Milton Keynes Marathon

Listed by Prof Disco Dean
  • Rated 81%
  • 26.2mi
  • Road
Entrants (109) Club PB SB Pred Time WAVA
Rog36 Well pleased with my time, although it's a shame the course measured 26.6 miles as I would have been under 3:10:00. Still next time! BRJ Run and Tri 2:59:56 3:06:54 3:14:59 3:11:19 68.24
sheppardmk Course estimated 0.23 miles (370m) long due to a flood detour Redway Runners 3:21:11 3:21:11 3:30:00 3:21:11 67.72
Burdock Cambridge & Coleridge AC, Haverhill RC 3:17:41 3:29:04 3:29:04 67.52
Flying Scotsman Ampthill & Flitwick Flyers RC 2:58:20 3:03:28 3:07:03 66.57
gadster Watford Joggers 3:17:00 3:17:00 3:15:00 3:17:00 65.72
Hannah@aro appalling conditions Harpenden Arrows 3:01:32 3:24:00 3:20:00 3:24:00 65.72
HowHardCanItBe Collingwood AC 3:03:52 3:32:12 3:32:12 65.34
dgalswor Horrible conditions !!!!!! York Acorn RC 3:22:00 3:33:00 3:30:00 3:33:00 65.10
andy wilkins HORRID RACE CONDITIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Harpenden Arrows 2:57:45 3:11:40 3:10:00 3:14:44 64.87
boyband6666 The conditions were awful, and many paths flooded. To give a measure of it, of the 5k entrants, 1k did not start, and 800DNF'd. Again to explain the conditions, the winner, for a decent sized marathon, came home in 2:41.50, and only 24 people made it under 3 hours. My plans for sub 3 were scuppered by the 16mph headwind from miles 11-19, but I did a professional job, getting home in 3:08.40, to get my London GFA time. This put me in 72nd place, out of 2923 finishers - madness!

Not too far away in Stratford, the marathon was cancelled, and truncated to a half when most people were between miles 3 & 4. A call they should have made earlier, but apparently the weather was biblical...

Anyway I'll see you all in London next year, and hopefully we'll see the back of the weather! Also I shall get my 2.54 which otherwise I was on for today! Long Eaton Running Club, White Lightening Harriers, McCarkiss Endurance Project 2:28:29 3:08:40 2:59:59 3:08:40 64.43
Doice Unaffiliated 3:13:48 3:13:48 3:15:00 3:13:48 64.25
jmk4 Unaffiliated 3:19:47 3:19:47 3:19:47 63.75
Alun Lashing rain and strong gusts of wind. Flat course with only a few bumps over roads & canals and a few dips under roads to negotiate.

Faded badly over the last 4 miles and was like an extra in a zombie film for the last 2!

Ended up (along with many others) in the medical centre with my body temperature reduced to almost 32C.

Still got a 3 minute PB in horrendous conditions but it could have been so much more. Medway & Maidstone AC 3:27:15 3:27:15 3:14:59 3:27:15 63.52
Smoggy Billingham Running Club 3:17:26 3:21:32 4:00:00 3:21:32 63.19
DTs Unaffiliated 3:00:28 3:12:59 3:18:27 63.17
WineRunner53 Road Runners Club 4:28:44 4:28:44 4:28:44 62.42
mk parkrun the worst weather. ever Redway Runners 3:21:03 3:21:03 3:15:00 3:21:03 62.36
GrahH Wet and muddy Harpenden Arrows 3:37:45 3:43:14 3:53:13 61.08
blokewotruns East End Road Runners 3:43:16 3:47:21 3:50:00 3:59:51 61.06
Joan Unaffiliated 4:01:01 4:43:00 4:43:00 60.10
TrailsurferUK Rain just poured down right throughout this race. Full of mud and much of the course seemed similar. Feet were killing me at mile 22. Was far from my best. Didn't enjoy this race at all but luckily went with a good crowd who more than made up for it. Reading Roadrunners 3:20:56 3:25:06 3:25:00 3:45:19 59.94
GeoDude Kettering Town Harriers 3:14:11 3:41:39 3:41:39 59.90
Mikey T Unaffiliated 3:36:22 3:36:22 3:36:22 59.34
smoke free Well well well, another marathon entered, who'd have thought it............... Unaffiliated 3:14:10 3:40:00 3:29:59 3:40:00 59.34
RunVegan VEGAN RUNNERS UK 3:49:00 3:49:00 3:49:00 59.32
RussellR The weather was very very wet, but the running was awesome. Milton Keynes AC 3:24:07 3:36:45 4:00:00 3:36:45 59.24
garrybiddle Time to step up to the mark???
It rained throughout the race and parts of the course were flooded
this led to diversions which in the end added a a further third of a mile :-( Ampthill & Flitwick Flyers RC, Redway Runners 3:20:56 3:44:13 3:59:50 3:44:13 59.21
andyb Ely Runners 3:29:30 3:39:36 3:39:36 58.96
wshippin UKnetrunner, Redway Runners, Sweatshop Running Community - Milton Keynes 2:55:51 3:27:17 3:30:00 3:27:17 58.64
fudger Unaffiliated 3:34:14 3:34:14 3:34:14 58.52
Norrthwestarm Unaffiliated 3:18:22 3:26:32 3:44:38 58.12
Tash01 Haverhill RC 3:54:04 3:54:04 3:54:04 58.04
Prof Disco Dean complete fuck up from the start.. was pacing the sub 3:30 group but when mile 7 was out of sync it was hard to keep the group together!

not the best day and to top things off my bag got put on wrong lorry by mistake :-( so was wearing wet clothes for few hours until they found!! Reading Roadrunners 3:01:11 3:01:11 3:29:59 3:30:45 57.69
MK hatter Milton Keynes Lakeside Runners 3:25:18 3:45:19 3:48:15 57.20
running26 weather was terrible on target for PB upto 19miles, then someone swapped my legs for a geriatics. Thighs where dead from cold and wet and kness felt arthriic. Unaffiliated 3:51:22 3:56:18 3:45:00 3:56:18 57.16
MDrewett Milton Keynes AC, Redway Runners 3:35:24 3:54:44 4:00:00 3:54:44 57.07
Debski Unaffiliated 4:08:00 4:08:00 4:08:00 56.49
neems Unaffiliated 3:51:39 3:57:11 3:57:11 56.48
cramp23M Unaffiliated 3:24:25 3:38:39 3:29:59 3:38:39 56.33
Bunny007 Unaffiliated 4:10:00 4:10:46 4:10:46 55.87
sleepylion Wet, windy, cold day. Unaffiliated 3:52:01 3:52:01 3:55:00 3:52:01 55.80
Ambling Andrew Weather on the day a tad wet. Pleased with my effort. LDWA 4:18:40 4:18:40 4:15:00 4:18:40 55.57
branie99 Silson Joggers AC 3:46:51 3:59:16 3:59:16 55.49
whiteflash Unaffiliated 2:57:35 3:29:39 3:43:51 55.30
Elkcib Redway Runners, Fitmk 3:43:11 3:43:11 3:43:11 55.18
Mags351 Unaffiliated 3:51:00 3:51:00 3:51:00 55.13
Red Scouse MK Milton Keynes AC, schuhwiedu-oberaudorf Baveria 3:18:42 3:52:24 3:57:30 54.97
Ready Redway Runners 3:44:00 3:44:00 3:44:00 54.75
Little Linz Wild, wet and windy; a lesson in suffering and survival! Unaffiliated 3:39:13 3:53:52 3:50:00 4:08:36 54.64
neilh2069 Unaffiliated 3:50:16 3:50:16 4:00:00 3:50:16 54.08
Fitz Apalling conditions - heavy rain, cold, blowing a hoolie. The course was waterlogged in places. FERC 3:51:40 3:55:23 3:59:00 4:03:29 53.62
oneronaldo Bearbrook Joggers RC 3:50:18 3:50:18 4:59:59 4:58:37 53.56
superdog Unaffiliated 3:45:22 4:10:00 4:10:00 53.56
Shred Betty Lliswerry Runners 4:14:32 4:17:48 4:30:00 4:20:05 53.46
runlozrun Unaffiliated 3:24:50 3:54:20 3:54:20 53.14
Phil_BTT Unaffiliated 3:53:20 4:00:17 4:00:00 4:00:17 53.00
Sblack70 Bracknell Forest Runners 3:59:28 3:59:28 3:59:28 52.75
FormerHos Sub 4 hour target.. Maldon Soul Runners, Little Baddow Ridge Runners 3:55:13 3:55:13 4:15:00 3:55:13 52.36
Hendo Unaffiliated 3:37:31 3:57:11 3:57:11 52.19
Pootle Unaffiliated 4:16:28 4:17:50 4:17:50 52.16
Stellameister 100 Marathon Club 3:40:08 3:54:18 4:19:40 51.57
Ultra Sparkly Bridget (USB) Buckingham & Stowe RC 4:26:52 4:50:41 4:50:41 51.31
emdee 100 Marathon Club 3:04:56 3:13:40 3:59:00 3:59:21 51.07
thuginasuit ill during the week knew after 9miles it would be a struggle just to finish therefore pleased with time the hardest race ever Trail Running Association 3:50:58 3:57:52 4:30:00 4:33:44 50.65
NikW Unaffiliated 4:01:12 4:28:27 4:28:27 50.31
tintin86 Teignbridge Trotters 3:44:16 4:13:25 4:00:00 4:13:25 50.25
Becfleck Ampthill & Flitwick Flyers RC 3:51:54 4:02:24 4:26:52 50.21
pwoodward22 Redway Runners 4:01:12 4:15:02 4:30:00 4:15:02 49.94
Cuprascott Heavy rain and strong wind. Flooding on parts of the course. Unaffiliated 4:04:23 4:04:23 3:45:00 4:04:23 49.80
KasRuns Redway Runners 4:03:24 4:33:38 4:29:59 4:33:38 49.64
Pilch North Derbyshire Running Club, LDWA 4:03:16 4:22:47 4:28:00 4:23:38 49.52
photogirlruns Striders of Croydon AC 3:54:41 4:31:05 5:00:00 4:31:05 49.42
J*C Ok will try again in a less crowded race, only hope I'm not still as tired as I've felt over the last few days, but I add my legs are fine it's just a case of eating:)  my long runs show this is achievable so I will join the pacing group at see if allowing someone else to manage the pace works:) Unaffiliated 4:37:36 4:45:54 4:29:07 4:45:54 49.42
bigmunnki Bournville Harriers 3:08:10 4:12:00 4:12:00 49.41
Foxy Official sub 4.15 finished 4.12 on the nose :) 100 Marathon Club, MK Lakeside Runners, Milton Keynes Lakeside Runners 3:09:27 3:36:39 4:14:00 4:12:00 49.41
coco1 Unaffiliated 4:37:16 4:37:16 4:37:16 49.23
MikeM1984 Dartford Road Runners 3:38:22 4:05:48 4:08:24 48.94
Tim of Fife MILTON KEYNES FULL-MARATHON -  26.2 miles  -  4:40.53  (approx 2:15 / 2:25 splits) (2,094 of 2,923 finishers) - I looked out of the window when I woke up and nearly went back to bed!   I should have done.   It was brutal.   The combination of cold, heavy rain and storm-force wind made the going very, very tough.  Physically (cardio and legs), I was fine through the first half – although I thought seriously about calling Sue pretty much every mile.    Miles 14-18 were the worst.   All into the wind.    They just completely knocked the stuffing out of me.   So, I went into ‘survival mode’ for the last few miles – jogging when I felt able and walking when I didn’t.    The last mile was awesome.  All downhill with StadiumMK in sight.    Then, down the tunnel and into the stadium, which was absolutely ‘rocking’,  for a finish that I’ll never forget.   With hindsight, it was foolish taking on 26.2 miles on so little long-distance work.   However, I don’t think that it was lack of base stamina that ‘thrashed’ me.   Rather, just having to work so, so much harder each and every mile meant that I had no reserves.
Unaffiliated 3:58:33 4:40:53 4:40:53 48.93
k1llerWatt Wootton Road Runners 2:44:07 4:08:32 4:08:32 48.91
afcbdave Reading Roadrunners 3:26:02 4:13:00 4:15:00 4:13:00 48.68
louisedelahaye Unaffiliated 4:44:00 4:44:00 4:44:00 48.32
D.Lloyd Had terrible pain atmile 22 on front of left foot, heard crack at mile 25 and now fractured third metatarsal and on crutches....4-6 weeks out of action Unaffiliated 4:19:19 4:19:19 4:40:36 48.13
ronthedog Southwest Roadrunners 3:50:57 4:24:13 4:24:13 47.81
Dave Moody Milton Keynes AC, Redway Runners 2:55:00 4:18:09 4:18:09 47.09
Pete Wham Unaffiliated 3:19:36 3:55:29 4:18:20 47.05
Flying pig Unaffiliated 3:42:47 3:59:47 4:23:30 46.98
theOtherRichard FERC 3:57:39 4:38:54 3:59:59 4:38:54 45.29
ClaireLouise1 Reading Roadrunners 3:56:27 5:01:00 4:30:00 5:01:00 44.80
gbrodie wet wet wet Bedford Harriers AC 4:38:55 5:02:31 5:02:31 44.72
ianr Cambridge & Coleridge AC, Canicross Cambridgeshire 2:59:55 4:57:38 4:57:38 44.61
ahealthiermoo Wellingborough & District AC 5:04:15 5:06:52 5:06:52 43.66
RxKaren FERC 4:28:25 5:17:32 5:17:32 43.22
Wezza Unaffiliated 5:22:48 5:22:48 5:22:48 40.44
trnb2011 It was very wet cold and a very hard race to complete for the first time. UKnetrunner 5:02:58 5:04:21 6:00:00 5:04:21 39.94
officebased Unaffiliated 4:40:59 5:18:00 5:28:00 6:01:17 35.54
jodown68 Milton Keynes AC, Redway Runners 5:36:20 6:46:16 4:59:00 6:46:16 34.49
jcmwatkins Reading Roadrunners 4:42:58 6:17:41 6:17:41 33.45
Marky-P Yaxley Runners and Joggers
HowieB Unaffiliated 3:15:00
trevreyno Unaffiliated 3:59:59
LucyG Compton Harriers RC 3:15:31 3:43:35
Brookers MK Lakeside Runners 3:01:00 3:29:00
angelis Unaffiliated 2:55:06
Southampton Tony Lordshill Road Runners 2:56:09 2:59:58
sue y BRJ Run and Tri
Shen-Lung Ampthill & Flitwick Flyers RC 5:07:15
melfloyd69 Unaffiliated 4:26:48 4:46:46 4:55:34
Iron_Mum DNF :-( Unaffiliated 4:24:20
MuMag Unaffiliated 4:09:00 4:30:00

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