Wokingham Half Marathon

Listed by martin K
  • Rated 76%
  • 13.1mi
  • Road
Entrants (87) Club PB SB Pred Time WAVA
MadJonny Cold and wet at the start but soon warmed up and got to a steady pace.  Felt good throughout - but didn't push hard as 2 hard weeks of marathon training coming up. Unaffiliated 1:44:49 1:49:36 1:55:07 51.94
wiglet PB by 5 minutes and I've been paying for it all afternoon! On the mend now.
Re. the race, because of the weather the kit tent and start were chaotic - I and lots of others queued for over 20 minutes to drop bags, and then ran down  late to the start. Otherwise pretty well organised though very very busy Unaffiliated 1:35:47 1:35:47 1:39:00 1:35:51 66.63
ScudULike Unaffiliated 1:48:57 1:48:57 1:52:30 1:50:15 53.87
irbentley@gmail.com Unaffiliated 1:43:42 1:43:42 1:43:42 55.97
Simon L Back for a third year. Hoping not to struggle over last 2 miles up that slight but what feels like a long drag to the finish line.
Ran really well. Split times show 1st mile was slowest at 7.54. Other thanthat all miles within 15 seconds of each other. With last mile 6 59. Felt really good all way round. Overtaking all the way, especially on small uphill sections over the 2 motorway bridges. Unaffiliated 1:37:42 1:37:42 1:45:00 1:38:17 59.03
Nick Cook Unaffiliated 1:47:05 2:07:32 1:59:00 2:07:32 51.85
Rookery Unaffiliated 1:21:58 1:27:14 1:27:14 67.06
Melbourne Runner watch time. Heavy rain made for a grim trudge to the start. luckily I got to the loo quickly (long queues) and then was able to give my stuff to my bag carrier (OH). Run started well but at 7 miles I started flagging. I took my gel and picked it up again but at mile 10 I flagged again. Unfortunately did not have another gel (note to self, carry two!) and so walk/ran to the finish. Bit disappointed as I was on for a PB and up till mile 10  was on target. If I had not had two miles at nine and a half minutes I would have been there. Sadly it was not meant to be today. Excuses do  include a lack of sleep last night and not as many long runs outside since January as I would have liked. Unaffiliated 1:44:57 1:52:07 1:52:07 59.41
NikW Unaffiliated 1:44:03 1:47:09 1:51:00 1:47:09 59.09
thehasman Unaffiliated 1:45:27 1:45:27 1:49:31 54.23
lammo Unaffiliated 1:49:01
dday Unaffiliated 1:47:57 1:57:58 1:57:58 55.08
mogwaibat Unaffiliated 1:45:20 1:45:20 1:45:20 61.21
redimp Unaffiliated 1:34:34 1:34:54 1:47:52 55.85
Pagesmith Unaffiliated 1:55:11 2:00:44 2:30:00 2:26:00 41.94
Rapscallion Unaffiliated 1:45:00 1:50:59 2:08:50 47.15
RunnerRob Unaffiliated 1:51:24 1:51:24 1:51:24 53.67
Love Swimrun ðŸŠâ€â™‚ï¸ ðŸš´â€â Unaffiliated 1:26:10 1:27:57 1:30:10 72.07
manicstreetpounder 1:21:22 by my watch - gun time about 1:21:50, I think. It was all a bit chaotic with the queue for the bags at the start and was still peeing behind the baggage tent when the hooter went off. I managed to hop on to the start just before the start line and got off to a good pace for the first three miles and felt very good so pushed the pace on for a few miles. Started to tire about mile 8, I realised I was nowhere near a PB so eased off a bit. Quite pleased with time considering I'd got back off a 12 hour flight last night - by no means an all-out effort either (HR only about 85% whr) so now have an eye on a PB at Reading next month. Unaffiliated 1:18:58 1:20:36 1:21:00 1:21:22 73.49
artaserse Unaffiliated 1:23:51 1:23:51 1:23:51 69.76
E! (The Renaissance) Unaffiliated 2:03:51 52.96
angelis Unaffiliated 1:26:08 1:26:08 1:26:08 72.29
Julzy Unaffiliated 1:49:25 2:04:12 2:10:00 2:04:12 54.76
Ant1 Not as good as last year noticed the injury lay off Unaffiliated 1:28:49 1:34:16 1:34:16 64.43
Footpad Ran well and a PB!!!!!!!!!!! :-) Unaffiliated 1:47:22 1:53:55 1:53:55 54.20
Icky Unaffiliated 1:36:14 1:38:33 1:40:08 61.16
Running Fish a big race for me is over 100 people, so was a bit of a fish out of water with this one. dutifully lined up at the start near the marker for my prospective finish time only to find that i was blocked in by at least 200 people who had been somewhat more optimistic. consequently only managed 6:10's for the first couple of miles as i picked my way through the mess, then settled into 5:50's through to 10miles. think this course might be quite good for me as it has lots of gentle rises and falls, so the rsi pain holds off for a bit compared with dead flat stuff.
anyway, early season road race is done to ensure the aerobic fitness is there, and can now get back to the dark side. Unaffiliated 1:18:35 1:18:35 1:18:35 79.23
Peteb69 100 Marathon Club, Serpentine RC 1:25:21 1:32:05
Nic.1 Very wet before start big queues at toilets and baggage tent and plenty of mud at tent. 50 Marathon Club, Reading Joggers, Wargrave Runners 1:33:43 2:15:43 2:15:43 62.62
LittleBird Alchester RC (Bicester) 2:04:41 2:04:41 2:04:41 51.71
youcanrunfasterlynne BBC RC, Mornington Chasers 1:41:04 1:41:04 1:52:35 63.34
nixter71 BBC RC, Mornington Chasers 1:33:39 1:33:54 1:35:59 1:33:54 62.87
oneronaldo Had a terrible race my back went after 5 miles, then right leg, hobbled home the last 3 miles.Cant wait till my next half marathon to put that race behind me. Bearbrook Joggers RC 1:43:12 1:46:55 1:50:45 67.50
McCargathon Nice flatish course, torrential rain at the start but brightened up nicely. New PB so overall a worthwhile trip. BeaRCats running club 1:42:59 1:47:23 1:48:14 53.58
GAZGIB Bracknell Forest Runners 1:35:38 1:49:56 1:52:00 1:49:56 54.02
sprintfortheline Pos. 965 Bracknell Forest Runners 1:18:50 1:34:55 1:46:19 54.99
Sblack70 Bracknell Forest Runners 1:30:53 1:49:33 1:49:33 54.21
BWhelan Bracknell Forest Runners 1:30:45 1:33:11 1:37:30 62.30
Kallywag Weekend after Bramley 20, so not exactly hoping for a PB!  Update:  Guess I got a suprise there :-) Bude Rats 1:48:29 1:48:29 1:55:00 1:48:29 61.05
Zapo Cheddar Running Club 1:21:45 1:23:41 1:29:59 1:25:29 69.95
iRunSmartPhil My first half marathon and the last 2 miles were the most difficult I have ever run! Chineham Park Running Club, Zombies, Run! 1:52:31 1:55:52 2:00:00 1:55:52 54.19
JonCPRC Chineham Park Running Club 1:39:59 1:41:23 2:00:00 1:55:53 50.95
Oldie-baldie Official timing appears to have been out. No response from organisers after almost a week... disappointing Compton Harriers RC 1:27:00 1:27:00 1:30:02 70.33
LucyG Compton Harriers RC 1:31:26 1:31:26
Dee VanCity This was my first half marathon.  Cove Joggers 1:42:46 1:42:46 1:42:46 62.81
Mr. K. Plan was 8.23`s (1.50) Splits - 8:29, 8:25, 8:20, 8:22, 8:05, 8:28, 8:21, 8:30, 8:12, 8:20, 8:11, 7:50, 7:48, 0.45 (0.11m) Cove Joggers, Windle Valley Runners 1:38:00 1:38:20 1:48:07 55.30
Windsor Wool Datchet Dashers, Vets AC 1:20:42 1:26:12 1:27:48 66.62
Beware Of The Fish Datchet Dashers 1:25:15 1:25:15 1:28:00 1:26:15 73.41
Gymfreak Datchet Dashers 1:35:38 1:42:58 1:42:58 62.62
WestCountryLad A few slow people starting from 1:10 pace pen and legs felt a bit tired from mara training at the end but glad to get a pb! Dulwich Park Runners 1:29:48 1:32:25 1:30:00 1:32:25 62.73
Shortcut Cam FERC, LDWA, Southern Navigators 1:31:21 1:34:35 1:37:29 1:34:35 62.79
Jock Itch FERC 1:13:30 1:13:30 1:13:00 1:13:30 81.35
little brown bag Finch Coasters 1:53:03 1:50:00
Runna Gravesend Road Runners & AC 1:21:52
Yiannis Headington RoadRunners 1:20:54 1:22:51 1:22:51 70.57
BrianK PB :-) Hungerford Hares 1:21:31 1:35:42 1:36:17 66.33
Stevce International Maraton Klub Delta 1893, Gordonian Runners 1:53:57 1:55:55 2:00:27 52.12
Boingy Sub 90mins showdown. Should be close if the conditions are ok. *** Sub 90 achieved! Very happy. Faded last two miles, so pretty sure I can go quicker! Leamington C & AC 1:22:09 1:29:26 1:29:00 1:29:26 66.01
martin K Damm good Race London Underground AC, Runnymede Runners 1:34:45 1:38:46 1:41:48 62.73
lennoxr Maidenhead AC 1:19:51 1:23:58 1:25:00 1:24:41 70.61
Alex26.2 Mornington Chasers 1:15:25 1:15:25 1:17:47 75.20
MarcH Great race. Mornington Chasers 1:16:51 1:17:39 1:18:35 73.77
gavpugh Mornington Chasers 1:24:50 1:24:50 1:24:50 69.24
pussy cat brilliant course - love this one :-) Northbrook AC 1:39:18 1:42:36 1:46:00 1:45:12 69.37
Babbit Northbrook AC 1:40:18 1:43:50 1:43:50 62.91
thesteadygroove Northbrook AC, Fell Runners Association 1:29:18 1:29:18 1:29:18 65.50
Topkit Okehampton Running Club 1:32:09 1:36:28 1:36:28 67.28
bazzzer Pewsey Vale RC 1:49:16
woss Ran with Mum, lovely after a very cold wet start. 10 mm. Pleased! :-) Purple Patch Runners 2:10:52 2:10:52 2:10:52 49.75
Kew Reading Joggers 1:39:54 1:44:10 1:47:30 60.56
Morf Reading Joggers 1:35:42 1:37:20 1:40:31 68.22
bw Reading Roadrunners 1:26:30 1:28:36 1:28:36 69.12
tired_jim Reading Roadrunners 1:42:57 1:53:40 2:03:21 47.42
shaper47 335th Reading Roadrunners 1:24:20 1:29:05 1:30:44 71.62
Prof Disco Dean just missed out on pb Reading Roadrunners 1:22:36 1:23:03 1:24:34 68.56
jcmwatkins Reading Roadrunners 1:59:59 2:31:57 3:01:02 32.81
Konaboy Chaotic at start due to the appalling weather, just managed to get the bike locked up & baggage handed over before the start. The time zoning didn't work out at all due to the baggage log jam. Ran comfortable up to 6miles after which the whole thing became a bit of a slog. I might give this one a miss next year as the course is getting a bit too familiar - It'd be nice if the organisers could include some of the town in the course. Medal's OK but would prefer a T-shirt or other momento. Reading Roadrunners 1:36:46 1:39:34 1:39:34 61.51
WineRunner52 Road Runners Club 1:29:23 1:54:33 1:55:00 1:56:43 59.85
Fuzzy Sandhurst Joggers 1:43:20 1:52:06 1:52:06 52.18
Sid Sandhurst Joggers 1:35:10 1:35:10 1:36:44 69.78
wizlyn Failed to register a chip time, so this is my own watch time (1h29 gun time). Stupidly stood shivering in the cold and wet by the 1.25 pace board when we were lining up, so spent the first 3 miles weaving in and out like a nutter... Anyway, felt OK, not brilliant, but OK. Serpentine RC 1:22:42 1:27:10 1:27:10 74.15
mar shin splints 1:54:00 2:02:29 2:03:00 2:02:29 54.73
Alanoia No warm up as undersetimated time to start from car park. Still a PB with plenty to spare and no injuries. Chuffed!! On track for Great Welsh Marathon and a great season. Stamford Striders 1:26:08 1:28:35 1:30:00 1:30:24 68.31
JulesR Pretty solid 6.30 pacing with a bit added on for a slow start and a slow 10th mile split. Enjoyed it lots, met some Fetchies and rain stayed away during the race. Didn't that Jock do well? Stirling Triathlon Club 1:23:37 1:26:58 1:26:58 73.43
franciskieran Swindon Harriers 1:42:39 1:46:28 1:45:00 1:46:28 54.45
phal :o) *boing* The Green Runners 1:29:43 1:29:43 1:29:43 71.89
Heavyweight UKnetrunner 1:41:41 1:41:41 1:42:47 61.60

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