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Seaton Half Marathon - 12 September 2004
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Weather forecast is putting me off more than hills-rain I don't mind, but the predicted wind could be a pain!
Hook and parrot is around the back of woolworths just by the roundabout.
Good luck to you and everyone else on sunday, I really wish I was joining you all
It really won't be a problem, Seaton is a small place. Head into Seaton & follow the signs for the centre/sea front. If you see any brown tourist signs for the tram follow them as there is a massive car park by the tram station. You'll need change as it is pay & display (but free for the Grizzly when you come back for that in March).
At the edge of the car park (on the way towards the sea front & start) is a two story hut they use for changing & baggage store with toilets nearby.
You'll be following other runners by now, but in case you're first(!) head towards the sea & town centre. There's a road (which will be closed for the race) fronting the beach called The Esplanade. This is where the start is & about 40m from the start you'll find the Hook & Parrot. There are also more toilets nearby.
If you get there early enough you can hop over the sea wall & practice running on shingle for the Grizzly.
I'll do my best to spot you, what does your kit look like? I'll be in my yellow & black club vest with "SWRR" on the front, but that won't help much as there will be many of us about.
I'll be in specs and wearing No.27 - although if very sunny in sunglasses - so specs it's likely to be, and (if I find it) a white/ blue adidas running vest.
Due to my logistics of having 2 slow-dressing kids (only slow when we have to get somewhere!)looking forward to meeting you around 10 ish at the H&P.
I'll be wearing a red vest (Egdon Heath Harriers)and black running shorts. Although that early in the morning I'm likely to still be black Nike leggings and green or blue wind top.
Seaton Half or Ash Eight?
............ I'll just have to see how I feel in the morning!
BTW, Rick K has posted photo's of forumites at Maiden Castle Loop
Maiden Castle Loop
Weather looking dodgy!
Good Luck or hope you did good and enjoyed it, depending on when your reading this!
Lovely to meet both Pashka and 90 mins-well done to you both! See you at another race soon!
I made the right move doing Ash, especially with the cakes & BBQ after!
Hope everyone else had a good run. I thought the conditions were good, most of all being cool, a bit blustery. Liked the 2 lap course, gave you something to prepare for second time round and always like a long flat finish. Well stewarded and watered.
I also got a PB too, wooo hooo - knocking 3 minutes off and coming in at 1.23.04 - I'm still checking my watch. Secret of todays success, maybe the 100 yard warm-up run, got there latish again and missed everyone again....2 weary kids delaying the off.
Well done OuchOuch, that's a great time! Did you really enjoy the finish? Now I like flat finishes, but not into that wind! But agaree it was a good course and mainly the conditions were good. Glad I'd finished though when the driving rain came!:o)
My hubby and I did a short run today at the same time as your race so at least we were out there!
Need a shorter race at the end Sept, beg Oct. Not too hilly. I see there's one in Taunton and a later one in Honiton. Anyone done either of those?
As for Seaton I was happy with my 1:34:00 - exactly the time predicted! I like the long straight finish at Seaton, even if it was into the wind yesterday. I overtook 4 runners along that straight & had more left at the end, but the 13.1 was up.
For anyone interested, my splits were:
6:57, 6:54, 7:12, 7:19, 8:47(!?), 5:47(?!), 6:50, 6:55, 7:37, 7:24, 7:47, 6:48 & 7:42. Certain that the 5th mile marker was far too late!
Great to meet hilly again & pashka, sorry to have missed you ouchouch (great time btw).
hilly - Great to have got a pb with that wind to overcome. Enjoy your taper, good luck with the marathon & see you at Cheddar.
Yes, I did race it yesterday. I chased people down to keep concentration levels going (it's so easy for the mind to wander and negative thoughts to enter!)and maintain the pace. However, I only looked at my watch at key miles-mile 6, 10, 11 & 12 to see how I was fairing.
It will be interesting to see if I can knock some off at Cheddar. It's about 4 weeks after my marathon, so as long as I recover properly I'm hoping I'll be ok.
I did the Great West Run 3 weeks after flm this year. It was OK, 95 mins for a tough course, legs lacked a bit of zip but endurance was no problem. With 4 weeks to recover you should be fine. Key thing is probably not to train much, but I expect Mike Gratton could point you in the right direction...
We're going to enter Honiton. It's a good distance to get back into things. I think a half was expecting too much at the moment.
Well done on your Seaton time 90 minutes.
Good luck with your up and coming races all.
as for my "sub-2hr" time - it was insanely close with my watch reading 1:59:59!!! have checked the results & my official time was 1:59:57 - so woopee!! although I put my "predicted" time down on this thread as 1:59 - it was mostly wishful thinking (in my dreams) so to actually DO IT was amazing (Seaton was my 31st Half, now with 4 of them being sub-2 hr times, the previous 3 in 1998-99!!)
The whole race was mental for me - constantly telling myself to keep going, get on with it, stop whinging, keep concentrating, and that's where other runners are so helpful, often without realising it!! either when trying to keep up with them or passing them
I didn't take my usual energy drink and really missed it - somewhere before the mile 12 marker I suddenly felt depleted & panicked - and was reassured by the female runner who finished about half a minute ahead of me - Thankyou!! I was hoping to speak to her, but the chilly weather coming in meant most of us were seeking warmth & shelter
*my splits were:
9:01, 8:30, 9:01, 9:02, 11:38(!?), 7:15(?!), 8:11, 9:00, 9:52, 9:34, 9:52, 8:36, 10:27