Brighton Marathon

Listed by Magpie Rob
  • Rated 78%
  • 26.2mi
  • Road
Entrants (124) Club PB SB Pred Time WAVA
(Mama) Pigeon Anstey Amblers and Runners 4:04:27 4:40:09 5:00:18 44.79
24hr Ryan Unaffiliated 3:54:53 5:46:18 3:40:00 5:46:18 35.10
Amaryllis Saints & Sinners Fun Runners 4:30:19 4:30:19 4:30:19 60.38
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
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
Andy66 Swanley & District AC 3:30:41 3:43:01 3:30:00 3:43:01 60.04
ashleighferris Ranelagh Harriers 3:57:00 3:57:00 3:57:00 56.53
atrain247 FERC 3:43:20 4:16:10 4:30:00 4:16:10 50.12
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
branie99 Silson Joggers AC 3:46:51 3:51:53 4:28:16 50.79
brighton_lee Unaffiliated 3:27:09 3:27:09 3:27:09 58.85
BrixtonBlade Dulwich Runners AC 3:46:03 3:51:46 3:51:46 52.74
Cal 69 Unaffiliated 3:55:46 4:49:59 5:12:42 45.60
Carpathius Felixstowe RRC 4:45:25 4:47:12 5:19:14 41.99
Cheeky Chappy Woking AC 2:59:18 3:13:57 3:17:00 3:13:57 68.45
chinners Steyning AC 3:02:14 3:02:14 3:05:00 3:12:40 63.14
Chris_T117 Brighton & Hove City AC 3:57:41 3:57:41 3:59:59 3:57:41 57.32
ChristopheD Bellahouston Road Runners 3:36:59 3:36:59 3:36:59 56.52
ck1 Canterbury Harriers 3:14:08 3:14:08 3:15:00 3:14:08 69.57
closej Unaffiliated 4:02:39 4:13:40 4:29:17 50.16
Closer 100 Marathon Club 3:38:59 3:41:45 3:58:10 62.62
Coeyboy Tone Zone Runners 3:29:02 3:29:02 3:29:02 59.57
Craig_ Unaffiliated 3:34:29
DaveChild Unaffiliated
deanmurley Harpenden Arrows 3:03:06 3:38:56 3:29:59 3:38:56 56.54
Doice Unaffiliated 3:13:48 3:13:50 3:15:00 3:13:50 65.70
Enaoslm TENTATIVE Basingstoke & Mid Hants AC 3:02:51 3:45:24 3:05:00
Fairy clogs Stragglers 3:28:40 3:31:40 3:36:36 75.35
Fat head Unaffiliated 3:23:38 3:23:38 3:23:38 61.57
fleety Fareham Crusaders 3:26:41 3:26:41 3:29:20 3:26:41 59.59
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
frankss1104 Ryston Runners AC
Gamgee Unaffiliated
George Smiley Unaffiliated 4:52:33 4:52:33 4:52:33 45.77
gilb Unaffiliated 3:49:33 3:49:33 3:30:00 3:49:33 52.95
gingerwand Werrington Joggers 3:24:44 3:32:11 3:32:11 63.65
glbroo Woking AC 3:09:08 3:14:10 3:14:59 3:14:10 66.68
gribb0 FERC 4:12:52 4:12:52 4:14:59 4:24:09 57.89
Groundhog 100 Marathon Club, Sandhurst Joggers, LDWA 3:51:19 3:51:19 4:00:00 3:51:19 58.39
Han_Sorbie Burgess Hill Runners 5:30:54 5:30:54 5:30:54 40.49
hatterfan 100 Marathon Club 3:21:18 4:04:11 4:23:30 47.94
hexelpdk Unaffiliated 5:06:20 5:06:20 4:40:00 5:06:20 42.97
hillcrawler Unaffiliated 4:29:00 4:57:43 4:57:43 48.91
hurricanehamlyn Werrington Joggers 3:58:57 4:15:35 4:15:00
ianr Cambridge & Coleridge AC, Canicross Cambridgeshire 2:59:55 2:59:55 2:59:59 2:59:55 75.73
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
Jay Mccardle Tuff Fitty Triathlon Club 3:19:10 3:19:10 3:19:10 64.47
Jillianmarie Unaffiliated 4:23:10 5:33:00
JimO66 East London Runners 3:11:23 3:27:16 3:30:36 57.72
Jinksy Werrington Joggers 4:19:36 4:27:48 4:39:00 4:27:48 52.76
jmiles11 Seaford Striders RC 3:17:20 3:17:20 3:28:08 58.40
Joe Hawk Datchet Dashers 2:56:05 2:56:05 3:03:53 67.32
johnboyuk Plumstead Runners 4:24:32 4:43:29 4:10:00 4:43:29 43.93
Johnbury Unaffiliated 4:10:56 3:59:00
Johoo! Unaffiliated 5:09:00 5:09:00 5:09:00
July67 Unaffiliated 3:41:28 3:41:28 3:40:00 3:41:28 59.95
Jungle Dave Unaffiliated 4:48:53 4:48:53 5:05:00 4:48:53 42.20
kink bunny VEGAN RUNNERS UK 4:11:42 4:46:58 4:35:00 4:46:58 47.15
KJ Ashford and District RRC 2:43:21 2:54:17 2:54:17 81.00
lake TENTATIVE Thanet Road Runners AC 3:32:04
lizzieph Northbrook AC 3:44:12 3:48:53 3:48:53 58.91
Magpie Rob Matlock Athletic Club 3:24:17 3:26:57 3:20:00 3:26:57 63.08
markmywords Unaffiliated 3:55:13 3:55:13 4:00:00 3:55:13 52.63
Marshall Aid Winchester & District AC 4:42:53
martin437 Denmead Striders 3:40:41 3:40:41 3:40:41 56.81
Max71 Unaffiliated 4:26:37 4:26:37 4:31:24 51.62
mdsparky Lytchett Manor Striders 3:42:04 3:42:04 3:35:00 3:42:04 55.46
Mel Ranelagh Harriers 4:11:13 4:13:20 3:59:50 4:13:20 55.30
Mizzle Werrington Joggers 4:47:48 4:56:41 4:56:41 49.66
motivator Garden City Runners 3:27:00 3:27:00 3:30:00 3:27:00
Mr UE Unaffiliated 3:30:04 3:38:59 3:38:59 59.62
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
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
Mrs Winkle Ranelagh Harriers 3:36:03 3:57:57 3:57:57 58.43
Naive Steve Unaffiliated 3:50:00 3:55:36 3:55:36 54.50
Natters Jogscotland Hazlehead
Neil E Dunnin Almost Athletes 3:57:45 4:47:59 5:03:00 45.36
neil hewitt Harpenden Arrows 3:53:04 4:02:22 4:02:22 58.24
Norrthwestarm Unaffiliated 3:18:22 3:21:00 3:21:00 66.62
only weak men Victoria Park Harriers & Tower Hamlets AC 3:07:24 3:07:24 3:07:24 66.05
Ouchling Unaffiliated 3:50:52 4:30:27 4:30:27 49.63
Pez Unaffiliated 3:34:06 3:56:15 3:56:15 53.07
plodding hippo 100 Marathon Club 4:16:46 4:45:44 4:58:36 49.95
pussy cat Northbrook AC 3:33:05 3:33:05 3:45:00 3:33:05 75.57
raquel65 Unaffiliated 3:55:06 3:57:58 3:57:58 62.68
RayCool Running Forever 3:36:57 3:49:25 4:10:00 3:54:59 56.98
Rich Pryor Flyers Southend 4:27:38 4:27:38 4:44:22
rjbutler Ashford and District RRC 3:08:22 3:17:08 3:17:08
Rob W Unaffiliated 4:01:56 5:12:17 4:59:00 5:12:17 42.51
Rorschach White Oak and Dartford Tri Squad 3:47:15 3:55:50 3:55:50 54.45
RunGrandpaRun STORM Plymouth 4:38:30
runneralan1964 Vale of Aylesbury AC 3:14:55 3:14:55 3:20:55 68.40
runnerbean1963 Garden City Runners 3:20:05 3:25:09 3:20:00 3:25:09 66.99
sarahbob Garden City Runners 3:41:35 3:53:55 3:53:55 60.40
SaulBee Horsham Joggers 3:59:02 4:27:19 4:37:28 46.28
scollins78 Unaffiliated 3:39:12 3:51:40 3:55:00 52.19
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
Seemorerunning Unaffiliated 3:57:44 4:30:00
sister UKnetrunner 3:48:33
Slow Duck 100 Marathon Club, Dorking & Mole Valley AC 3:15:53 3:24:22 3:14:59 3:24:22 65.52
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
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
SouthendAl Flyers Southend 3:43:46 4:03:27 4:03:27 51.50
sparky paul Capel Cheetahs 4:57:46 4:57:46 4:15:00 4:57:46 48.73
SpeedyBrear Unaffiliated 3:50:37 5:48:33 6:00:00 5:48:33 36.84
SpeedyMel Littledown Harriers RC 4:24:14 4:39:26 4:42:46 49.55
Steady as she goes Ranelagh Harriers 3:51:30 4:13:32 4:20:42 55.25
stefkirl 100 Marathon Club, Waverley Harriers 3:53:08 3:53:08 3:53:08 55.53
stephenpond1968 Petts Wood Runners 2:58:30 3:11:42 3:35:05 61.21
Surrey Phil FERC 4:32:57 4:39:31 4:52:39 44.24
Sweatbox Dunstable RRC 3:55:54 4:25:52 4:25:52 45.72
Synthpop Unaffiliated 3:40:18 3:40:18 3:40:18 57.34
TheDuke Unaffiliated 3:27:56 3:27:56 3:29:59 3:27:56 64.96
Theselbyexpress Quantock Harriers 3:03:40 3:24:07 3:35:12 63.31
Tony-21 Reading Roadrunners 3:17:31 3:53:58 3:58:20 59.23
Tracey G Harwich Runners 5:06:34
TrailsurferUK Reading Roadrunners 3:20:56 3:20:56 3:27:47 66.73
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
Wazelle the Gazelle Dulwich Park Runners 6:18:22 6:27:45 6:00:00 6:27:45 41.53
WinnieBob Unaffiliated 3:02:24 3:02:24 3:10:06 63.94
worthingrunner Unaffiliated 3:08:57 3:22:20 3:30:00 3:29:16 58.85

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