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Its a lot of money however you dress it up.
I'm in for brighton 2014!
Qualified for London 2014 as well so will have to do both - Really want to do a sub 3, but not sure its realistic, 3:13 this year but 13mins is a lot to expect to shave off.
2013 brighton Forum as so good I'm here on the 2014 forum!!!!
Do people think its better to be at the start of the red starting area in Preston park or in the Elite area mid crowd, for a better time? (i was start of the red this year)
anyone any ideas on time gain / loss from either?
elite start was very relaxed and had flat (downhill) first mile. Preston Park start you have to run up a hill!
Well I didn't manage to get for a run today, unlike Toby and Poohbear, but I did spend about 3 hours hopping from the swimming pool to the jacuzzi and back again. Ten minutes of each at a time. Lovely and relaxing and lots of excercise at the same time.
Definitely going to get a couple of 10k's and a half in somewhere between now and next April. I think part of my problem was that while I did the training, I didn't really do any races between signing up and running on sunday.
Races i plan to do
Bristol 10k in May (entered)
Bradley stoke 10k in June (entered)
Battle of sedgemoor 10k August
Bristol H/M in September
Cricklade H/M in October
Swindon H/M in October
Boscombe 10k in November
Longleat 10k in February
Bath H/M in March
Jellygirl - If you fancy an Autumn marathon (and I'm not sure where you are based), what about Beachy Head - it's not a PB course by any means, but it is without doubt the best race I've run - scenery, people, support. Also, I have found doing a lot of my training off-road has really improved my road marathon running. Once you've run the last 6 miles of Beachy, it will make the last 6 miles of any marathon seem easy in comparison!
Race-wise for me, I've got my first ultra (50 miles) in a month, so unfortunately no putting my feet up post-Brighton! Then Hove 10k in September (I hate the distance and have only raced it once but am determined to lose the 01: from my time of 46:01), Beachy Head marathon at the end of October.....and then the biggie for me, the Sahara Race next February - 160 mile multi-stage race across the Sahara desert
So quite a mixed bag of races to keep me out of trouble until next April!
1. Bewl Marathon - May
2. St Albans Half - June
3. Victoria park 10k -August
4. Thames Meander Marathon - August
5. Great North Run - September
6. Royal Parks Ultra 50k - October
7. Benfleet 20mile - Jan
8. Bright half - feb
9. Silverstone half - March
I'd quite like to do Hell Down South too, lots of fun last year?
It's really no surprise that the year goes so fast, when we are booking so far ahead!
Snowmaiden - no doubt toby3 has said this given his list, but having races as milestones will help your training no end.
Somebody mentioned Brighton hotels to book in advance who don't take payment upfront? Any advice...
I have sittingbourne 10k (may), Medway 10k (June), Canterbury half (aug), Run to beat and Folkestone half (sept), Basingstoke half and great south (oct) and hopefully Brighton half in the feb. undecided how I will race some of them as about 3 of the halfs are back to back weekends so doubt I will race them all.
First fartlek session completed - I know why I have avoided them in the past
I have lots planned for the rest of spring/summer this yr with Berlin marathon at end of sept my main focus in terms of PB (want to break the 3:30 barrier).
Then it will be a mixture of different marathons and moving to ultras. I wish u all the best for the remaining races u r all in this yr and good luck (well in advance) for Brighton next yr. u have all kept me motivated to carry on training and setting new goals I hope u continue to achieve all that u can
Stephen
Forgot about run to the beat, it's on my doorstep, so had wanted to run it this year? Erm...
Good luck for youe sub 03:30 in Berlin Stephen - I'm dipping my feet into the ultra world so maybe our paths will cross there
GCE i entered run to the beat before I had entered some of the others - in hindsight I wouldnt now enter it as it was over £50 and have heard from the reviews that its more of a fun run than a serious race but Im entered now so I may as well do it and since you seem to run every race going Im sure you could squeeze it in if you considered it worth the money
Stephen good luck in the future
Yeah its ridiculous I wish I hadnt but at the time I had found any other halfs to do. Damn entering immediately and not looking around for other events first! Doh! Lesson learnt and yep Brighton is worth the money Run to Beat isnt in my opininon
Barbie - thanks for suggesting Beachy Head. I'm on the Kent/E.Sussex border so not far away. I've heard it's a really tough one but I like a challenge! My 10k time isn't great as I don't push hard enough but managed a 45:09 a month ago. I'm hoping to get a little faster over this distance.
GCE - I'll be interested how you get on with the Ultra. I'm considering doing it next year, provided I get an earlybird entry otherwise price too steep.
Toby- Lots of HM's. Is this your favoured distance?
Tillstar - Speedwork will become your friend! The rewards are fantastic with those faster times.
Can anyone suggest any good 10 milers other than the GSR. I found it too crowded last year and didn't really enjoy it.
Jellygirl - great 10k time, that's what I'm aiming for....if I can get near that then I'm retiring from 10k racing!
Beachy is fantastic - yes it's tough but SO enjoyable - I don't think I stopped grinning like a loon the entire 26 miles I was so high on the hills!
Also it makes such a change from training/racing on road - I feel a much stronger runner since I started off-road running.
My 10k time improved with my marathoning training. I was doing 800m repeats in 3 mins 25 with 400m easy jog recovery. I started with 4 and added 1 more each week. I was hoping for a 3:25 - 3:30 marathon until I ran the Surrey Spitfire too fast and aggravated my back. It's on the mend now though.
Toby3 et all - I'm down in Brighton tomorrow afternoon to exchange my medal (for a non-damaged one) so if anyone is up for a post-event latte please let me know.
Hi Everyone, sighed up for next year this Lunchtime looking forward to it already A years a long time to prepare, so will have to enter a few shorter races to keep the training plodding along
Hi everyone, I've just signed up to RW after entering the Brighton Marathon 2014, my first marathon.
I'm a committed 3 times a week BMF'er so I'm hoping it will put me in good stead for when I start my marathon training.
Is it better to do a plan with a lower level of overall mileage that I can run overall at a faster pace (eg shorter at 10k and slower at just over mp) or do one with more mileage that will likely meaning running all at a slower pace (eg half and a min over mp for long) but will get more miles in??
Will chose the final plan at the end of the year when I can see what my fitness is like at that stage. Ideally I want sub 430 and my current untrained half time indicates I can achieve this but I have to do this for the charity so just finishing is the main aim.
Hi yes that is the plan for now - I have a personal trainer for 16 weeks so am following his plan for now. After that i plan to just concentrate on getting the miles in and not stress to much about pace and just concentrate on time on my feet and let pacing get faster naturally as I get fitter.
I have run for many years but tend to do too much at once then take a few weeks off before starting again so my main aim to December is just sticking to regularly running. Not too much of a problem as I am now running for a small charity that means the world to me so I now have huge motivation.
My question refers more to the plan for December onwards i guess - Is time on your feet and total mileage more important than fewer but better quality runs that give a lower overall mileage?