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I'm thinking of doing this as pre-FLM race preparation as well as being a fast 10k in its own right.
Not done it before so any warnings/advice/recommendations welcomed.
Thanks, Mark.
Not done it before so any warnings/advice/recommendations welcomed.
Thanks, Mark.
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My parents live in the area, so I can give you a profile of the area, it should be a really fast race ...... very flat!
Thinking of entering myself, post injury, as something of a tester
Can anyone tell me the route please? I've entered to do this and wouldn't mind a trial run but I can't find details of the route.
Cheers,
Mary.
I've had a new PB every time I've done this one.......that statement's probably put an end to that now though!
TTT.
Look forward to hearing from you
Mandy
Mandy
Will put number in post tomorrow to you anyway.
You can't park at the start, so would be best to allow 30 minutes to find parking & walk there, I should think. Its advised to park at the Civic Centre, but alternative might be ASDA, which is not much further, and had a bid carpark.
Thanks I will let you know when I get it. Good luck in Bournemouth too !!
Be careful not to start too fast. If you have an idea of the pace you are aiming for, calculate how many minutes a kilometre should take, and check on your watch - slow down if you are starting too fast.
Penny, I'm sure lots of people will give you good advice but FWIW,
• Don’t be intimidated by all the people around you – they may look like Pro runners but I bet you pass a few!
• On the run itself, keep an eye out for cones in the road – and avoid other people falling over.
• Bring a 500 ml bottle of whatever you know works for you – and make sure you’ve drunk it half an hour before you run.
• Aim to be at the start early – if it says 2:25 (?) then ideally you want to have had your last visit to the loo and be limbering up in the right kit for about 2pm.
• Have fun – it’s a good course and I hope the weather will be not too bad.
• Don’t laugh and point too much as you pass a fat bald old bloke with a red face……
Best of luck,
Roger
Nice flat course, good support and a big field. The industrial estate around 7-8K is a bit desolate but apart from that it's an excellent 10K!
Good luck!
If you see a short, fat, bespectacled female shouting 'No I can't do it' at a tall skinny one then that'll be me (unless I'm alone by then and bringing up the rear behind Roger)
Kanga
Penny - how did you do? This was also my first 10K - previous longest training run was 8k so it was a long slog.
Matt.
Penny, and others - hope it went ok? I did find it rather warm I must say!
Results not up yet but he will email me a link which I will paste up here when I get it.
For those who couldn't make it there were 800 entrants, weather spot on , sunny some breeze and as D-D says even a tad warm.
Slight problem at the finish with water supply but otherwise a slick event.
Someone fell over in the industrial estate and I saw a couple of people who'd stopped and were walking back because of problems but other than that, as far as I know, injury free.
Fastest time was around 30: 25 - needless to say that wasn't me :-)
Penny, hope you had a good one !
Good luck to everyone with an entry for this year's FLM who was at Totton.
Roger