Seaton Half Marathon - 12 September 2004

Hilly

Page 5!

I'm all alone on this little white page!:o(

Anyone else care to join the list for a good half (so I'm told) at biginning of Sept?


paskha - 1:59
Doug - 1:50-1:55
paskha's sister (is she really older than paskha?) - 1:45
hilly - 1:32
90 minutes - 1:34
Ouchouch - 1:25

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pashka - If you have youth on your side, how come big sis is faster?

Hilly

Experience, maybe 90 mins!

My big sis is faster than me!:o(

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Thought you were quick enough! Why do we never see your sis at races? Does she post on here?

Hilly

She lives in Bedfordshire, so luckily I don't have to compete against her as she's in the same cat as me, but will enter the next one before me!!!:o)

Actually, she doesn't race very often anymore preferring to run fast just to stay fit!

[Deleted User]

Didn't know about this race and it's really close to home. And mainly flat too, great! My knees can't take the hills anymore, not good news when you live in the Dorset area! Nearly all my favourite training routes are out these days.

Hilly

Hi oldhasbeen-I'm in Dorset too, which part are you from?

I've still not entered, but I will do thos week.

[Deleted User]

Hi Hilly, I'm in Bridport.
I'm also fed up of wasting entries (due to dodgy knees), so I'll wait to the last minute to enter.
I'm still trying to find a happy medium between regular training and not overdoing it. So frustrating, just want to get out there.
What part of Dorset are you from?

Hilly

I'm in Weymouth, so not far from you. I was going to do the Jurrasic Coast again this year in Bridport, but it was cancelled-such a shame as it's lovely race!

[Deleted User]

I did the Jurrasic Coast two years ago and marshalled last year. Yes, it's a really good race. Hopefully it'll be on next year.

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Nobody from Devon on this thread? Sent my entry off today.

Hilly

I loved it last year, I was second lady just pipped by my club mate!

I will send my entry off this week definitely!

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hilly - Didn't think you'd run it before?

Hilly

Jurrasic Coast I've run a few time 90 mins! Seaton I've never run!

A friend who've done Seaton about 5 times tells me it's harder than the race description lets on!

[Deleted User]

Well done on the Jurrasic Coast run Hilly.

Hmm...bit worried now about the Seaton run now. Can your friend give us a bit more info?

OuchOuch

Hilly,

It is a great photo isn't it - a nice image to have when the runs/ races get a bit - well you know.

The photo came as a sample from M'Soft in the My Pictures folder. Do you have a copy on your PC? If not I could try and send.

Apols for delay in responding, I've just returned from Cornwall's Indian Queens half-marathon, beaches and subshine, ...kind of kept up the mileage and for guilt on the way home, switched drivers and ran the last 13 miles home.

Hope everyone's training is going well and we are all (mostly) twinge and injury free.

Hilly

Don't worry oldhasbeen. He didn't say it was tough, just that it's described as a flat fast pb course and he disagrees it is. He says there's a hill that is quite steep which we go up twice due to being 2 laps, otherwise he said it's fine!

I'm still looking forward to doing it, hill or no hill!

OuchOuch-having looked, yes I do have the same picture in my samples. And there was me thinking it was a picture of some beautiful place you'd been to!:o)

Training going ok and niggles to a minimum, just need some speed now!

Moe

Hilly, I missed you last night! you must have been quiet! ;-)

If you want a set of results mail me and I'll send them on (though they should be on Runnersweb by tonight)

Hilly

Hi Moe, I didn't see you either, not even in the distance. Did see Vampire, I believe at the finish just before I came into the finish.

It's ok I'll wait for the results, not too fussed about seeing my under performed run! I guess 5k's are just not my distance!

[Deleted User]

Thanks Hilly. I feel so pathetic worrying about hills. Up is fine but it's the down that does my knees in.
Anyway, had a very good run this evening with a small hill so things are looking better.

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ohb - from memory the only down of any significance is just as you approach Seaton towards the end of each lap, probably about 0.5 miles each time. Good news for those of us who are tiring, but perhaps not for your knees!

Hilly

I don't mind a few downhills, but can appreciate it's not good for bad knees!

When my shin/calf injury was in recovery phase it was the downs that caused most discomfort, but I do love running downhill!

[Deleted User]

I've always loved running routes with hills and in fact have never lived in an area with much flat to run on anyway!

Thanks for the info and I really hope to see you at Seaton.

Hilly

I prefer off road routes with hill as at least you get the scenery to take away some of the pain!:o)

Moe

......... then when the pain takes away the scenery you know you've found a real Hill!

[Deleted User]

There are plenty of those hills around here Moe!

Hilly

Yes, there's a few of those round here too, but I'm on about going down them not up!:o)

[Deleted User]

Yeah, that's the trouble. If you go up one you've gotta come down!!

Moe

Its how they go up and how they come down that causes the problems!
........... if you see what I mean :-)

Moe

GWR's a good example, sharp uphills and long steady downhills. year before last I injured my shin (took a chunk out of it!) and it meant it hurt (a lot) while I was running downhill but not uphill, it was a bit embarrasing as I was almost limping, people would ask if I was ok as they passed me going down and then I would pass them going up!