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what a great race did the 10 mile in 1h13 and thats with a bruised knee loved the runs though the parks
I have done Blackpool mararthon 3 times and going to do Bradford next year and I think it will be easier with the loops
Holmfirth 15 next week for me
Found the course tough today, but I haven't ran for a while. Was hoping for a sub 1:20 and managed 1:14 so very pleased!
Not sure about the marathon though... Would like an easier course for my first. Would have liked a water stop in Bolling park, especially after the hard climb up there!
Overall though better than I thought it would be!
Good running guys, well done. It was a super race today - I liked the clear, chilly weather conditions. The marshalling organisation was very good and I was very impressed at how easy it was to get right at the front on the start-line: Spacious and a good atmosphere.
I managed 61:58 (unofficial!) which was well under my target of 65. The hills weren't as steep or long as I thought they'd be which was good so I got faster as the race went on (big negative split and sprinted the last mile in 5:15ish - very good for me!!) Will definitely do the marathon, I wonder what time of year it'll be?
Also thought the course might have been a bit long - certainly the 9m market was way past where it should have been.
Still - a PB, 3rd V45 and (after waiting for nearly two hours for a presentation that never happened) a ten quid voucher.
Won't be doing the marathon though...
Andy - well done on 3rd V45! Yes I remember passing you and the yellow vest guy... I thought you were going to come back at me because you looked strong so I was looking behind for a bit
Probably I should have gone off quicker, my last two miles were really too quick compared to my other splits... still got to work on tactics I guess. (Came 17th overall).
My GPS registered 10.1 miles overall so close enough but I agree with you about the mile markers - some were about 1/3 of a mile out I felt!
I quite enjoyed it, first half definately better than 2nd half.
But is it just me, or is there some really random mile marking going on?
According to my Garmin, the race was 10.14 miles overall, the first half was just over 4.5, the 5 mile marker was way round the corner on the ring road. So the 5 mile race seemed way short of 5 miles. Can that be right?
And Andy - you were 18th overall not 23rd! Just one place and 37 seconds behind me:
http://www.racetimingsystems.com/public/results.aspx?raceid=973
I took part in today's race and rather enjoyed it. I'm a slow runner so didn't have a target time but managed it in 1hr57...rather slow but I'm not bothered.
Glad its not only me that though the mile markers were out, the 9 marker was soo in the wrong place, it was a long mile
Good fun though!
That's because by my reckoning, the second "half" was about 5.64 miles! Next time, I'm doing the first loop twice!
Tony the tash
1h14 was the gun time I got I was in a blue and white t-shirt with writing on the back someone running at the side of me said lets do a sprint finish this person got in before me but having a sore knee I think I did better then i though i would
roll on the marathon
I'd mapped out the run in advance ... some of the mile markers were in the right place but a few weren't. http://www.mapmyrun.com/run/united-kingdom/-bradford/784125534732924837
The first loop of the 10 mile run was 4.65 miles ... actually, if you look at the map on the Bradford Council website, the 5 mile runners were supposed to do an extra loop around the city hall ... but they didn't, so it ended up very short.
http://www.bradfordcitymarathon.com/course_map.htm
So, the official splits for the 10 mile runners on the results page are for 4.65 miles and 5.35 miles ...
Good race and very good organisation. Aside from the "5 mile" race actually being 4.65 miles, my only gripe was that the finish line was very confusing because it came 30m or so after the start line and was also around the corner from it. Loads of runners saw the clock from the end of market street and sprinted to the line ... and then stopped as they went under the clock and over the mats ... only to realise that they still hadn't finished. It happened to me and it was so frustrating watching it happen to so many others after I'd come in.
Oh, and I really think that a junior race should start and end in the same place ... my kids didn't do it because of this (how can parents drop off in Lister Park and collect in Centenery Square?).
HOWEVER, I actually REALLY enjoyed the run and thought is was well organised in the main.
There were good and bad points with the race.
Good - weather was perfect, discount vouchers for Sportshoes, support along the route.
Bad - random mile markers, confusion at halfway/finish point, excessive twists and turns on the second half, not the most scenic of routes, dubious value for money.
Apologies to organisers and Bradfordians alike, but all in all, I'll be giving next year's marathon a miss.
Sounds like a good event in its first year.
Numbers may have been a bit low due to clashing with other races. I run with Eccleshill RR and we had a coach going to the Brid Half as we do every year, also saw plenty of West Yorkshire running club vests ( going past me
) whilst there.