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NT Snowdonia Marathon 2005
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I grew up on the Quantocks and revisit the area quite a lot from near Chester, as I still have family there - did the Tough Ten Challenge in WSM last month. I was hoping to do the Taunton Marathon next month, but it clashes with our Easter break - will be there next year if I survive Snowdonia! Doing the Seahorse 10K in Bampton in August.
I usually go back to Devon for the Grizzly, but not this year.
Top race but as it is a 'out and back' you get to see all the people in front of you. Still quite a few looked to be working just as hard as me. Looking forward to ramping down for Paris in two weeks time.
As I live up north I think I might cheat a bit and run my last long run before Snowdonia around the course - I cant think of any better way of getting my legs used to the last downhill bit.
Does anyone have any advice whether to do this or not. Would the training be different to other marathons ie. incorporate more hiils. Any advice would be great.
Go-on, you know you want to!!
I ran this as my first last marathon and my times for the 1/2 at that stage were about 1:50 on the flat.
As previously posted I was beaten by the hills at the end (up at 21M then STEEPLY down to the finish) and ended up with a time of 4:42. I was very disappointed about this at the time but in retrospect I am glad to have done the Snowdonia rather than anything else. It is a great race and still a good conversation piece down the pub!
The final choice really depends on you and is probably a toss up between how much you value the time you do or the challenge of the course. I am running Paris in two weeks and will probably do 3:40 this doesn’t excite me half as much as returning to Snowdonia, where I might be lucky to get under four hours and totter in with the hardened old men of the Marathon scene!
Last year in training I did hilly halfs such as Congleton (which was the same day as the Liverpool 10-13 or whatever they called it) and Ashbourne and ran 2:00 and 1:56 for these. I think that these helped in the early stages. As previously posted I am going to cheat a bit this year and run one of my 20milers on the course.
Though nothing much could have prepared me for the end I do think that I would have been better mentally if I had driven the course the day before.
Take the (not to be disrespected) hills out, and your left with a pleasant (??) undulating course!! (positive imaging no??)
I'm sure it's important not to forget how hard downhill can be!!
I told my little sister my plans and her comment was
"are you mad?? snowdon is a nasty little mountain, and how can you train in Somerset??" but when I pointed out its ROUND not up it, she didn't sound so dissaproving: she's done the 3 Peaks many years ago,following a drunken bet in a pub in Llanrwst, so who's she to judge??!!
According to my entry form the hill at 21M
is 700ft in 2.5 miles (the steepest climb on the course though not the longest). Then from 24ish it is 900ft descent in 2miles and partially off-road(the steepest descent on the course).
Still torn between a repeat visit & having a go at a quick un in Dublin. No rush though is there.
Agree with Dadovjacknella though. A few hilly halves help. I did Langdale last year which is a monster. Jakes - the Sandstone trail 17 miler to delamere is about 3 weeks b4 & ideal prep I think!
and up hills if possible..
Look forward to meeting you all though!
Jakesy, will need to put some hills in our sundays, preparation an all that.
will have to think up some more "testing" routes for us. Maybe have a word with Davey about more hill sessions till we move to St Eddies.
fells schmells
Will keep it on file until I may need to use it. Know what I mean!!
Coachin Schmoachin
Okay,I haven`t entered yet cos I`m still psyching myself up to fill in the form.God help me when it comes to the race if I`m having prblems now
Time to hit those hills jakesy.
At least I'll know what to expect this year! See you all there!
oh FBS when is it the club goes to saint eddies, am really really really really really really really going to do this one, that will impress the folks back home,!! umpa dee dee, oh and are you guys doing the 10k next week,my ex birds dad is coming with me ( bit of a grudge match) he will probarly beat me with it being 7 days after the marathon,
is this one just pure hills or what,