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I hope it's tomorrow Helly D!!
Devon - not even listening lalalalala
Well I've stuck my chip on my trail shoes now, so that's that. Looks like sun screen rather than waterproofs tomorrow.
Everything is hurting in sequence this evening, which is pretty much a good sign
Have loved reading through the comments in this thread, looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow. This is marathon #6 of 12 for me this year, looks like its going to be an awesome experience, must remember to bring my camera!
Did the half version today (a PW) however still a good race. Has anyone else in here done the half and what did it say on your medal as mine said marathon rather than half marathon?
Well that was tuff! Very tuff! I knew it was going to be hilly but my god!!
Well done everyone! I managed a 4:22 which I'm over the moon about.
Well done Trippr and everyone else - I snuck inside 4 with a 3:57:58, and I am just as far over the moon as Trippr. Despite the regular power walks
I pretty much "emptied the tank" in the last 1½ miles and wobbled through the last 200m. The unexpected hill at 24.2 nearly did for me.
I ran a while with Merrowman in his flip-flops? didn't see you come in there, and I hung around for a while at the finish. Hope you kept going and ended up OK??
What a beautiful race for views!
What a great race though, and so hilly. Still can't believe the weather came good on the day after the dismal week preceding it...well done to everyone else who ran
first time for me and thought it was tough but fair, loved the scenery and although it was hard still a good course might do it again, as for the guy running in native flip flops well done mate you still beat me.
@Tommygun2 - two guys were running bare foot at the start, not sure how long that lasted!
@OGH - congrats on your PB! That's an amazing time!
Slightly drunk now, but I seem to have got out of the race with nothing worse than a couple of stiff hips.
Well done everyone - I saw a couple of Pirates in the second half of the race.
Merrowman - thanks for the 13 miles of company, and well done in those flip-flops - 4:10 in your first marathon on that track - bloody hell!
It was by far the toughest long race I've done, and I'm still punching the air after getting in sub-4. Abingdon will seem so easy this year - probably
Well done all... gotta dash, plane to the Maldives to catch this afternoon, Gatwick here I come
Completed my 100th marathon yesterday - just love the South Downs. Despite the westerly wind was going well until halfway when my lack of training slowed me down. Finished in 4.44 and felt fine at the end. Great to see so many friends and acquaintaces there.
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@Chillies - I don't think I'll ever manage a sub 4 on The Downs. Congrats!
Some great athletes out there yesterday!
I managed to run up the first two monster hills, including up and through the crop field. Everyone was very helpful by warning the runner in front and moving to the side.
But.... the one at around 17/18 just seemed imposible, and then they just kept coming! I'm almost certain the 2nd half is much more brutal on the hill front!
Lingster - if that was you that went into the bushes it was me that stopped. If it was you you were intact and cracked on with it... made of tough stuff.
Lovely day out, bit disappointed to be 15 mins slower than last year but that's poor preparation for you. Agreed the hill at 17/18 is just mean! Feeling good today and glad we had the sun yesterday.
Well done everyone
such a fab event, first time I've done the full thing and I loved it!!! (after 2 years of doing 1 leg of the relay and hating it!!!). Plodded round in 4:46 which I'm very pleased with after pretty much no training since the Brighton Marathon in April!! Will hopefully be back next year...have got the trail marathon bug now and just entered Beachy Head!! 
It was the rumour about the good feeding stations that tempted me into entering O.G!! Although with all that food I'll never make it round....!
I have a feeling you need to go to the Eastbourne council website to register for Beachy as it may not be on RW this year. Weather yesterday was almost the same as every year and I can't believe how hard the ground was. I sneaked under four hours so very happy with that.
Southdownsman - I forgot to look out for you though I did see redhead. Are you doing Downland Ultra this year?
great weekend and awesome race.....Shoegirl you gonna love those sausage rolls and currant buns at Beachy!!! That should slow you down ha ha !
Well done all great day out x
It was fab wasn't it! I'd forgotten how brutal some of those hills were which is just as well as I'd have been worried - I've just been diagnosed as asthmatic and am getting used to the medication. Had a sore right leg and was running in a very strange way but still finished only 1 minute outside my course pb from 5 years ago so pleased with that
Lovely to see Helly en-route and to chat to One Blue Leg who doesn't post on RW much any more. We ran together for a while in what was her 192nd marathon. That in itself is remarkable but even more so when you hear that the last time I saw her was at Abingdon marathon in 2009 when she was running her 100th!!!!
SDM, congratulations on your 100. Excellent!
Hope to see some of you at Beachy later in the year