Abingdon Marathon

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Entrants (114) Club PB SB Pred Time WAVA
No.8 ™ Absolutely fantastic race. Fetchpoint was like running into an orgasm of support. Just couldn't hold it together enough from 23 miles onwards for the sub 2:40, but over the moon after a long training camp. 8th overall. No splits lost my bloody Garmin! Unaffiliated 2:40:48 2:40:48 2:40:48 76.59
Mr_Trim Unaffiliated 4:04:59 4:04:59 4:04:59 50.53
Kittenheels Kath See blog. A nice day out in the country. Splits 9.41, 9.25, 9.31, 9.29, 9.19, 9.28, 9.33, 9.20, 9.54, 9.40, 9.54, 9.36, 10.09, 9.51, 9.51, 9.54, 9.33, 10.04, 10.02, 10.02, 9.43, 10.25, 10.29, 9.51, 10.05, 9.27, 1.58 Unaffiliated 4:16:27 4:16:27 4:33:00 4:16:27 54.63
Odeon1085 Trained hard, going to go off hard, hope the cold goes :) P.s Hope to beat Njord as well. Update as per daily training. Very pleased Ave HR 178 so ceretainly left nothing there. Unaffiliated 2:46:24 2:52:26 2:50:00 2:52:26 70.58
BrettFalcus Unaffiliated 3:39:39 3:47:02 3:47:02 54.02
silverfox2 Unaffiliated 3:43:03 3:43:03 3:45:00 3:43:03 57.57
libra Must do:- 3:41:30. Target:- 3:36:00. Wildest dreams:- 3:30:00 (that's for next year). **Update**Target achieved with 12 seconds in hand! Thanks to Fetchpoint for an amazing boost Unaffiliated 3:24:11 3:35:48 3:36:00 3:35:48 66.08
Gerund Unaffiliated 3:04:09 3:04:09 3:12:31 72.67
Lieutenant Lucerne The first half was quite straightforward and unlike previous marathons I kept a steady pace and reached 20 miles in just under 2:25 (unofficial PB). The 21st mile (slightly downhill) was far too fast, leading to spasms in my calf muscles. I thought I might grind to a halt at the Fetch Point, but slowing down a bit helped. I was determined that the 25th mile would not be my slowest (as is always the case), but hadn't reckoned with an underpass being part of the route. The twists and turns towards the end of the 26th mile seemed to go on for ever. Then at last the mixture of pain and joy on reaching the last 385 yards on the track. I was so tired at the end that I couldn't speak for about 2 mins, then I nearly passed out. Had to sit on the ground for a while and got cramp, which meant I struggled to get up. So I guess I probably ran as hard as I could. Having achieved a PB and GFA time, I have promised myself that I will take things a little bit easier in my next marathons. Unaffiliated 3:10:19 3:11:07 3:11:07 69.47
TickTock Unaffiliated 2:55:17 3:11:44 3:23:18 61.67
Uniqua The Pink Knight Unaffiliated 3:49:00 3:49:00 3:49:00 58.61
Snapstinget A great day even if my result is the result of a lot of blood, sweat and tears (too much) Unaffiliated 4:13:24 4:13:24 5:13:00 45.10
AlB chip time - 3.22.14. Great run, really enjoyed it, friendly and good chat with runners along the way, good support, good marshaling. Unaffiliated 3:22:33 3:22:33 3:22:33 71.11
fraserwilson first marathon, just hoping to not come in last placeand finish it. Did it, knee and back completely bust after 2 miles, the perfect race :) Unaffiliated 5:11:26 5:11:26 4:30:00 5:11:26 39.03
mummyrunner Unaffiliated 4:26:00 4:28:00 4:28:00 49.99
Treacle Woohooo!!!!! Hows that for a PB? (47 mins in case anyone is interested......) Unaffiliated 4:28:28 4:40:26 4:59:00 4:40:26 48.24
manicstreetpounder 1st Marathon! ***UPDATE*** By my watch 2:55:17 very, very pleased with time. Well done to fetchpoint for a fantastic job and hats off to all of the runners today!!! Unaffiliated 2:54:19 2:55:17 2:55:17 71.04
CanaryYellow Haven't run a marathon since may so i have just about forgotten how much they hurt. Time for a reminder then. *post race* Both calves cramped badly at mile 16, knee gave out on me at mile 18 and i ran (ok i walked mostly) in on one leg from there. :( Unaffiliated 3:59:32 5:07:42 4:39:59 5:13:35 38.88
leysrunner looking forward to this, my local marathon. Unaffiliated 3:21:25 3:24:08 3:56:20 57.15
StuartM Unaffiliated 3:24:08 3:44:28 3:44:28 59.65
DPBadger Unaffiliated 4:05:00 4:43:00 4:43:00 42.95
MumOnTheRun Unaffiliated 3:50:32 3:50:32
Mutant Calfs did a reasonable first half in 1.57, but crashed and burned at about 18 miles, still got a PB though. Unaffiliated 4:21:23 4:22:34 4:15:00 4:22:34 48.11
Jogging Pioneer Unaffiliated 3:41:41 4:30:28 4:30:28 44.94
neiltaff Unaffiliated 3:12:08 3:25:36 3:25:36 65.69
emmanicholls Unaffiliated 3:33:08 3:40:55 3:59:59 3:40:55 60.64
tonaldo Unaffiliated 3:56:00 3:56:00 3:56:00 51.94
Jo P Unaffiliated 3:45:46 4:03:17 4:03:17 57.59
micklemil Unaffiliated 4:19:08 4:19:08 4:19:08 51.70
BEAGLE79 Unaffiliated 3:58:00 3:57:00
Laura27 Blimey that was tough!!! perfect conditions but was mega tired from early on, so really happy with my time! Unaffiliated 4:19:37 4:19:37 4:19:37 51.60
MarkC Not what I'd hoped for but a PB so I'm reasonably content. Was going like a train until 18 miles then it started to go wrong. Last three miles were hideous. I didn't want it enough today. Wonderful support right the way round from family, clubmates and Fetchies - you all really helped, you lovely lot. Snaps and I were talking about getting the time you train for and, in all honesty, that's probably what I really deserved. Not downhearted, just sore. Great to see so many of you! :) Unaffiliated 3:31:01 3:43:41 3:40:00 3:43:41 55.34
heres johnny great race pissed off not in offical results Unaffiliated 4:06:52 4:06:52 4:06:52 52.44
Hollywoof! (Gasbag) I took September off (17 miles) and October so far is pretty light (50 miles - longest 6.1...). Added to that I've still got a few Unaffiliated 3:21:40 3:24:51 3:50:01 53.32
Cliffy tc I was 3.20 at mile 20, thought I was on for a 4.15-4.20 but my legs had enough and crawled around the last 6 in 1.15ish. Great day and hopefully back next year to get closer to 4hrs. Unaffiliated 4:36:12 4:36:12 4:30:00 4:36:12 44.82
Stouty Unaffiliated 3:22:09 4:15:00 4:15:00 47.73
monki Will revise once the chip times are in, but it's somewhere around there. Mixed bag - pleased and yet felt there was more there (was on for 3:35 until mile 19 and lost 3 mins in last four miles). Still - plenty to take away and think about before the next one. And thanks to everyone for stellar support. I have some amazing blisters. And when I say amazing, I mean really fucking painful and full of blood and my feet hate me kind of blisters. *edit* 14 seconds gained thanks to chip time. Unaffiliated 3:22:30 3:38:45 3:40:00 3:38:45 56.07
nabox Smashed my PB by 18mins, had a great run, Well organised and great support !! Unaffiliated 3:26:38 3:26:38 3:40:00 3:26:38 61.63
The great dollop Unaffiliated
Rapscallion Unaffiliated 4:33:01 4:38:31 4:38:31 45.35
Hendo Yeah, got a 10 minute PB innit. Unaffiliated 3:37:31 3:38:06 3:45:00 3:38:06 55.90
angelis Unaffiliated 2:55:06 3:14:59 3:21:00 3:14:59 66.40
Jonny I'd be very happy with anything under 4 hours, but as I haven't trained much recently and have an ongoing knee injury I would be surprised if I did go sub 4. I've got the speed at the moment but not the endurance. Quite happy with my time. I reached halfway in around 1.45 but my calf muscles were aching from mile 3 so I knew the second half was going to be difficult. Kept on going knocking off the miles slowly. Nice to run without any knee pain. Thanks to the Fetchies for their support at the feeding station. Unaffiliated 3:27:32 3:30:05 3:49:28 53.04
Max71 Unaffiliated 4:26:37 5:27:17 9:00:00 5:27:17 41.34
Capricorn Totally unexpected pb by 3 minutes (and banked a GFA) !!! I thought my legs would still be a bit knackered after the Clarendon mara 2 weeks ago, which was quite tough. This is my 2nd pb this year with marathons 2 weeks apart, so maybe that's the key! I thought the new course was great, laps are always disheartening, but I didn't find this one too bad - I think because I wasn't too sure for a while when the next lap started. Perfect weather luckily and the organisation, marshalls - great, but I must say the Fetch water station was by FAR the best and most enthusiastically manned (personned). Thanks to all of you for the cheers and shouts - really appreciated :-) Unaffiliated 3:27:16 3:37:55 3:44:59 3:37:55 64.29
Ultra Kanga Kazzaaaaah!! Given the injuries and the almost non-existent training (and totally non-existent speed work) I shouldn't be too disappointed with my fastest run in ages but I am rather. Probably the after-effects of the rubbish journey home. Great race and good to see so many Fetchies. 100 Marathon Club 4:06:30 4:24:22 4:30:00 4:33:10 52.20
hellen Wll be aiming for 9.30/mile again, hoping to get a bit further than 22miles before fading!! 100 Marathon Club, Barrow Runners 3:12:21 4:11:21 4:12:00 4:11:21 53.65
Blackbird Leys (boy) 100 Marathon Club, Woodstock Harriers AC 3:17:25 3:24:08 3:56:20 57.15
plodding hippo 100 Marathon Club 4:16:46 4:19:48 4:19:48 53.93
Duncs Didn't have any plans for this just set off and ran. At 1/2 way I was on target for 3.20 so held on and even managed a sprint to the line. Fetchpoint was great, thank you! 100 Marathon Club, Highland Hill Runners 3:23:46 3:23:46 3:23:46 61.11
steeplechaser Alchester RC (Bicester), St Austell Running Club 3:03:12 3:30:51 3:30:51 64.06
Neil E Dunnin Almost Athletes 3:57:45 4:34:26 5:00:00 4:45:00 45.81
Nightjar Got to try for a good time here. Apologies to the 300 point betters so far, but I have been resting shin splints so it isn't looking like a PB will be on. Adjusted 3:30 target to 3:59 - no point killing myself if it isn't going to be a PB. Bedford Harriers AC, LDWA 3:40:42 3:40:42 3:59:00 3:53:25 55.93
JBD Benfleet RC 3:53:35 3:53:35 3:53:35 54.08
stuart little Beverley AC, Sheffield RC 2:55:50 2:58:24 2:59:59 2:58:24 68.14
josephine123456 Bishops Stortford RC 4:17:21 4:17:21 4:10:00 4:17:21 52.06
krusty well organised, weather perfect, plenty of drink stations, loads of free sweeties and flat, what more can you ask for? Bournville Harriers 3:21:02 3:21:02 3:21:02 69.59
northern_runner Bowland Fell Runners, BRJ Run and Tri 3:27:46 3:39:20 3:39:20 61.58
daveski Cambridge & Coleridge AC 3:20:04 3:28:19 3:30:00 3:28:19 60.64
Jezzer Great race, great course, ideal conditions, great support. Really enjoyed and very pleased with the time. Chorlton Runners 3:15:47 3:26:57 3:30:00 3:26:57 68.21
Gandhi Coltishall Jaguars 3:57:49 3:59:02 4:15:43 57.82
Oldie-baldie My first marathon... Set off at the back. 10m first mile. Settled into 7:50 pace until about 22m then found Compton Harriers RC 3:17:01 3:28:47 3:30:00 3:28:47 62.53
LucyG Whoohoo! PB!!! Compton Harriers RC 3:15:31 3:24:12 3:22:02 3:24:12 71.31
Rob Runner Didcot Runners 3:09:35 3:30:56 3:30:56 60.38
Lorenzo Dorking & Mole Valley AC 3:06:27 3:18:46 3:25:00 3:18:46 63.07
a.k.a Billy Entered 19/05. Another attempt at PB! surely it will be cooler than Halstead.......UPDATE....tried my hardest and crashed and burned in the last few miles. Dunstable RRC 3:29:33 3:40:09 3:39:47 3:40:09 55.52
B Rubble PB by nearly 10 minutes. Bit of cramp at the end but not too bad for the whole race. Dursley Running Club 2:59:00 3:06:43 3:14:00 3:06:43 68.77
Morriaty Eastern Veterans AC, Riverside Runners 3:14:58 3:20:15 3:20:15 69.86
Hobbitbean Erme Valley Harriers 2:55:24 3:11:54 3:15:00 3:11:54 63.91
Badger Too many interruptions to training: I'll finish, but I doubt that I'm fit enough to get my target sub-four this time either. Please resuscitate with wine gums at fetchpoint :) Yep, missed a PB by 5 minutes, not bad all things considered. Sorry, gamblers: Don't say I didn't warn you! ;) 540/647 FERC 3:56:29 4:18:09 4:23:25 48.74
SteveT Fantastic race, incredible support, hundreds of fetchies and an 8 min PB what more can one ask :) Hart Road Runners 2:49:53 2:49:53 2:52:00 2:49:53 75.58
El Setho Crippled myself around mile 16... Headington RoadRunners 2:51:51 4:11:10 4:11:10 48.40
postie postie Headington RoadRunners 2:49:57 3:12:46 3:30:00 3:12:46 65.04
Oxfordhammer Headington RoadRunners 3:27:47 4:52:41 4:52:41 44.24
st bernard Heathfield RRC 3:09:15 3:28:19 3:29:59 3:28:19 62.67
beders yippee at last got a new PB, might not have been my target but still well pleased with new PB after 7 years of trying. Calves started cramping at mile 18, till then on course for 3.45, slowed down and managed to keep going, even running while massaging left hamstring that tweaked at 25 miles and DID NOT STOP !!! what a great race , loads and loads of supportive marshalls and a nice FLAT course with a great finish in the stadium. was hurting towards the end but gritted my teeth and managed to knock a bit off my best. Will be back next year !!! Ilkley Harriers AC 3:54:39 3:54:39 3:44:59 3:54:39 58.57
BigEvilC great but different from FLM - no frills but fun and good chat to people on the way. Pretty flat course and happy with time considering recent injury Kent AC 3:15:57 3:20:21 3:29:59 3:22:19 63.99
borobhoy Knaresborough Striders 3:29:10 3:30:49 3:40:00 3:48:13 53.33
WD40 Ran 3.04 at London this year sensible pacing this time round for a sub 3! Liss Runners, Portsmouth Triathletes 3:02:52 3:02:52 2:59:00 3:02:52 67.69
oldbiddy Longdale Striders 4:30:19 5:29:00 5:29:00 48.31
Schnecke WoooooHooooooo! Did it did it did it! Thrilled to bits with that - stuck to 4.35 pace most of the way round, with Treacle for moral support. Now, where to go for a sub 4.30 attempt .......? North Herts Road Runners 3:58:29 4:36:09 4:45:00 4:36:09 54.68
SuzyWoo Amazing - totally amazing!!!! :-) Orpington Road Runners 3:13:40 3:28:39 3:28:39 64.21
DPowles Portsmouth Joggers Club 3:05:55 3:15:52 3:15:00 3:15:52 62.62
wozzlehunter not a PB this time but that was down to me as the course is a deffo pb one. and one i'll be doing next year. Portsmouth Joggers Club 2:59:47 3:11:51 3:05:00 3:11:51 71.02
Gogeroo RAF AC 3:31:01
ChrisW This seems to be marathon week 3 of 4 (in general not for me :) ). I ran abingdon today, great weather nice and cold at the start, no wind, no rain, and stayed chilly all day. Fanastic Fetch support at mile 12/21, plenty of signs saying 500m, 200m, 100m (to give you hope) and from there you could hear the cheering and a cow bell (odd but worked a treat). First half 1.43.45, approx 7.53 pace, (with a 7.35 at mile 5) Kept the Sub 8 pace going till around mile 17. I did 16 miles in 2.08 (which was faster then my Kingston Breakfast time) The last 4 miles where approx 9 mm Mile 14 I started to feel pain, balls of feet and right knee tightening up. Mile 15,16,17 managed to keep the pace going. And tried to keep a good running style. Mile 18,19,20,21 things getting worse, style going and really want to stop. Miles 22-24 I know there's not long and keep a 8.30 pace Miles 25,26 v.difficult. I'm not out of breath but legs hurting and no energy. I knew we had an extra little run around the park before the end, so was happy to overtake a couple of downbeaten ppl. And the lap of the track was lovely, sounds stupid - would have preferred to stop. But the soft springy surface was like floating compared to all that tarmac. Got a good quick stride and took 1 more running on the last corner. Ranelagh Harriers 3:35:15 3:35:15 3:41:00 3:35:15 56.54
Konaboy Brilliant day out albeit with one negative with a marshall. Legs felt tight from 18miles but thought of Fetchpoint kept me moving - well done guys. Last 5 miles was just a lonely slog really & I was basically out on my feet, I think lack of LSR found me out. Fantastic stadium finish with great support in the home straight. Dead pleased with this, sub 3:30 next time with proper training. Reading Roadrunners 3:35:22 3:35:22 3:45:00 3:35:22 59.13
Michael G Reading Roadrunners, Trail Running Association 2:52:24 2:52:24 2:50:00 2:58:08 73.29
Kitty Serpentine RC 4:37:10 4:42:00 4:47:00 46.68
Zippy 123 Sinfin RC, Derby City Council Running Club 4:08:27 4:16:35 4:20:00 4:19:08 47.17
Padams Pacemaking various people, 2:40-2:45 (TBC!) 2:45 pacemaking - GR finished just behind me, NtS a few minutes back. St. Albans Striders 2:29:05 2:29:05 2:44:00 2:44:58 73.69
Unsafe Breadbin Stockport Harriers & AC 2:39:33 2:48:45 2:48:45 72.68
jonah Stockport Harriers & AC 2:49:59 2:54:10 2:59:28 73.35
gingerbreadman Stockport Harriers & AC 2:55:15 3:10:59 2:59:59 3:17:11 63.15
chidge Stockport Primary Care Trust Running Club 3:19:12 3:19:12 3:19:12 62.51
Lumsdoni Possibly, if everything else goes to plan this year! Stotfold Runners 4:11:22 4:11:22 4:10:00 4:11:22 48.42
Mr Woo Was onfor about 3:24 ish at about 19 miles but legs got heavier and heavier esp. over the last 5 miles. Still knocked 10mins off my PB so very happy. :-) :-):-) :-):-) :-):-) :-):-) :-) Striders of Croydon AC 3:25:05 3:29:22 3:30:00 3:29:22 58.13
Tone Stubbington Green Runners 2:50:41 2:58:10 2:58:10 69.13
CaniRuna Stubbington Green Runners, Royal Navy AC 2:55:33 3:09:16 3:15:00 3:09:16 65.07
Festina Lente Sudbury Court RC, VEGAN RUNNERS UK 4:52:00 4:54:00 4:54:00 46.34
Gasheader Right finally commiting myself to a marathon , Prediction may be wildly optomistic but always reach for the stars, @@@@Update@@@ Have only trainesd 3 times in last month. lem sip and decongestant all saturday to shake off cold , had to work saturday and drive 4,5 hrs to race arriving near midnight. Not chip time will update later- race went very well never in trouble but very cautious in first and last miles will now need to train and prepare for next marathon. chip time 3:35:50 274/647 Swaledale Road Runners 3:08:59 3:35:50 3:40:00 3:35:50 61.51
mile muncher 3rd mara this year. 3rd time lucky for sub 4?? I'm going to try my best to get it! UPDATE!!! Sorry to those who bet on me. Sub 4 again just beyond my grasp. Thetford AC 3:52:18 4:02:02 3:59:58 4:08:08 56.46
KinkyS Todmorden Harriers & AC, The Green Runners 3:01:51 3:21:18 3:38:06 61.42
flanker Todmorden Harriers & AC, Trail Running Association, Fell Runners Association, LDWA 3:15:04 3:51:08 3:49:59 3:51:08 53.56
kstuart Not sure what time to go for here. Will see after GER this weekend. Thus no betting until after GER please. GER was a 2 min PB. Will be looking to get closer to or under 4:15. Update: was on course for a PB and probably close to 4:!5 until mile 16 then the wheels fell off so to speak. Will be blogged tomorrow. Trail Running Association, FERC 3:58:03 4:26:23 4:15:00 4:36:14 44.01
Dull Napoleon™ Cramp Trent Park Running Club 3:01:29 3:05:40 3:00:00 3:05:40 74.02
mung_bean VEGAN RUNNERS UK, TEAM BALANCISE 2:54:36 2:54:36 2:54:36 69.70
MattTheRat Going for my sub-3. Plan is to run at 6:40 pace after the first few miles of adjusting to the conditions. **UPDATE** Bagged the sub-3!!! Over the moon etc etc. Victoria Park Harriers & Tower Hamlets AC 2:51:39 2:59:12 2:55:00 2:59:12 72.25
bree Watford Joggers 3:10:25 3:32:44 3:32:44 67.71
satkin55 New PB by 45mins! White Horse Harriers AC 3:34:51 3:34:51 3:45:00 3:34:51 60.26
Wheabs First marathon so no idea what time I'll do! UPDATE: really enjoyed this race - didn't get my target (quite) but then again as it was my first marathon I really didn't know what to expect. Fetchpoint was also amazing! Wilmslow RC 3:56:25 3:56:25 3:45:00 3:56:25 53.43
Deenzy After running London well within myself, (I think I could have easily done about 3.45) I would like to think that sub 3.30 would be possible if fit after a summer of training. **UPDATE** sneaked under 3.30, it was much harder than I thought and was a bit cocky thinking 3.25 was on the cards! Great to meet loads of Fetchies particularly St Bernard and BeeJay who I ran the last 13 miles with, without them I dont think I would have gone Sub 3.30 so big thanks guys:) Also huge thanks to Fetchpoint :):):) You guys rocked and gave me goosebumps both times:):) Wimbledon Windmilers 3:26:07 3:28:45 3:25:00 3:28:45 59.00
Njord Wirral AC 2:42:05 2:56:15 2:56:15 69.88
Chaz The negative split will happen. 1.39 first half and hopefully then obliterate 3.19. See you all on the road, it will be a pleasure running with you. 472. Chip time. Gun 3.18.01 The negative split happened. 1.39.44 at halfway. Was on for a 3.15 but faded from 23m. Over the moon and found it just as much fun as FLM - It must be the magic 26.2 distance and the flawless organisation. Wootton Road Runners 2:54:17 3:17:45 3:19:00 3:17:45 61.65

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