Beachy Head Marathon

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See you tomorrow Nicko .

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Feeling REALLY nervous about tomorrow and mostly worried about falling down a hill in the mud and hurting myself! I'm a local and it's the first year I've lived here to do the event but the conditions look so tough. I'm 317 so cheer me on if you see me! Good luck everyone and just think about the pub at the end!

Unknown

Clair, then you'll be one of the oldest people doing it.

Unknown

W and I were hoping to be there tomorrow to spectate and socialise, but, alas, we have another engagement...

best of luck to all those taking part

PSC

best of luck everyone.... 

Nicko - I iwll try to find you and give you your mug!!

Runningmachine

So, we now have a severe weather warning for East Sussex!

 Flash warnings of severe or extreme weather

These are issued when the Met Office has 80% or greater confidence that severe weather is expected in the next few hours.

Local areas affectedWarning typeValid fromValid toLondon & South East England:  Brighton + Hove E Sussex Hampshire Isle of Wight Portsmouth Southampton W SussexHeavy Rain0230 Sat 230900 Sat 23

Heavy rain will give locally 15 to 25mm in 3 to 4 hours during the early hours of Saturday morning, clearing from the west by or soon after dawn.

Squally winds gusting in excess of 50mph may accompany some of the heavier bursts.

The public are advised to take extra care and refer to the Highways Agency for further advice on traffic disruption on motorways and trunk roads.

Issued at: 0018 Sat 23 Oct

 In North East Sussex there has only been 2mm overnight.! Lets hope it does clear by or soon after dawn!

Tommygun2

Well the weather ended up being just fine, ok a little bit windy but mostly sunny.

My first Beachy Head Mara and really enjoyed it, great company with great banter all the way round.

Thanks to all the marshals glad the weather was good for you guys too.

Thanks for the jaffa cake B.

I managed to get round in 5hrs.15mins and quite pleased with that.

ruzz

first beachy for me  we dont have hills like that in essex!! i am absolutely nackered brilliant event ate far more than was good for me at check points have sort of agreed to do it again next yearthe marshelling/ support around the coarse was outstanding see you again next year

 oh 4hrs 25 for me well happy with that

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now feeling the effects of the wind and hills - but really enjoyed it - now understand the constatnt references to the seven bitches - must admit thought i couldn't go on just before the saving hot cross buns!!! managed to come in just under 5 hours so very happy

 Thanks to all the marshalls all apart from the one who said the hard bits behind you at checkpoint 3 - now looking t o buy a bungalow to avoid any more steps!!!!

fat buddha

haha - this event does trash the legs unlike any others. my quads are feeling those downhills.

good to see a few friends and good to bimble around with Debbo and AJH and with TG and Parklife for a while. and Birdypie. and - a few others....

glad the sun came out for the 1st timers so they can see why this event is always rated highly

marshalling next year I reckon

B

I might swap places with you next year FB,  fancy running it again next year...

It was a geat day, and the weather held off in the main, and the rainbow to greet people at the end wa amazing!

Nicko. Hdau

To paste from another thread I wrote on

Anyway I had a good day marshalling as usual, lots of snogs from the ladies and the hairy one too. I think this is the one race I have had the most thank you's from runners.

London runners seem to be lost in their own world, while BH is mainly just another one on the calender and "without these marshals I wouldn't be able to run it" seems to be the thing in most peoples heads .

Even the lead runners said thanks mate for your helping out. Which is certainly different from big races I marshal.

I was at the gate after the bottom of the 1st hill where you ran next to the river b4 starting the 7 bitches, and the rainbow looked like it was over Bo Peep from my end, couple of guys took pics of it with runners in the foreground.

I spoke to one guy in his late 50s early 60s who was really feeling the strain, it was his 1st marathon hehehehehehehheh I did see him finish though so good on him. Looks like me and B will need to get some training in for next year then. Might even go for a BH pb of sub 5.5hr

B

Yay Nicko, be good to do some runs together I'd like to do as near to 5 hours as possible - a lot of training to do!

We were on the hill above the first checkpoint and then at the last descent - lots of thank yous and chats with runners - it was lovely We ate at the school after but I was knackered and also didn't get to the pub

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I have a few photos from yesterday if anyone is interested.  Is there somewhere I can post the photos I have?  I have no idea who the runners are, but someone somewhere might like them!

Hog-mouse

you can load the photo's to your gallery here, though RW only likes small images.

Other than that there's plenty of free sites like photobucket.

Wandered how everyone got on. Glad to see it was drier than last year at least. Had some bright blue skies and warm sun.

seren nos

My first Beachy Head and thought it was briliant............friendly with great marshalls.............even the weather was brilliant and a double rainbow definitely made my day.realy glad I did it

Dips

Hey FB, if I had realised you were running would have looked out for you.  I was out supporting and saw Birdy fly past at Birling Gap and then down the hill at the finish. I always wish I was running when supporting but the year I did run it I hated it!!

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afternoon all! I had a great run yesterday despite the legs seizing up after about 15 miles! Course best in 5.17 so no complaints. I dashed back to Londn village and then went out and got trolleyed. Currently under a blanket on the sofa -tired but happy!

Great to see afew of you out on the course and thanks of course to the marshalls! Seren - glad you enjoyed it!!

yeah....I suspect I'll be back in 2011!!

Ultra Kanga Kazzaaaaah

I know I was slower than a geriatric tortoise but double rainbow?  Where the heck was that?

M...eldy

About mile 24 Kaz  




I think I may need a winch to get me off the settee


Beachy Head no 6 done and dusted, beautiful day for it and the rain held off long enough, sooperb aid stations (see what I did there!!) and excellent marshalling

I have no doubt I will be back for number 7   

Ultra Kanga Kazzaaaaah

'bout halfway for me then!

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No. 5 for me and great event as ever.  Aplogies for missing thanking marshals in early stages (inc. of course Nicko) but was a bit distrait in the early stages.

Tommygun2

oohh my legs hurt especially my quads, went out on the lash last night when I got home from Beachy and thought I my legs didn't feel to bad but now ..oh my now  i'm paying for it, stairs have become like a slow techincal descent down mt Everest.

The double rain bow at the end was trully spectacular, as the marshall at the top of beachy said, just go to the end of the rain bow and you are home.

Who was the young lady in the Pirate top who came in at about 5:20 ish

B

Tommygun2 wrote (see)

The double rain bow at the end was trully spectacular, as the marshall at the top of beachy said, just go to the end of the rain bow and you are home.

That was Mr B (well unless it was a woman!)

I hope the stairs become easier soon 

M...eldy

Thank you for the jellybabies B - suddenly twigged who you were half way down the hill   

Tommygun2

I remeberd that B said she was at 8 miles so said hello are you B and it was ( I was with lady in a green vest called  Park Life on here)  then think I saw B again at the top of the hill before the finish. So glad the weather was kind otherwise it would have been a pretty miserable day for mashalling

B

I had a great day, so much better for being able to see people this year. It was nice to be just before the end too so we could see everyone come home. I didn't know all the pirates though - we will have to have a photo gallery for pirate spotters!

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Had a great day, am in so much pain today though!

Slower than last yr, but took the scenery in and stopped at all the checkpoints to chat to my hubby...4hrs 25mins....I had forgotten how tough it was.

Fantastic event, so well organised and the marshalls are amazing.

helly d

Aha  Tommygun- you're a pirate, you were running with a lady in  a green vest. I met a lady in a green vest before the start who was looking for a pirate. 

Parklife - are you Chrissie and if you are I hope you had a good race. I'll be booking in to the Big Sleep again next year.

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 Hello  again Helly - yep that's me!  I found my running mate thanks.  Hope to see you next year.

Had a great race - my first marathon.  Thanks marshalls and supporters - B good to see your smiling face twice!   PSC - thanks for giving us the horn.

It was nice to put faces to names on the way round and in the pub after.