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Sub 3Hr Marathon

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OO62 22 Jun 4:19pm, 22 Jun 2025 1,310 posts	Quote Pin OO62 Good to hear the back is sorted G Dawg. Onwards and upwards 🤞
paul0 23 Jun 10:24am, 23 Jun 2025 288 posts	Quote Pin paul0 Yes good news G Dawg. Your Abingdon experience sounds horrific!
DT19 29 Jun 8:13pm, 29 Jun 2025 656 posts	Quote Pin DT19 Good to hear you're back at it gdawg. I've been ticking over, posting just north of 50m per week which is plenty with no immediate marathon on horizon. Up in Newcastle next weekend for the masters 10k race. It's a distance that seems to have become my least successful distance last 4 years or so. Hoping the fact that I'm heavily invested financially and time wise in the event might push me on when the quit thoughts kick in.
damo_HAC 4 Jul 2:07am, 4 Jul 2025 736 posts	Quote Pin damo_HAC I've always heard Abingdon was a great marathon, not so sure anymore after all these reports. Would you guys still recommend it?
rhb 4 Jul 7:52am, 4 Jul 2025 2,631 posts	Quote Pin rhb damo_HAC wrote:I've always heard Abingdon was a great marathon, not so sure anymore after all these reports. Would you guys still recommend it? We've focused on the subway which is 50m of awkward. The race itself as a whole was great.
Chris 6 Jul 11:16am, 6 Jul 2025 1,855 posts	Quote Pin Chris I was wondering the same damo, it was 2014 that I last did it so don’t remember much about it. That in itself is hopefully a good sign it wasn’t too bad
Little Miss Happy 6 Jul 4:29pm, 6 Jul 2025 8,500 posts	Quote Pin Little Miss Happy Haven't run it for a few years but Abingdon was always a well organised race with a good field. Some people complained about the short trail bit and some didn't like the run round the industrial park but it's not one you run for scenery or crowd support and the trail bit is short and was ok underfoot the times I ran it. The underpass was a killer because of where it came on the course. The finish round the track was lovely and bouncy after 26 miles and the facilities good. I'd not hesitate to go back if looking for a flat, fast autumn marathon.

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