65.20
duracell last longer Bristol & West AC 1:42:32 1:42:32 1:42:32 57.02
♪♫ Synge ♪♫ Teignbridge Trotters, Westbury Harriers, LDWA 1:29:59 1:42:37 1:42:37 60.68
CaptainDad finished 1835th place Unaffiliated 1:33:56 1:40:02 1:43:01 56.28
Blonde Awful prep for this race, stopped and walked twice, thats a first for me, a bit embarrasing..... good lesson in better prep for Bath next year, also knee was bad from about 7 miles on.... Unaffiliated 1:36:53 1:37:10 1:43:27 56.04
meandmydog Unaffiliated 1:34:48 1:44:04 1:44:04 56.73
happyrunner1 Serpentine RC 1:44:11 1:44:11 1:44:11 69.17
SteveV Only a minute outside my PB so very happy considering the crap prep. Garmin says i ran 13.37. Unaffiliated 1:19:01 1:44:50 1:49:59 1:46:00 54.69
JBD Benfleet RC 1:39:06 1:46:14 1:46:14 56.71
Seagrave Birmingham Running, Athletics, & Triathlon Club (BRAT) 1:28:36 1:46:14 1:46:19 54.53
Mal My knee was hurting by one mile, and I was practically on one leg at the end. Should probably have pulled out before the end. Barnes Runners, Horsham Joggers 1:27:11 1:28:16 1:40:00 1:46:21 54.51
rainman Unaffiliated 1:47:04 1:47:04 1:53:00 1:47:04 56.27
Trevor T Unaffiliated 1:41:30 1:42:02 1:48:15 57.52
kevf Unaffiliated 1:48:22 1:48:22 1:48:22 54.20
Nifty Unaffiliated 1:34:46 1:43:02 1:48:25 54.78
VickiG Unaffiliated 1:44:24 1:49:00 1:49:00 59.15
puritongav Unaffiliated 1:49:09 1:49:09 2:00:00 1:49:09 54.09
Dowse Was going really well until mile 9 when the temperature and the lack of distance training really started to show. Ended up plodding alone for the last few miles throwing away what could have easily have been a 1:45. Well organised start, lots of drinks stations and a hefty medal. Only down side was the lack of atmosphere at the end of the race once you cross the finish line. Birmingham Running, Athletics, & Triathlon Club (BRAT), Malvern Joggers 1:28:08 1:49:09 1:57:00 1:49:38 52.88
spd bristol No training but happy I finished it. Bitton Road Runners 1:31:00 1:51:00 1:51:00 52.29
WineRunner52 Road Runners Club 1:29:23 1:45:39 1:52:00 1:51:55 61.26
Ghengis Redhill Distict Royal Mail AC, Striders of Croydon AC 1:26:58 1:39:50 1:52:23 53.61
chris palmer Bitton Road Runners 1:28:36 1:45:48 1:45:00 1:52:28 55.82
Nailsea Plodder Chuffed to bits with my time. Wanted sub 2hrs but didnt expect that. Got boxed in for the first few miles, but managed to find some clear road. Really went off too quickly, and almost paid the price in the last mile, but very pleased. Unaffiliated 1:38:51 1:52:41 1:58:00 1:52:41 58.17
norm1976 Hot, last few miles were very hard work, felt as if I was going backwards. Unaffiliated 1:34:33 1:52:58 1:50:30 1:52:58 51.33
Jo P Unaffiliated 1:45:36 1:53:26 1:53:26 59.96
H2O Congleton Harriers, Macclesfield Harriers & AC 1:49:56 1:49:56 1:54:58 58.71
discodave Chepstow Harriers 1:39:34 1:43:20 1:55:00 55.06
Justonemorehill Mumbles Milers 1:51:38 1:53:34 1:55:15 57.47
Kendo! Unaffiliated 1:32:48 1:55:56 1:55:56 50.67
gray Perfect conditions: still, warmish and a well run race in a great city. Oh, and a PB to boot - well timed, with NY just 7 weeks away. Could probably even have knocked a further second or two off if the road immediately after each of the Lucozade Sport drinks stations hadn't resembled the floor of a student's kitchen.....my favourite announcement from a race marshal: Cranleigh Tortoise & Hare Runners 1:50:59 1:50:59 1:56:59 55.06
WeV Died at 8 miles - was well on for a PB (probably going to quick and took on too many fluids). Unaffiliated 1:32:58 1:53:02 1:50:00 1:57:00 49.55
franciskieran Swindon Harriers 1:42:39 1:57:08 2:00:00 1:57:08 49.49
Paulcdad Unaffiliated 1:54:14 1:57:29 1:57:29 54.36
potato was on track for a sub-1:55 half until about mile 8-9 then ran out of steam and had to slow down - more training needed to go faster over this distance! Unaffiliated 1:58:10 1:58:10 2:00:00 1:58:10 54.56
mummyrunner Unaffiliated 1:52:00 1:52:00 1:59:00 54.20
devonlol still struggling with hamstrings Southwest Roadrunners 1:47:48 1:52:08 1:55:00 1:59:17 52.20
*Anj* Disappointed :( All going well for sub 2 until 10 miles then lost it in the last 3. Not strong enough. Unaffiliated 1:54:57 1:59:38 1:55:00 2:01:01 53.98
risotto My first HM. Goal 1 is to finish. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Very very pleased with that. What a great day out! Very warm today - must have been 20C. Pedicures before and after by my wife meant that I had no foot injuries - just a touch of sunburn - in mid September!!! Was really ready for it today - thanks to P and EPS for their support and encouragement. I may treat myself to a new pair of shoes... Teignbridge Trotters 1:41:48 2:01:23 2:10:00 2:01:23 48.64
LadyBee Hit 10 miles at 80 mins, but lack of training meant I crashed! Unaffiliated 1:45:40 2:01:27 2:01:27 53.09
runningsnail Unaffiliated 2:01:32 2:01:32 2:01:32 50.81
makkem Aiming for a sub 2hrs finish. Which I didn't quite make. Heat & slight lack of training caught up with me. Walked/jogged the last 3 miles or so. Barnet & District AC, Westbury Harriers 1:19:12 2:02:05 2:02:26 52.16
heronomous Unaffiliated 1:56:29 1:56:29 2:10:00 2:03:00 52.93
Penelope Pitstop Weston AC 1:47:49 1:58:28 2:02:00 2:04:20 53.58
Karmus Westbury Harriers 2:00:30 2:00:30 2:04:38 46.52
Seejay1 Southville Running Club 1:47:53 2:01:07 1:59:00 2:04:42 54.98
welshy76 My 1st 1/2 marathon - but have been knocking 20k off in training so fairly comfortable i can get round - but really want to go sub 2 hrs San Domenico RC 1:52:15 2:06:17 2:10:00 2:10:42 44.37
sluggett Chepstow Harriers 2:04:03 2:04:03 2:00:00 2:10:55 55.09
Slam Dunc Good course, good pace ran Unaffiliated 2:12:34 2:12:34 2:12:34 43.79
ToBaldlyGo Better organization this year despite the late race packs. The weather got a bit hot for me, definitely struggling by the end Weston AC 2:02:08 2:03:54 2:15:43 49.61
Cherries Unaffiliated 2:02:31 2:16:02 2:16:02 47.51
Shilly Weston AC 2:16:16 2:16:16 2:16:16 44.94
MrsBear Marlborough Running Club 1:56:17 2:16:20 2:16:20 49.51
FrancesT Unaffiliated 2:14:00 2:14:52 2:16:49 48.69
Demeer Unaffiliated 1:47:58 1:57:27 2:00:00 2:16:52 42.36
1584cc Quantock Harriers 1:47:36 2:17:05 2:17:05 43.62
the vicious chicken Unaffiliated 2:07:07 2:19:09 2:19:09 46.34
Maj Really love this race. Don't think I was fully trained for it and didn't help myself my drinking a load of water and getting stitch around mile 10 and having to walk for quite some time! Looking forward to getting a better time next year! Bogs of Somerset 2:07:18 2:20:33 2:10:00 2:20:33 45.98
Hornet77 Unaffiliated 2:04:49 2:18:05 2:20:00 2:20:57 43.45
Isabel VEGAN RUNNERS UK 1:54:33 2:10:03 2:30:00 2:21:23 45.95
naticle Unaffiliated 2:17:23 2:17:23 2:22:31 45.43
beula24 Unaffiliated 2:23:00 2:23:00 2:23:00 45.09
smash Not the best preparation, up most of the night on Friday with a bad belly. Saturday I tried to chill but ended up doing DIY. Felt ok on sunday morning, but the illness must have taken a lot out of me as the race was awful. Really bad, loads of walking. Eventually finished in an official time of about 2:26:35, a PW. Poo. The first five miles or so were ok, a bit quicker than planned but not too strenuous. I started to really struggle on the way back into town, ironically downhill. I did stop briefly to get help for a fallen comrade. By the time 9M came it had all ceased to be fun. It was nice to speak to a couple of fetchies on the way round; apologies for the garbled conversations - I become vague when tired! The last three miles were hellish. The hills did not help. My back was killing me, my legs ached and I felt completely empty. I tried to put a bit of a spurt on for the last mile, but ended up walking again. And the finish was around a bend, so I couldn't see it untilI got to it. Was really disappointed with my time, at 9M I was on for a 2:10 finish. I dislike running today. Pegasus RC 2:04:53 2:11:43 2:20:00 2:26:35 44.00
Qwerty Took this at a very steady plod to make sure I got round. Finished inside my target time & felt fine after. Enjoyed this hugely despite many, many doubts about doing it :-) Weston AC 2:10:10 2:27:04 2:30:00 2:27:04 45.58
SCOOBY1964 Unaffiliated 2:26:01 2:26:01 2:25:00 2:27:46 41.44
Puffing Bertie My worst time ever but i know why and i also know that over the next few monthes things will improve dramiticly. That being said i did enjoy it and would love to go back again and do a better time :-) Unaffiliated 1:58:06 2:05:00 2:28:00 45.95
captainbread had a terrible terrible race, felt like death when I got to Cumberland road. very disappointed with this one. Running 4 Women Club 1:59:23 2:30:00 2:10:00 2:30:00 42.98
Gilly Tilly Unaffiliated 2:32:10 2:32:10 2:32:10 43.10
phil5477 Looe Pioneers 1:40:43 2:33:24 2:30:00 2:33:24 37.79
SarahBoots (Solitude_Fairy) Unaffiliated 2:25:25 2:26:01 2:33:58 42.80
vanessa26.7 Unaffiliated 2:32:46 2:35:09 2:35:09 41.56
mummybea Womens Running Network 2:36:46 2:36:46 2:36:46 41.23
breezey Unaffiliated 2:06:43 2:35:19 2:44:51 37.77
Head Gone Southville Running Club 2:32:16 2:56:00 2:29:00 2:56:00 39.69
CPMINAS Hogweed Trotters 2:36:44 3:14:18 3:15:00 3:22:05 30.56

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