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i believe so, but the residential roads set back from the pyramids centre a free i believe, although that may be 3 hours only so you'd have to run quick
I could be totally wrong though!
Thanks for the parking info. no need to ask now.......
Sue, which ones are you in? I did 6 this year in 8 weeks, including the above and then the 104 three weeks later. Your body adapts and it will get easier.
Great to read all these comments. This is my local race (I live 1/4 of a mile from the route) and the first time I will have run it (only 1 marathon so far, London, and I'm a plodder - did that in 5 hrs albeit with only a couple of months training after injury, and at least this time I won't be held up by people walking 4 abreast!).
As others have said, the terrain is very flat, and what I've run of it is a good surface. The only real worry (apart from the distance for novices like me!) is the potential for stiff wind, and the occasional bout of horizontal rain.
Parking on the whole length of the seafront is all metered and I'm pretty sure gives the option for pay and display or phone based payment at each meter (our council needs the cash, and as these meters don't give change they aren't going to want to miss the chance of any extra money!!). You can, however, park freely just off it along Eastern Parade, although spacesdo fill up. As others have said, there's also parking in residential streets, mainly towards the Eastney end of the seafront. Some of these might be subject to residents parking zones, but I think most are fine.
If you're staying overnight in advance, tripadvisor seems pretty accurate as a guide to local restaurants.
Doing the GSR tomorrow as a tempo run - looking forward to Dec 18th with a mixture of excitement and trepidation!
I need to think about this one - having a weekend break on the coast (probably Lymington) 16th-18th. Will Mrs Chillies mind a small detour to Pompey on the way home???
Are ther still places available?
by the way, Taff Boy - I was at Abo - I had a great run, unlike 2010 when like you I ran it with a stinking cold and ended up with 3:44:24 and another month of protracted illness.
I just entered late... Online entries closed, but postal still open. Til when i know not tho...
Just had a poorly paced marathon last Sunday, so looking to pace a better one this time round
I'm not sure Taff - I got the cold just before running the Spitfire 20 mile race (which was very wet and cold), and ended up feeling like crap for 2 months. It may well have been just a horribly long-lived infection which would have carried on anyway.
The final straw was missing the Marlow Half that year because of a weekend of SERIOUS nosebleeds - I'll run through most things, but embarrassing uncontrolled bodily emissions have to be deferred to
It took me another fortnight for my heart rates in running to get back to normal levels.
If I've got any advice it would be to keep running at an easy pace until you feel properly fit again.
am i right in thinking the start and finish is at the Pyramids Centre...? I'm still unsure whether to drive down (from south wales) on the morning, or stay over night...
It's about a 2 n half hr drive i think, which would mean a very early start...
I alway stay in Travelodge or Premier inns when I travel to Triathlons, you may get a deal, better that early starts, sorry guys im over an hour away myself so cant put anyone up.