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Tadworth 10
I did this for the first time last year, and not only was it a great (tough) run, I think it set me up for a really fun year of running, which so far has included 3 half marathons (Hastings, MidSummer Munro and Badger), the Denbies 10M, and the odd 10K thrown in to boot.
As a result, I'm going back for more, despite the fact that this year it's two days earlier and will be even harder to avoid being hungover for......
Who's with me?
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Oooooh tempting! I did it about five years ago (met the lovely Mr Potting Shed that day!) but I am rather hoping that on January 2nd I will be visiting Lovely Daughter in New Zealand
Come to the pub sometime, Mr Oldie - we miss fondling your golden ears!!
It is a good event but watch your ankles - ground is either icy hard or very very soft.
I would like to do it again - would be my 3rd time there.
ST - you'll be in sunny New Zealand while I'm freezing my extremities off running up Ebbisham Lane! Thanks for that!
Mr K - Last year was very icy, so I'm hoping this year will be better - I wouldn't mind very very soft, as I'd just wear my Roclites.
I ran part of the course yesterday, and it was lovely....
Tis a lovely race but I lost the household lottery so will be working at this event and running the Knacker Cracker the day before.
Hopefully will see some of you there.
I best start training I think - twice up Ebbisham Lane is a killer - love this race - done it several times
See you all there
I really wanted to do the Knacker Cracker this year, but am not mad enough to do the Knacker Cracker on New Year's Day, followed by this the day after......
However, I may be using Box Hill as part of my training.... but will be avoiding all the steps.
GO
I'm mighty tempted with this again. Done it the last 2 years and loved it. Yes its tough and there were times that I said "never again" but at the end I've felt great. But as before, because I'm a wimp, I will see what the weather is like and enter on the day. I don't mind cold, and even the ice wasn't tooooo bad last year but I really don't fancy rain. As I said, I'm a wimp.
Wouldn't put it past him Jaffa
But strangely prefer the hills of the Box to twice up Ebbisham. Greeny is right, it's a killer.
Does anyone recognise the profile............?
This is Chalk Lane, then Ebbisham Lane, into Walton on the Hill, down to the racecourse, up round the back, and down into Epsom.....
Muddyshoes - there's plenty of time - and besides, it's only ten miles , and half of that is downhill
GreenEyes - last I heard of you on the messageboard was before the Spitfire 20 - you were going on to do the Greensand Marathon, (I did Abingdon Marathon last week, and some others did Amsterdam) - how did it go?
muddyshoes - I think there's plenty of time to get fit for this - and it's a great incentive to not let Christmas and New Year get too wild.........
I really like this route, and am lucky that I get to run around it, and variations of it, most weeks... Having said that, today I did my long run on the other side of Epsom, and it was lovely and flat.
GO
Hey chillies - don't think that was me - I've not heard of the Greensand marathon - where is it ? Been injured for quite a bit of the year and had to pull out of London this year but hopefully will be doing it this year. I'll hopefully get round to the Spitfire next year as well - how did you get on at Abingdon?
Hey chillies - not to worry - people mistake me all the time - I've been seen in places I've never even been to
Well done on your pb at Abingdon - great time - see you at Tadworth no doubt
Yay - Before the recent snow I had been doing most of my long runs around the Downs, including Ebbisham Lane, and am really looking forward to this race...........
I currently have a horrid virus and throaty cough, so haven't been for a run for a week , but I reckon I've enough miles in my legs to have another week off (if needs be) and still be able to have a shot of hitting my 90 min target.....
GO
Fabbo devotion to duty that GOS, your race director clearing snow on the course a full 3 weeks before the event.
I know of no other event where that is done. As he's in such a charitable mood, could I request also say a hundred open air gas heaters placed in and around the start area near Tattenham Corner so we are nicely warm when milling around awaiting the 'off'.
It's always so darned cold at that time of day and year!
Great idea Snoop!
GOS, if the race director is feeling super accomodating, can he also please smooth out the climb up the back of the racecourse (from the switch-back to Tattenham Corner) - I find this tougher than Ebbisham Lane, and I sure it would be possible (with a bit of elbow grease and a few thousand tonnes of topsoil) to flatten this out..........
Many thanks
GO
+1
GO - I can normally manage to slowly plod most of the way up Ebbisham but that climb by the racecourse finishes me off every time on each lap. Heaters at the start - oh yes please!