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"twelfth mars bar"
RESPECT!!!!!!!
Hi Helly
I thought I saw you walk past whilst I was queing for the toilets at the start. By the time I had come out of my reverie you had gone around the corner and I didn't spot you at the start.
As for doing it (or the South Downs again), I think not !!!
I have ambitions of doing London, then stopping bloody Marathons all together (and I've only done 3 of the damn things).
I have a few more planned for next year, but don't want to repeat any.
Next one is planned to be Portland in January.
Hope the trip home went ok.
Hi all. well yes that was some day out. I think compared to the other two beautiful sunny runs round Beachy I have had I would have to say this was really not as much fun and after the halfway CP i was just pushing to get home as quickly as possible. Sadly legs would not comply so it wasn't super fast. Still despite everything I knocked afew minutes off my time.
Still looking back it was certainly an experience and conditions were so bad as to be laughable on the trek back to the finish.
I will be hoping for some nice weather for the Dorset coastal marathon in a couple of weeks though!
well done everyone on finishing! I'll be back next year fingers crossed!
I was in a group that got lost on Seven Sisters.
I have no sense of direction at the best of times so what with the poor visibility, I was following the people in front. I do remember thinking when they kind of veered off to the right that it looked a little odd but figured that someone knew the course.
Wasted a bit of time tacking but found a path that turned to tarmac and a few of us came out of a side turning immediately before the finish line.
Amazing weather / conditions but managed to do the same time as last time.
Got to say, admire the marshalls for toughing it out - it was pretty exposed in places
Sorry Mouse, I nearly did say hello but wasn't sure which pirate you were. Doh!
I will know for next time.
Sorry I didn't say hi ultra kazaaahhh! It was a brief moment of almost dryness as well when I was foolishly thinking maybe the weather would hold off!
PhilPub - fantastic running mate - all we need is you and Matt the Brum (won in 2006) and a nicer day to give Millsy a run for the win!
me legs me legs oh me legs
well done phil great time
big thanks to the marshall braving the weather which didnt help confidence level, oh well lets hope next year is like last year
4:02 and a big PW for me on this course.
Having 7 previous finishes here, all well under 4 hours I thought I knew the terrain well enough to stick to my flat racing shoes that I always wear on this course (well, up to now anyway). 1 mile in having fallen over twice already I contemplated heading back to the start to swap shoes but instead I tip-toed on. By the time I reached Littlington 16 miles later I was just so fed up up concentrating hard to stay upright I nearly pulled but that was the scene of my only other DNF and I couldn't let it happen again. I'd nearly taken an accidental dip in the river just before the village as the snaking muddy path just gave no grip at all and I flew off onto the grass again.
Over the 'b*tches' I was certain that my clubmate who's in his 60's would be closing in on me and I'd never live it down if he beat me so that kept me going to the finish but boy, was it bleak up there or what ?
Cheers all. Feel surprisingly human now, if a little stiff. BTW fb, thanks again for the SIS caffeine gel tip - went down a treat at precisely 20 miles. Energy levels felt surprisingly good all the way round.
That last downhill - woah! I did a reccy when I got to Eastbourne on the Friday evening, trying to work out the fastest way down. As it was I'm glad I wasn't racing for position, and headed straight for the steps. The guy who came in 3rd (would've been closer to me but got slightly lost towards the end) went head-over-heels - thankfully no damage done and he was back up and running over the line. (But if he's interested, my brother took a very good picture of the rather spectacular tumble!)
I saw the sliding guy too, he was just in front of me
maybe if i had done that i would have got on the results
(6 hours 30 secs)
wasnt you tho Ed
I just saw a guy sit down and slide
was too busy picking my way down to notice anything else
LOL
Phil - glad the tip worked - has worked for me a few times.....you coming back next year??? have to really I guess to have another crack at Mr Mills but you now have added knowledge to help
I was over 6 hours podro
hence i wont be on the results
though someone did seem to be taking my number
Podro
I have gone awol from the results as well though my club mate who ran the whole way with me is on them, maybe the two shirts with Dubai written on them confused the issue!