hello to everyone! Im making a magazine for uni about the Bath Half. Its gonna have drawings of all the runners and coments about why they run etc. i am an illustrator if uve got time can u send a pic of urself to katiebullock@hotmail.com i need help thanks
Excellent one Wrinty. How are you feeling? I'm definitely on the mend. I was down in deepest darkest Dorset this week and had a Time Trial with Hilly's club. Let's rephrase that, a head to head race. She's flying.
I'm convinced that she'll be out for revenge a week Sunday.
hi there is anybody still waiting for their rece packs not yet recieved mine bit concerned my number #7266#,my two running partners #7457 and #7458 have not arrived either all to the same address?
Have you seen the course has changes this year. I've criticised the course in the past, but this now looks a lot nicer to run. Dropped out the horrid section through Locksbrook and it looks like the small loop around sainsburys has gone. It has added a section around queens square on both laps I think.
This looks ten to twenty seconds faster to me as I always lose time running down the hill through rudmore park.
Looks like the start area may change which worries me as I usually warm up in the road in front the start...
Week to go, good luck everyone with your taper!
Stace./Steve#1585/target1:45 BlueWombat/Simon/#4574/target sub 1:40 Wrinty/#5503/target 1:23 Blisters/John/#1256/target 1:23 sub/Alan/#1313/target 1:18 alan every/#578/ target 1:29 (pacing a friend round!)
Sure does Wrinty, only it will be the first time under 1:24 for me so I'm hopeful rather than confident. I've been training for London and so Bath will just be a measure for me this year. I did the Gloucester 20 last week and pb in Bourton on the Water the week before so things are looking on track.....famous last words!
Many years ago they had pace groups (runners world with flags) for 1:30, 1:45, 2:00, don't know about times before and after those. However in recent years I haven't seen any.
The weather forecast is not looking too good at the moment with fairly strong winds predicted. If it's from the East it's going to be right in your face all the way back along the Lower Bristol Road. Twice. (
Bath does have the advantage that it is a bit sheltered by the local terrain. The forecast wind is 15kt from the NE, with temperatures similar to today. Obviously they will change the forcast right until it becomes an aftercast. They are similar, but slightly more accurate.
At least it looks dry. :-)
I'm hoping for rather than expecting 1:23......my pb is 1:26.
AE - That's what I was planning on doing ;o) Any of you out there doing it who are 6'4" and built like a brick outhouse? (and aiming for 1.30)...
Seriously though I cycled down the Lower Bristol Road back into Bath the other week into the teeth of a fairly strong wind and it was like trying to cycle through treacle.
I've never been able to understand how the wind hits me in the face as I run along Upper bristol road to Newbridge, in the face while I run from the boathouse pub to the a4 traffic lights... then still in my face as I run down lower bristol road.
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i am an illustrator
if uve got time can u send a pic of urself to katiebullock@hotmail.com
i need help thanks
I'm definitely on the mend.
I was down in deepest darkest Dorset this week and had a Time Trial with Hilly's club. Let's rephrase that, a head to head race. She's flying.
I'm convinced that she'll be out for revenge a week Sunday.
My race pack has arrived also so we may finally meet?
Are we meeting up before the race?
It must be time for a list:
forum name/real name/race number/target time
Blisters/John/#1256/target 1:23
Blisters/John/#1256/target 1:23
sub/Alan/#1313/target 1:18
Wrinty/#5503/target 1:23
Blisters/John/#1256/target 1:23
sub/Alan/#1313/target 1:18
Stace./Steve#1585/target1:45
Wrinty/#5503/target 1:23
Blisters/John/#1256/target 1:23
sub/Alan/#1313/target 1:18
target 2:10
blisters and sub and everyone else will u send me a pic of ur self. My book is looking a bit slim at the mo! ive got wrinty and a few others!
e-mail katiebullock@hotmail.com
BlueWombat/Simon/#4574/target sub 1:40
Wrinty/#5503/target 1:23
Blisters/John/#1256/target 1:23
sub/Alan/#1313/target 1:18
This looks ten to twenty seconds faster to me as I always lose time running down the hill through rudmore park.
Looks like the start area may change which worries me as I usually warm up in the road in front the start...
Week to go, good luck everyone with your taper!
Stace./Steve#1585/target1:45
BlueWombat/Simon/#4574/target sub 1:40
Wrinty/#5503/target 1:23
Blisters/John/#1256/target 1:23
sub/Alan/#1313/target 1:18
alan every/#578/ target 1:29 (pacing a friend round!)
Did 1:24:00 in Brissol so looking at a 1 second improvement!!??
Stace./Steve#1585/target1:45
BlueWombat/Simon/#4574/target sub 1:40
Wrinty/#5503/target 1:23
Blisters/John/#1256/target 1:23
sub/Alan/#1313/target 1:18
alan every/#578/ target 1:29 (pacing a friend round!)
Wig/#8927/Target 1:23
Stace./Steve#1585/target1:45
BlueWombat/Simon/#4574/target sub 1:40
Wrinty/#5503/target 1:23
Blisters/John/#1256/target 1:23
sub/Alan/#1313/target 1:18
alan every/#578/ target 1:29 (pacing a friend round!)
Wig/#8927/Target 1:23
Andrew Burgess 2/ #1097/ target 1:45
For me this represents an improvement of about 45 seconds on last year, but will still be 2 minutes down on my PB (also achieved on this course).
Stace./Steve#1585/target1:45
BlueWombat/Simon/#4574/target sub 1:40
Wrinty/#5503/target 1:23
Blisters/John/#1256/target 1:23
sub/Alan/#1313/target 1:18
alan every/#578/ target 1:29 (pacing a friend round!)
Wig/#8927/Target 1:23
Andrew Burgess 2/ #1097/ target 1:45
Philbert/Phil/#6728/target 1:29.29
Looking forward to the weekend.
Thanks.
At least it looks dry. :-)
I'm hoping for rather than expecting 1:23......my pb is 1:26.
I train most nights round lower/upper bristol road it has been a bit windy of late. Just choose someone big to run behind...
Seriously though I cycled down the Lower Bristol Road back into Bath the other week into the teeth of a fairly strong wind and it was like trying to cycle through treacle.
Its the bath triangle!
Rocks/John/?/target 1:29
Stace./Steve#1585/target1:45
BlueWombat/Simon/#4574/target sub 1:40
Wrinty/#5503/target 1:23
Blisters/John/#1256/target 1:23
sub/Alan/#1313/target 1:18
alan every/#578/ target 1:29 (pacing a friend round!)
Wig/#8927/Target 1:23
Andrew Burgess 2/ #1097/ target 1:45
Philbert/Phil/#6728/target 1:29.29