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Ta, mad mark, I think I'll sign up but not get my hopes up then. It'll be my first 13.1 of the year so it'll be a good test whatever.
So what are the good ones for PBs, outside of Cardiff? Not GNR... EDIT: and not Torfaen (wouldn't count).
Official photos still not up though. With the speed they got the times up I'd have thought they'd have a first batch up already! Ta for the link, daz, but can't get any of the Wales Online pics to show at my workplace. Hafta wait till this evening.
Then I can laugh at you all - Mwahahahaaa!
That 10% is before the start.
I did Llanelli 2007, and yes the wind was a killer for the last 3 miles. Daz do you have or know of where I can find the results as I dont have them, and of the 3 half's I've done that was the fastest. But dont know the exact time, I know it was low 1:30's
Pebble - it's your luck day!
Being the saddo that I am, I have a copy of the results file myself. Either email me from RW and I will send you the complete file or tell us your name and I'll paste your time details here.
Did myself a dis-service too, I did it in 1:30:28, not the 1:30:29 I stated lol. That 1 second makes all the difference.
Ratzer - some other halves of note I enjoyed are Gloucester and Dymock, a very small event with a few hills but very enjoyable.
daz, 1 second really does make all the difference!
Bristol 2005 - 1:33:40
Bristol 2009 - 1:33:39 NEW PB!!!! (at the time but now smashed!!!!!)
Damn likn didn't work
You can do a lot in 1 second
Watch my amazing sprint finish at photos 886-889 Ratz, no laughing allowed.
Mail returned Pebble!
1hr 37.49s at 50yrs so pleased but thought the goody bag was rubbish its half the price at torfaen and you get a dodgy tee shirt thrown in. did anyone else nearly run into the red car which was still stuck in the road 400 yds from the start, and what a waste of all those powerade bottles(one sip then dumped) i kept mine until 12miles then threw in a bin...
just thought it was very poor value for money
I'd certainly pay £26 to beat my PB by another 4 minutes, without running downhill.
On those powerade bottles, it might make sense to have someone standing near the bins with some antibac wipes and a table, handing them back out again. I offered mine around. I did wonder, what with the waste of liquid at most events, why they don't make special smaller bottles for big events. A 100-150ml bottle of water would make sense.
This was my 3rd Cardiff Half and, in my opinion, the best organised to date. The course was a big improvement on the 2008 version.
At 26 notes it is not a cheap event to enter but I don't have a problem paying that high a fee for a well-organised race which I feel this was.
Goody bags don't excite me so no complaints from me there. Running in an event where thousands are out watching is worth more than a T-shirt I would say.
Agree with the above comment concerning the Powerade. I think these would have been better placed and more appreciated later in the race, perhaps at 7/8 miles ? Water would have been fine up until then.
I will definitely be back for more next year !
Yeah Pebble - a top 100 finish!
Russ - these races are offering less VFM year on year, a sign of the times I'm afraid. Also, in the race booklet it already shows that prices are going up next year, by a further £2, that's about 8%. I thought we were in a state of deflation?
Some races do use smaller bottles, indeed the water on Sun were a reasonable size. Those 500ml Powerade were such a waste.
CPI is the lead measure of inflation these days and is running at 1.1%, however, if you look at the older measure the RPI, then we are indded in a state of deflation at -1.4%.
But surely we should get a discount fo being locals like
Vote Rhodri, get 10% off the Cardiff Half!
(10% off 13.1 and I'd defo beat my PB!!)
If it's any consolation the goody bag at this years Great North was probably the worst ever, and after doing 19 of those I know what I'm talking about,but will it stop me doing that race again,or Cardiff? Of course not. I enter to enjoy the day.That's what it's all about.Enjoy the day.
At least it is for me.
I dont know about you but I dont give a rats ass about the goody bag, in my mind £28 for a mornings entertainment is good value for money.
I paid about 8 squid for a bag just like that goody bag so my boy could take his PE kit to school. The four bottles of Powerade we took home in it were prob a squid each. I got a massage in the tent, one masseuse per leg, so that's either 35 or 70 squid, judging by not so fit's post. Was gonna get me gait tested by ACE, but missed out on that one. It did cost me a ton when I had it done at their place, though that included orthotics and free follow ups, so perhaps say it was worth a tenner if I had gone to do it. So conservatively I've got 57 squid in value out of that 28 I paid.
Plus one PB. Priceless.
Some races are rip-offs, some are not. We could argue all day, but in the end it's down to us to pick which ones we want to participate in, for whatever reason.
Would I do this one again? Probably, have done it the last 4 times (incl the Full in 06).