Nike Milton Keynes Half Marathon

Listed by Alopex
Entrants (62) Club PB SB Pred Time WAVA
Alopex My first half of the year, & the venue of my half marathon debut last year.  It's flat, but busy.  I should go sub 1:40, but a lot depends on the recovery from a long training run the week before, & the game of rugby the day before.  UKnetrunner 1:37:00 1:37:00 1:39:00 1:37:05 60.81
Andiep Bedford Harriers AC 1:57:44 1:57:44 1:57:44 56.25
april_runner To test speed before sub 3.30 marathon attempt. Cambridge & Coleridge AC 1:24:58 1:24:58 1:30:00 1:29:29 72.05
BDR Just completed my first half today (Bedford half) and decided to enter MK half today too!!  Looking forward to a reasonably flat course and hopefully I can beat my one and only half time. Team Milton Keynes 1:57:10 2:05:00 2:04:00 2:05:00 51.92
BrianJ Not really feeling right for this one, had a bad headache beforehand, but after a few miles started to feel better and decided to forget about a PB and just run it for fun. Last mile was fastest and felt fine at the end. North Herts Road Runners 2:11:44 2:14:50 2:14:00 2:17:51 47.97
Brookers MK Lakeside Runners 1:25:59 1:41:07 1:49:11 53.10
bushyrunner Stragglers 2:10:38 2:10:38 2:10:00 2:10:38 47.66
Caddyshack Unaffiliated 1:36:12 1:41:00 1:41:00 58.45
CanaryYellow I have run 2 absolute stinker half marathons in MK, 3rd time lucky i guess. *RACE EDIT* Almost forgot about the bloody hump backed bridge. Thought i had set off slowly, eveidently it was sub 2 pace. Paid for that exuburance in the last 5k but pleased to have banished the Mk demon and managed a half decent run around the place. Unaffiliated 1:40:48 1:57:50 2:11:00 2:06:32 45.87
Cazaroo Cambridge & Coleridge AC 1:28:32 1:34:12 1:38:25 65.53
Ceds Unaffiliated 1:45:44 1:45:44 2:15:00 2:05:00 46.38
ChrisThePuma Unaffiliated 1:28:23 1:29:43 1:36:26 62.00
Daddy Shark Unaffiliated 1:16:10 1:16:10 1:16:10 76.34
dan-o PACTRAC 1:51:43 1:51:43 1:57:04 53.63
DanG Prediction based on good FLM training and a positive outcome of Watford 4 weeks before this.  If I get the prediction here I will be feeling good about a sub 4 at London.  Good Luck to everyone in their training!!!!

Felt crap as still full of cold and had sickness yesterday.  Pleased to have finished race in one piece! Wootton Road Runners 1:39:00 1:41:28 1:45:00 1:43:38 56.01
DrBob bloody excellent race, felt good all the way except for cramping calves, finished feeling strong and bouncy. Cambridge & Coleridge AC 1:18:57 1:18:57 1:22:00 1:18:57 80.20
E Quite windy.  Could possibly have done slightly better but was worried about injured leg, didn't want to do too much damage. Bedford Harriers AC 1:57:39 1:57:39 1:55:00 1:59:35 59.63
gbrodie My first half marathon, just please to finish! Bedford Harriers AC 2:03:32 2:24:22 2:24:22 44.85
gerli Unaffiliated 1:41:38 1:41:38 1:41:38 63.44
Grumpy fella Unaffiliated 2:00:57 2:22:04 2:22:04 42.75
Hash Sorry, Raps, I did try! Unaffiliated 1:53:22 1:53:49 1:58:00 1:58:50 57.70
hatterfan 100 Marathon Club 1:31:29 1:46:53 1:49:23 53.16
icemaiden Unfinished business here.

Very windy and I suffered between miles 9 and 12. Will probably be back again. Unaffiliated 2:02:55 2:11:03 2:15:00 2:16:56 49.67
jangles I finished !! Redway Runners 1:55:46 2:04:59 2:10:00 2:04:59 54.01
jaybro Unaffiliated 1:59:09 2:00:14 2:02:30 48.19
Jezzo A great run - nice and interesting scenery and very tempting to drop into one of the pubs that you run past! Unaffiliated 1:35:46 1:35:46 1:35:46 60.54
JK1 Leighton Fun Runners
Jon Berry Hope to do better than 1:40, but depends on the weather. If all goes well hope to do a PB. Unaffiliated 1:37:31 1:37:31 1:40:00 1:41:15 58.01
JovialGnome Flat course, very windy but good fun and nothing hurts too much! Unaffiliated 2:09:14 2:18:51 2:18:51 47.63
Lakes THat was tough today but I guess that's because I ran a bit faster than I'd planned. Bedford Harriers AC, Rushden Runners 1:59:27 2:13:36 2:20:00 2:13:36 46.99
LemonTree Unaffiliated 1:55:08 2:13:07 2:13:07 48.44
Lieutenant Lucerne Slower than last year and a bit slower than expected; which seems to be in line with how 2008 has started for me. The fourth time I have run this and as ever the 9th mile, with its undulations was the slowest. The 10th and part of the 11th mile into the wind were hard going. The small bridge over the canal during mile 11 is always harder than it should be (I'm sure I saw a large bright green model of a dinosaur at this point). Unaffiliated 1:25:52 1:29:33 1:32:30 1:33:32 67.13
lincolnshire runner Werrington Joggers 1:34:34 1:36:54 1:36:54 64.26
Long Shanks All going well until the headwind hit at miles 7-11. Hard slog from then on but still got a PB. Wellingborough & District AC 1:36:04 1:39:56 1:45:00 1:42:43 57.48
Luna Unaffiliated 1:46:52 1:46:52 1:47:00 60.84
Lycra Hurricane Generally comfortable for the whole race, although I started off too briskly and went to sleep in the middle.  As a result I was unable to attach at the end.  Repeat afer me, it was training for the marathon... Bedford Harriers AC, Rushden Runners 1:48:52 1:49:22 1:48:30 1:49:22 61.01
Mattw4de if i take off the 25 seconds to 1h37 i will be happy, anything quicker is fantastic but not required..

Well So much for my theory, I blitzed it - Had loads left at end & got a bit bored of the change of direction & all those bridge underpass' Really didn't like that Hump Back Bridge or the Bridge over the Main Road. Paths were a bit narrow at times when snaking through Housing estates & proved challenging to overtake. All together an enjoyable day, great spectator support along all the route also.. Gloucester AAC 1:27:59 1:27:59 1:37:00 1:32:45 62.51
MDrewett Milton Keynes AC, Redway Runners 1:34:05 1:55:02 1:55:02 56.05
Mikey T Unaffiliated 1:34:39 1:50:16 1:55:00 1:50:16 53.86
Mr BDR Felt great, and demolished my previous PB!!! Milton Keynes AC, Team Milton Keynes 1:28:01 1:31:03 1:42:00 1:38:18 59.05
Mr. T Ware Joggers, Sportsworld Running Club 1:25:21 1:31:43 1:31:43 63.21
PhilPub A pb by nearly 4 mins.  Absolutely chuffed! Running the whole race with someone with the same goal (and form) makes such a difference.  Nice one Dave! (Or was it the new orange shorts?)  Here's looking forward to Paris. Kent AC 1:11:28 1:15:41 1:17:59 1:15:41 77.03
Pink Team 2 Unaffiliated 1:48:15 1:50:47 1:57:32 52.54
Rhi4607 Unaffiliated 1:49:57 2:05:08 2:05:08 47.30
Road Runner 1 Ampthill & Flitwick Flyers RC 1:18:41 1:22:18 1:25:00 1:22:18 75.66
runfatboyrun Watford Joggers 1:52:00 1:57:00 1:57:00 50.00
Runner Martin Redway Runners 1:38:46 1:47:14 1:55:00 1:47:14 60.07
running jester Shenley Striders 1:41:47 1:44:03
SimonJB Garden City Runners 1:28:17 1:36:18 1:36:18 60.20
Smoggy First half-Marathon!  Aimed for steady 8'00 Billingham Running Club 1:22:56 1:32:47 1:44:48 1:41:48 57.99
SonnieSun Woodstock Harriers AC 1:37:06 2:12:00 2:15:00 2:17:00 42.32
stato,rob Kenilworth Runners 1:22:35 1:22:35 1:22:35 70.20
stevieg1969 Unaffiliated 1:47:01 1:52:55 1:52:55 52.28
superdog Unaffiliated 1:38:53 2:06:09 2:06:09 48.95
SUPERWOMAN63 Ran this last year and  thoroughly enjoyed it. this year l  struggled from halfway and then had a PAINFUL STITCH with 500m to go  was l glad to reach the finish line. I have got over how disaapointed l felt with my run and realise that you can't run well all of the time and now that l realise that l feel so much better and ready to focus on my next race. Unaffiliated 2:17:00 2:20:33 2:30:00 2:24:34 47.43
Taffers Unaffiliated 1:27:26 1:32:47 1:30:00 1:32:47 70.41
thesteadygroove Northbrook AC, Fell Runners Association 1:29:18 1:33:56 1:49:00 53.34
Tim of Fife Chip  -  1:42.44  (Stop-watch 1:42.43).    Placed 530th of 2,091 finishers. 

(Mile splits - 7.37 / 7.35 / 7.48 / 7.57 / 7.52 / 7.51 / 7.57 / 7.42 / 7.58 / 7.52 / 8.06 / 8.03 / 7.42 / Last 0.1 miles - 0.44)

(KM splits  -  1st 5kms - 23.51 /  2nd 5kms - 24.31  /  3rd 5kms - 24.27  /  4th 5kms - 24.45 /  Last 1.1kms - 5.10)



A totally unexpected PB.   I'm genuinely stunned.

Perhaps there is something to this  Unaffiliated 1:39:33 1:41:09 1:42:44 61.11
Turkhish Apart from running into a bollard after about 3 miles and making myself look like a real clown I was glad to finish and struggled quite badly after 15k - although i did set off far too quickly and paced myself quite poorly! Unaffiliated 1:44:22 1:48:00 1:50:00 1:54:34 52.59
Vitalstatistix Recovering from injury...hope to get round in one piece in 6:30-ish pace...accomplished, but with a sore foot still... Bedford Harriers AC 1:16:29 1:16:29 1:25:00 1:24:33 70.72
welsh wizard Ware Joggers 1:44:17
whizzerandchips Tuff Fitty Triathlon Club 1:37:13 1:41:28 1:44:47 58.93

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