Barretts Canterbury 10 Mile

Chestfield Bill

I have never started a thread before, so now I have. I received an email a while back asking me if I wanted to run this one and must have been extra quick to reply as I have ended up with the number 2, so its probably fitting I should start this thread!

[Deleted User]

Yes hopefully i will be doing this one. Ive only done four 10 milers but this is my quickest course so fingers crossed see you there.

bo-bo

Think I posted an entry for this one last week - evening CB

Chestfield Bill

Have you got something in your eye Bo Bo?

Macca, have you tried the Thanet 10 on the first Sunday in December. I found Canterbury a bit on the hilly side for me and did better at Thanet despite the wind.

[Deleted User]

CB, ive done both and i did the canterbury 4/5 mins quicker...

Shmaggle

How hilly is it? Am doing the Thanet 10 because I have been told it is flat...and have been warned the Canterbury one is hilly!

Wouldn't want to hold the stewards up TOO much!! Maybe I should enter anyway and stop being a wuss

Chestfield Bill

Schmaggle

I am a ten minute miler and Canterbury took me about 3 or 4 minutes longer than Thanet. Thanet is likely to give more problems with the wind coming off the sea, but a nice run.

Andy Stevens 3

Got my 10 mile PB on this course too.

Few hills here but nice quick last 2 miles or so and some great downhill stretches. 

Shmaggle

Where does it start/where does the route take you through? I live near Canterbury so could maybe try it as a weekend run and see how hilly it is!!

Greenicing

Starts by the Chaucer school and goes round and up to Barton Farm, through Bridge, Patrixbourne, Bekesbourne before back again to Barton Farm and the Chaucer.  It's normally quite hard to overtake in the first couple of miles.

PSC

Stop wibbling and sign up. OH has done this a few times and loves it. I'm in too (well will be when I get organised). Good one to run off all that Christmas pud! Shmaggle I am not sure you can train on the exact route as some it goes through private land.

Good to see CB leading the elite field

Chestfield Bill

Yeah, right, as if! If it was the elite field to be first in the pub that might be different.

Shmaggle

OK Trendall - that made me laugh, what's 'overtake'? Hehehehe. More like 'argh, the sweep bus nearly got my ankles!!'!!

Chestfield Bill

Well then folks, that's the Thanet 10 out of the way, so roll on Canterbury. I know PSC is doing a duathlon before then but has anybody else got anything planned? I could probably do with something not too strenuous on the 1st or 2nd Sunday in January, any suggestions?

Scotty4

Have just signed up for this and will be doing the Dartford 10 the previous week. Ahh the usual suspects....sounds really dull doing the same races every year....but I do enjoy them....I really do....honest.

bo-bo

CB - there's a 10k on the 30th Dec at Harrietsham

Chestfield Bill

Bo bo, no thanks, not during the festivities! Scotty's idea of Dartford sounds more promising as I did the Half there.

Scotty4

CB, the Dartford 10 is very similar to the Dartford Half route but without that awful hill at the 9 mile mark.

Chestfield Bill

Scotty

Excellent, sounds like my kind of run!

[Deleted User]

I'm in for this one. My first 10 miler - help! OH has done it and says it is "tough" but wanted to have a go at all the Kent GP events in 2008.  Am I likely to be last in this one if I am still 11 minute/miling ?

[Deleted User]

OK so that's Harrietsham out of the way - and down to 10:25 pace!! Cantebury will be my next race as I need to get my mileage up - have not run more than 8miles at one time.

[Deleted User]

Hi Bex,

I'll be in the same boat as you...... the furthest I have been is 9 mile.....and after doing the Harrietsham run on Sunday I am really tempted to give it a go!!

[Deleted User]

How did you get on at Harrietsham Kate? I was 1:04:33 which is my pb (only the second 10K I have done).

[Deleted User]

I did it in 1:01:14......it was my 3rd one that I had done, and I was hoping to get just under the hour.........but I just really enjoyed it and forgot about the time..... think I was happy just going with the flow.

Shmaggle

Hi Bex

Took me 2 hours 6 minutes to do the Thanet 10! So no need to worry that there won't be anyone slower than you there, I am always about last!! And I have a couple of friends signing up for it who haven't done 10 miles before. Have heard this is a nice race to do.

My last race was the Kent Christmas Cracker at Deal (5 miles), I did it in 55 minutes - a good time for me!! Hehehe

Gutted I missed the Harrietsham race - I had the famous Norovirus last weekend (kids have got it now, JOY!) - so sadly had to give it a miss for obvious reasons.  I was looking forward to it!

[Deleted User]

Oh no, not the Norovirus!! Poor you. We have avoided it so far, cross fingers but other families in the village have come down with it.

Did I nice relaxed 7 mile run today - 1:25 - that was the longest I have been on my feet running so far so really chuffed. Next week long run will be an 8 miler and so on until the 27th!

[Deleted User]

I have entered this one, my first event of 2008! Has anyone received their race pack, number etc...?

 Thanks.

 Redordead

Scotty4

No number for me yet. I've just received my number and chip for Dartford on the 20th. Don't panic!!

Chestfield Bill

I have got my numbers for both Canterbury and Dartford and the Canterbury one arrived a little while ago.

Bo Bo are both of you doing this one?

[Deleted User]

I haven't received my number for Cantebury yet either. Might send them an email

[Deleted User]

Anybody doing Sidcup 10 in Feb?