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Portsmouth Coastal Waterside Marathon
Anyone any details on this one? The event's website doesn't appear to have been updated yet with details, so there's no entry form available yet, apart from the RW facility which costs another £3. Paul
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Take a look at the Forum for the 2010 event, which was the first time it was run. Was well organised and a good day out on a fairly tough course.
Did this last year and thought it was a very easy course.... pretty flat for a trail run! Not the most inspiring course but the I'm used to endurancelife coastal trail runs.... tough but beautiful!
Ran this dressed as Father Christmas.... as I said... you don't get many trail marathons that are flat so I would definitely recommend this for a first marathon!
Glad you would recommend it as I went ahead and registered!! Thanks!
I ran it last year and got a PB ! it was a really well organised event and a nice flat course to end the year , but the beach and muddy path make it interesting and if the wind is blowing it could be really good fun
Will defo be back this year
Anyone know the last runners time last year?
I see the 5 1/2 limit on the race
H M M: it is funny you should mention that, because I looked on the web site to find last years results but could not find any. Maybe they did not list any results, but will this year when they bring in the chip timing.
So is hard to find any results, including the last person's. Maybe someone who was there will be able to answer this for you.
Time limits are usually there to disuade those who think they can walk around the course in 7 hours. Most races don't rigourously enforce the cut off unless the runner looks to be really suffering or the weather turns so bad that there is a significant risk of hypothermia.
Interesting to hear that the race was well organised. That's not the view of the local council who were told that it was completly off road and only open for 100 runners. They were a bit surprised to find significantly more runners on the roads without council permission - potentially putting runners and drivers at risk. Got that bit of information from someone who works in the council event department, although I might be getting confused with the half marathon which is run by the same people.
Super Caz: Ran this last year and it went like clock work, might be the Half that was in dis-array
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Have persuaded my running partner to do this one, so will be running with him, nice to see a few people who did it last year returning.
Besides, if I did this, it would mean I could drop in on my brother with his xmas pressies ;-D
Normally do Luton in December as I live near, but they have moved it to November. All that food and booze at Christmas means I have to have a race to do in December!
Course looks very flat. i did a 101 mile marathon in May with 18000 feet of climbing, so 148 feet looks downhill to me!
The big one slowed me down, so have entered Abingdon as a tune up race with PB attempt at Luton and this one now as a back up attempt.
Will stay over Sunday night for a nightout. Anyone recommend where to go in Portsmouth on a Sunday night?
Morning Reddballons - I can imagine how peeved you must have been. I was ok as only 15 miles from where I live but I was gutted for everyone else who had to travel, paid for hotels etc. I could see on the saturday that it was going to be fine to run. They also cancelled it three years ago, following a car turning over - but I ran most of it anyway and by time I got there on first lap it was gone. Still, they have to think about safety and there will always be slower peeps out there and if its dark and icy, have to consider that as well.
Boots on the other foot here. Hope they dont cancel this one as even later and colder. Booked into a hotel now anyway, so will have a weekend in Portsmouth come what may!
Thanks Taff Boy (I assume you are Welsh - live on Anglesey myself) I know all the reasons were good that they had to cancel but you know some of us just like grumbling.
Yes hopefully we dont have a repeat of last years weather, still to find a hotel must get on to it this week before they all fill up.
I am but in exile! Have been to Anglesey a few times. Lovely place.
If you want a hotel, there are two Premier Inns, one of which looks like its close to the historic docks and the other cheaper one about 5 miles away. I got a family room for 4, for two nights in the furthest away one for £58 and my mates in the closer one for £90 same days. We are gogoing to stay over on the Sunday. One night only on the Saturday is £29, so book up quick.