Reading Half Marathon

Don Minquez

You'll rue the day you said that!

[Deleted User]

I'm with you on that EP!! I'll have to wait until Friday.....

Don Minquez

At which time you'll drink half of yer earnings!

[Deleted User]

Good point, Minkey.......!

Don Minquez

At least ye've got an excuse!!!

[Deleted User]

As long as you do enter Pix....

[Deleted User]

Right then, it's all systems go - I have entered online. Now then where are my running shoes?

[Deleted User]

LOL! Like your thinking EP!!

[Deleted User]

I need my shoes to keep my feet warm - actually they really should be called "plodders".

[Deleted User]

You can do it, EP! We (and you) know you can!

[Deleted User]

Well, with Abingdon out of the way - you can concentrate on becoming a speed merchant for Reading!!

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I put my Reading time down as 2.5 hours - I would like to achieve that.

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SB - there's no reason why you would not achieve that time. I used the 2:30 schedule from here for Windsor and managed to haul myself round in 2:08 - so ANYthing's possible!!

andyp

EP, SB, Shambler
Think of all those down hill stretches, and the crowds waiting for you to finish in the stadium, and you'll fly round the course!
Failing that, think of Sunday Roast, Apple Crumble and ice cream........ it helps me get round :-)

RunningCommentary

I think it's a bit weird that they've put up that amateurish, broken website though. Doesn't give a very positive impression. Why didn't they just get the real site ready? It would only be a few hours work.

They did the same last year.

Curious.

Don Minquez

RC, you're not gonna be an anti-Reading whinger are ya?!

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I'm aiming for sub 2.10 - given that my previous best last Feb was 2:19 I hope that's not too unrealistic. Hope all that Abingdon marathon training has paid off!

EP - I think you might just surprise yourself.

Are we having a parteeee afterwards?

[Deleted User]

I think we'll be most definitely having a party afterwards.

Not sure what my target will me yet. Sub 85 with any luck!

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I'm thinking of coming down from Derbyshire for this one.

Is it worth the trip ?

I've heard a lot of horror stories about delayed starts and poor organization. Are they true or just another urban myth ???

Don Minquez

sub 85?

My Dog! You're a man on a mission!

RunningCommentary

Whinging? Absolutely not, Jon -- I want Reading to be a great success, and I've been recommending it to people. Despite the problems with the start at the last couple of years, I still think Reading is one of the best races I've taken part in. The atmosphere is great, the crowd support better than most, and the course next year looks even better. The finish in the Madejski is a great idea.

It's because I want it to work that I thought it strange that (just like last year) they had some flakey, MS Publisher-style website up to launch the race, before switching to their impressive proper site. I just wonder sometimes what goes through the minds of marketing departments.

I haven't yet decided whether to do the race as I'm committed to Bath the following Sunday. But if I don't run it I'm going to volunteer to marshal, which I hope proves my faith in this event!

Sutts - yes, come on down. There have been hiccups previously but they've radically changed the route to solve the problem.

Andy

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Indeed a man on a mission. The WAVA tables predict me 1:26:07 based on my 10 mile time from t'other week. After another five months of marathon training, I'd certainly hope to be getting close to 1:25. But we shall see...