White Peak Marathon and Half-Marathon

clairster

so who's up for it again this year? Fourth time of running it for me

Terry Hindson

Have done the full, would like to get a club record for the half. My moderate pb so far is 1.32 on a flat course. Is the half at Matlock the last half of the marathon and if so does anyone know where I can see a profile in terms of height, climbs etc

clairster

check out the website for the event. and yes the half is the last half of the marathon..all down hill. and thats not a moderate pb, thats an awesome pb

so what colour will the mugs be this year? mort, what colour do you need? are you out there?

morticia

BLACK!!!

morticia

In terms of necessity I am still upset about my OH causing the disappearance of my red one BLACK BLACK BLACK (if purple is still not available )

Terry Hindson

Thanks Clairster, still could do with a visual image ....will be doing a marathon the week after

DazTheSlug

http://www.matlockac.org.uk/white%20peak%20profile_files/White%20peak%20profile.pdf

Terry Hindson

Thank you

clairster

hey daz u doing this one? i have a red one I think purple is good. or pink

[Deleted User]

I've entered this and got my email back...looking forward to it, don't know too much about it - is it a good one?

morticia

It is a most excellent marathon for those who like off-road quiet events as myself and clairster do. 3 big downhills which are fun! And a useful goody bag at the end and a black/red/pink/purple mug if we are lucky

[Deleted User]

Sounds good Morticia thank you.  I ran the Beachy Head Marathon in October and it made me realise I really prefere off road events, so looked at this as it was quite local too.

morticia

Beachy is on my to-list. It's a very long list though! The first half of this one is uphill but if you plod like me then it is barely noticeable but if you race it is a different matter or so i'm told! Overall though it starts high and ends low which has got to be a good thing

[Deleted User]

Sounds great Morticia.  I would throughly recommend Beachy, I think its one of the best races I've ran and will certainly be running it again this year.  It's just the Seven Sisters you need to worry about 8 miles from the end!

Fenland Runner

Entry form was posted today...

I also fancy having a plod around Beachy Head

[Deleted User]

Go for it Fenland!  The weather was awful when I ran it in Oct, really warm, but very wet and foggy - spoilt the views really, the last couple of miles I couldn't see where I was going!  It was a great challenge though, a really good atmosphere as there were also walkers and joggers, it felt like everyone was in it together to complete the challenge...no pressure on time etc.

TheresThatRunner

Hi All,

 I've never done a full before, was thinking of making this my first after the good write up it's got. For anyone who has run it before, is this a good one to try my first at?????

 Understand it fills up pretty fast too, I had written my application for the half, but still deciding about the full?

[Deleted User]

Full marathon entry form sent off in the post today!

clairster

its the best marathon in the world . low key, friendly and lovey people, what more could youo want??

Extreme Muzzy

clairster wrote (see)

its the best marathon in the world . low key, friendly and lovey people, what more could youo want??

Stockport Harriers free ??
Mind you, one of you could bring my T-shirt down with you as Kwaka seems to have forgotten to post it.

Bloody Hell Ian, you aren't letting those Northerners down here again ! 

clairster

Muzzy - lol, lol and lol...who let you in  We are lovely people really I dont have a t-shirt either...

Extreme Muzzy

I'm here by tradition Clairster. Every year I say I am finally going to run the marathon but have yet to do it.
I did sweep bike here a couple of years ago though.

Mort - I have a red WP mug.

[Deleted User]

I went for an off road run this morning with one of the ladies from our club as our x country league race has been canx for tomorrow. 

We went off road and ran 15 miles through the snow and ice, it was fab.  I left my running partner and ran the final mile home and was thinking about how fab it was, I love running!

morticia

You are quite right Claire- everything about running is fab (except for injuries and Muzzy )

[Deleted User]

Greetings to you all.

Entries are coming in extremely fast now. The list has been officially open for only 10 days and already I'm having to post closing dates. At present these will be Friday January 22 for the half marathon and Friday February 12th for the full marathon. These dates will be posted on our web site as soon as Rob gets round to doing it.

These dates may change  as the rate of entries changes, of course.

Ian 

morticia

Oooooh it's Mr Milne!!!!!

I can't get my  printer to work. Can I please send you a cheque and any details you need as I have done this the last 5 years and you know that  am a well-behaved person? (well apart from last year when I absconded to Alton Towers!

LS21

theresthatrunner - I'd say this is a great one to do as your first marathon yes, but it depends on you/what you want from a race really. I did the White Peak in 2008 as my first full. Brilliant. I then did it in 2009 too - fantastic again. But it's a fairly low-key 'runners' race I think - loads of camaraderie out on the course, but not a great deal of crowd support. So if you're wanting the 'big city' feel then this ISN'T for you. But if you want a small, very friendly event then yes - it's great.

I also think this is a real good PB course too. Yes the first half is uphill, but apart from a small stretch past the 4x4 place (about mile 5-6?) you really don't notice. It's a very very gentle ascent. You then have the 3 downhills at the end which come at exactly the right time - about 22.5 miles for the first one. So when you get to 16 and it hurts like hell instead of thinking 'I've got 10 miles to go yet', you can think 'just 6 miles til the downhills start' - for me this really helps psychologically. If you've then got anything left in your legs you can fly at the end - my last 6 miles last year were the quickest. So I'd say yes go for it - it's a cracker of a race.

Reading that back it makes me wonder why on earth I've entered Stratford mara instead of this now!

clairster

Well I guess it wouldnt be WP without Muzzy  

LS21 - do both and yes I agree, if you run it right, it is a fab PB course (my PB course in fact ). I love those final descents and they really do keep you going

Mr Milne - hello please let mort in

Extreme Muzzy

Extreme Muzzy

It would have been too easy.

[Deleted User]

Mort

Send a cheque by post, with full name & any changes in affiliation. I have your previous details on file.

Ian