New Forest Half Marathon

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I've entered this one as well as the GNR two weeks later, Castle Howard 10km a week later, GER the following week and GSR two weeks after that.

That'll teach me not to sit at the laptop with a credit card and a bottle of wine! Seemed like a good idea at the time...

...hence the justgiving addresses, I figured if I was going completely mad I may as well raise some cash for charity at the same time!

Not sure about those hills though...might have to get an OS map to overlay the route onto so I can suss them out...

Running Duck

Hi

Didn't enter in time so will be doing this next year instead!

Hope you all enjoy it.

ManicMiner

Hi,

To anyone who entered and ordered a t-shirt with their entry. Have you received it yet (the bumpf said they would be sent out "early June"!)

Ta
Beanie's Dad

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Got mine today but had to go down to the Post Office to get it as they hadn't put enough postage on it. Cost me £1.05 to collect it cos they were 5p short on postage.

Redheadedraver

So it wasn't just me then! How many other mildly disgruntled T-shirt owners will there be out there?

ManicMiner

Yep, I got mine the day after I posted that message above (coincidence?!) :-)

Mine was also short on the postage - sounds like a bit of a cock up was made.

Womble

Yep, me too. I have e-mailed them at 2007@nfma.org.uk to point out there will be a lot of unhappy people about. Perhaps you could e-mail them too?

First glitch I've ever experienced with this race. Unfortunately, the second one followed swiftly when I discovered it's impossible to get there by train from south-west London for the new, earlier start time. Anyone fancy car-sharing? Please.

[Deleted User]

Hi half marathoners! I've transferred from the full to the half this year due to injury.

My friend has asked me to enquire if anyone has a girls number they'd like to transfer as she completely forgot to apply for this race we decided we'd do together!

If so, please e-mail me.

Thanks

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Ultra Womble, I live right by a train station (Burseldon), if worse comes to worse you can get a train there and jump into my car if you like.

Redheadedraver

Me too FF. Marathon dreams on shelf for the moment. Mind you, being mad I'm looking thoughtfully at Luton on Dec 2. Treating this as a long slow training run therefore (I'll be the slow one at the back paying too much attention to her HRM)

[Deleted User]

Likewise Redhead! Have posted off my FLM entry form today though!

Redheadedraver

Good luck - hope you get a place. I just nuked my salary buying custom made orthotics, so there is now NO EXCUSE for gait related injuries ... See you at the back of the pack!

[Deleted User]

Has anyone else not received their pack yet?

DianaD

I haven't had anything yet. Can't remember when it arrived last year.

TW3

Mine arrived a couple of days ago. They might be doing it in waves, or it could be post problems.

[Deleted User]

Thats ok then! phew!

[Deleted User]

I got my race pack last weekend - half marathon....and btw, I'm going to be the one at the back as I recently moved house and seem to have "forgotten" to train properly...d'oh!

[Deleted User]

I did FLM this year and have only run once since. I am registered for this race....help! Would it be very silly to even go for it, or shall I just plod along at the back?

[Deleted User]

I would have thought you would have the muscle memory to build your mileage up quite quickly if you managed a marathon in April....but I would start doing some kind of training and I certainly wouldn't have thought it would be a good idea to 'go for it!'....but then that's coming from someone who gets injured really easily. I would just bear in mind that FLM is a flat course and New Forest is far from that!

Join me, Redhead and Pegg for a nice plod through the countryside at the back of the pack if you like )

[Deleted User]

Thanks for the reminder FF - I've been meaning to look at the course profile for a while...wish I hadn't now! The first three miles look painful and then that climb in the 8th mile looks like a killer!

[Deleted User]

Is anyone number 2556?

I'm 2557 and two friends are 2555 and 2558 so we feel it's our duty to find out who 2556 is...

ManicMiner

Got my number a couple of weeks ago... sufficient postage payed this time by the organisers :-D

Really looking forward to it now!

Trying Hard, I'm sure you'll be fine, just keep to a realistic pace. I did Reading half the other year with minimal training, I just kept a nice slow pace and got round.

Redheadedraver

Sounds like there's going to be a nice tortoise group at the back then ... What's everyone's race number FF, Pegg and any other relaxed people, so's I can look out for you? Don't know what my substitute number is yet - hopefully they're working on it!

[Deleted User]

Hi, and thanks for the encouragement! I did Henley HM and Marlow HM last year with very little preparation and managed to finish, albeit very near the back....so maybe I will treat it as a very gentle plod! A bit concerned that I haven't had my race pack through. The confirmation letter said to let them know if it hadn't arrived by 16th August. Has anyone else not heard?

Redheadedraver

Hmmm, dunno TH. I did receive the marathon one pretty quickly, but then sent it back again to change races, and haven't heard again since. I'm hoping mine's just in a race swap system, but if this was your original choice I'd send them a message. This time in 4 weeks folks ...

[Deleted User]

Still haven't had mine Trying hard, so don't know my number yet Red but it would be good to get together at the back for a social )

[Deleted User]

Still haven't had mine Trying hard, so don't know my number yet Red but it would be good to get together at the back for a social )

[Deleted User]

????interesting

DianaD

I haven't received anything either. Looks like an email may be called for.

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From the organisers:

All the packs should be despatched by the end of this week. Because we're packing and despatching in roughly number order, the last numbers to be sent out are 3000-3500. Let us know if you've not had your pack by Sept 1st. Names and numbers are listed on the website www.nfma.org.uk

Sorry for the delay