Sun 30th Mar 2008 at 11:00am by Marts
Run > Race
- windy
- warm
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Time
38:16
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Miles
6.22
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Min/mi
6:09
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WAVA
69.22
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Asc(m)
42
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Surface
Road
Notes & Comments
7 comments
Poorly 'organised' joke of a race. started 25mins late for some reason but unless you were actually next to one of the loudspeakers you wouldn't know why.
Spectators couldn't get into the castle because it was full apparently (surely they knew how many people might come when every one of 4500+ runners had been sent a pass for 2 tickets to the castle!!)
Queue at finish of 40-50 runenrs for post race water bottles by 42min finishing time god knows how bad it was 10 mins or so later at expected peak of finishers.
splits 19:08 and 19:08 bit tough 8-10k into wind. not a bad run considering had to stand about at start for so long
Predictions
Dist |
Time |
Per Mile |
WAVA |
1M |
5:31 |
5:31 |
69.13 |
5km |
18:21 |
5:54 |
70.47 |
5M |
30:22 |
6:04 |
69.65 |
10km |
38:14 |
6:09 |
69.28 |
10M |
1:03:17 |
6:20 |
69.26 |
Half |
1:24:14 |
6:26 |
68.38 |
20M |
2:11:52 |
6:36 |
69.21 |
Mara |
2:55:32 |
6:42 |
69.33 |
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I think there was a wait of about 15 minutes one year that I did it.
Be kind, perhaps whoever organises it struggles to get enough helpers ? Hope the water bottle and distance you went was worth the effort.
they take entries for over 4500 runers at £14 a go so for a turnover of £63,000+ they can afford to pay for a few helpers. It's a typical council run piece of rubbish. I've run over 250 races and this is the only one to start more than a couple of minutes late (it did in 2006 too):)
lep, initially wanted a fast time but when decided to go for even paced wished i'd been there with you
Well not only you i meant you in general as a group ok:)
Oooh dear, I think I sense a very cross Marts, and to rub salt into the wound, Thorney would have cost less than half the price and you would have got a baseball cap into the bargain.
thrice the price in petrol to thorney though:)