Good luck for Sunday. Is that a road half? I've heard the marathon is fast and flat but don't know about the half
ThanksI'll no doubt keep doing them but for the rest of this year just gonna enjoy the shorter stuff. Next up 4x4km team relay event
Really looking forward to it. We have 5 teams entered, with our team expected to go the best. I'm in a mixed team of male 32, female 32, female 23, and me at 49 bumping the average age upLove relays.
Its great beating other clubs, but pitting your wits against your clubmates even better!
Particularly like the cross country for the very same reason, when we get 20-30 lads all in the same race.
Ive managed run 0.35 miles since the Cov Half, fucked my ankle up and it's needed to be complete rest for nearly 3 weeks now.
Is anyone planning to do the Sphinx 5 mile event at the Memorial Park in June? Im hoping to be alright for that.
I'm not affiliated with any club so yeah you can sign up, it just attracts a slightly higher fee. I'm assuming spaces are still available so give it a go if you can make it work!I haven’t done it before, but if I can get childcare sorted I might give it a go!
Assuming non-affiliated random runners like me can take part and it isn’t part of any official club league run stuff?!
It's a good one. I did it once years ago when we still were in Cov. Two laps of the perimeter from memoryIve managed run 0.35 miles since the Cov Half, fucked my ankle up and it's needed to be complete rest for nearly 3 weeks now.
Is anyone planning to do the Sphinx 5 mile event at the Memorial Park in June? Im hoping to be alright for that.
Found it...It's a good one. I did it once years ago when we still were in Cov. Two laps of the perimeter from memory
How was the Chester Half?Thanks! It’s a road half but I’ve no idea on elevation or route details yet. It was voted one of the best in the UK, so I thought I’d give it a go!
The marathon is in October and if Sunday is a nice course I might be tempted to sign up!
How was the Chester Half?
That is an early start. I usually get a Prem inn the night before if I travel more than a couple of hours, bet Chester ain't cheap tho! Decent finish time that especially with having to slow down
No way to refer to the opposite sex and the route to the altar!!I have ran a few organised halves over the last few Sundays; Birmingham, Spires and Shires and I have Chester on Sunday.
Spires and Shires was by far the hilliest organised run I’ve done. But somehow I was really close to the prize places, if I hadn’t have been held up by cows blocking the bridal path (!) I think I would have placed.
I’m looking forward to Chester on Sunday, especially as we’re staying over that night (kid free!) so going to celebrate with a few pints around Chester post race!
Nice workWon the "short race" at the Welsh 1000 Metre Peaks yesterday.
Starting on the A5 at Ogwen, up over Glyder Fawr, down to Pen Y Pass and the bottom of Snowdon.... up the Pyg Track to SNowdon, via a short detour to the top of Carnedd Ugain.
2hrs04.... got caught half way up the Pyg Track and thought the writing was on the wall, but when it got steep again i was a bit stronger and was able to pull out almost a minute lead, which gave me a cushion for the final steep climb onto Snowdon, and i won by 30 seconds in the end.
Got a fantastic framed oil painting of Snowdon by a local artist, at the prize-giving, which is a fantastic improvement on the usual gift vouchers, bottle of whisky, etc.
Only reason I haven’t yet committed is the logistics of getting there in the morning (non-starter really as it’s ~3 hours) and from my cursory scans I’ve not idea where to stay if I went down beforehand etc. So any tips would be great!
Thank you - that’s really really helpful!I have done a Snowdonia race travelling down on the morning.... although it was New Years Day so the roads were totally empty and i got there well under three hours. Although its not ideal.
Any race i was taking seriously i always stay the night before, and usually for the night after too.
Most races of that ilk are based around Llanberis (that Xterra one is a typical example). Right in the heart of Snowdonia, at the foot of Snowdon, a lovely place. There is plenty of typical accommodation in Llanberis (Hotels, traditional b&b's), although usually booked up well in advance as its basically "the hub" for everyone who goes up and down Snowdon.
I tend to use booking.com or airbnb, got a place in Llanberis for my last race. But you would be absolutely fine staying in Betws-Y-Coed (plenty of accommodation and pubs/food, 30mins drive from Llanberis), or Capel Curig (limited accomm, food, drinks, midway between Llanberis & Betwys).
Bedgelert another similar place and only 30mins drive.
If i can't get a place in Llanberis, i usually stay on the north coast, typically in Llandudno, sometimes Conwy.... they are only 45mins away, and have all facilities. Llandudno on a nice day is (in my opinion) as good as it gets for a UK coastal resort town.... with the Great Orme and the road around it, it is gorgeous.
There's other options.... Carnearfon, Bangor, even the nearest part of Anglesey.... but i personally prefer Llanberis or Llandudno.
Impressive stuff.Did an uphill race in the Lake District on friday evening, finishing on the summit of Helvellyn.
Was incredibly warm on friday (as i'm sure everyone knows), and i felt pretty ropey warming up. Not sure how much was the heat, and how much was just the usual pre-match nerves!
This race was in a time-trial format, with people starting every 10 seconds..... i'd singled out a pro/sponsored athlete who runs for one of the big mountain/trail brands, i think Montane, as probable favourite.... and thought if i could beat him then i'd be right up there amongst the leaders....
Fortunately he started 10 seconds in front of me.... so i booted it out of the start field and up the half-mile of road, and had a significant lead on him before we even hit the climb.... he never came back past me. However i was passed by 3 guys..... a young Cumbrian lad who is making waves on the European Skyrunning scene, a fella from Luxembourg, and another Cumbrian guy.
Had to settle for 4th, but i was first v40.
On the jog back down i suffered bad cramp in my calf, which was a bit of a shock as the race only took me 49 minutes.... so i guess the heat did have an effect!
That was my last race prior to the World Masters in Spain in September.... actually i might do a track 5km in the Midlands League mid August, as it is a home fixture for Godiva.
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