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Oh, well maybe you're right!!
McD
tee hee!
Listen, my mother in law lives in Gosport and hosts leisure outings as a business. If she says there's nothing to do, then there's definately nothing to do. Watch this space, I will e-mail her...
As someone who was born and brought up in Gosport I can unfortunately back up Hendo's assessment that one of its main assets is the ferry to Portsmouth, A32 out of town etc etc! Some parts of town aren't too bad, but aside from the seafront and a caravan park there really is nothing of entertainment value around the area that the run starts and ends (unless Bay House School will let the kids in to their art room! Worth asking....)
EE
p.s. As for windsurfers, thats assuming they haven't been chased away by the jetskis!
"Yes will be glad to help you. I will compile a list of activities and where
they all are. There is PLENTY to do for families!!!I will also find out about B&B. I could do a single! I will get on to it as soon as possible."
<waits with baited breath>
.. no, I mustn't be cynical. She's an expert at these things (honest, runs a company offering all sorts of excursions), so I'm sure she'll come up with something.
I was bought up in gosport too and was just racking my brains for things to do, that's all I could come up with!!
:-)
Joking aside, though, thanks for your help I'll wait for the itinerary of planned activities!
McD
My accommodation happens to be exactly 6 minutes walk from the starting line; how good is that ?!!!
In the meantime though, just one tiny question.... how do we know that we've been successfully entered into this race? Do they send numbers out, send an e-mail or what?
Anyone had a number through the post?
I'll post info as soon as it comes. Will probably get people to send me an e-mail, and I'll despatch the info that way. www.solentevents.biz - that's her company.
Julia, I understand it's two 'loops' rather than laps, as they're not identical. Someone might correct me on that though, as I've not done it before.
Anyone like me from "up 'norf?". I've just done Congleton, about to do Worksop and also the Nottingham Turkey Trot. Anyone doing those too?
And, anyone got a number through the post for Gosport?
Regarding the route, my friend who did this last year said there was one small loop followed by two large loops so there we go. I think there's an earlier posting on this thread with more details on it.
I only live a few miles along the shore from Gosport but don't know it well. I'm not going to drive the route before I run it for fear it will completely put me off but any tips on parking if there's not much space? Actually, I think there should be space where the windsurfers park - if I can remember where that bit is...
Gosport in comparison will be fine. And no matter what, you'll have a good time. I say drive it. And give us a complete course description ;-), mile-by-mile. I would do the same, but I live 175 miles away!
INFO for all runners needing to find entertainment for their families on 19th/20th November.
INFO for runners looking for a B&B within walking distance of the start line.
My mother-in-law has kindly compiled a list of family entertainments and a couple of B&B's in the vicinity of the start line.
It's an MS-Word document, which you can get by visiting www.solentevents.biz and choosing the "e-mail us" option, or by clicking the "e-mail member" button above this posting. If you e-mail me though, you'll need to include your full e-mail address in your text, as RW do not pass e-mail information on. If you don't have Word, just tell me or Solent Events and we can send info as Acrobat file.
None of this is being organised by Solent Events, she's just doing me a personal favour. So don't worry, there's no commission :-)
Now then, what about pubs?...
Good luck everyone and hope you all enjoy it as well.
(Gomer Lane - just type it into streetmap.co.uk)
Many thanks for your help with this.
Just an update for glycogen who very kindly sent me details of accomodation> I've not booked anything yet as I've got a bit of a niggle on my hip so I may not be able to do the race. I;ve got to see how things go over the next week before booking up. I've sent out race apps in though so I'd be a bit gutted to miss out.
I've not run many races this year due to ill-health/injury. But I did Abingdon Mara a couple of weeks ago & I surprised myself with a new PB. Plus I passed through the halfway point just 3 minutes slower than my half PB & was feeling very comfortable. So it got me thinking that I should test my legs out & see if I can get a new half M' PB.
This race seems to fit the bill, in terms of terrain, timing & location. So all I have to do now is shake this flu thing I've got & get some training in ;-0
Hey BDB, sorry to learn about the injury. Just a suggestion though, why don't you sketch yourself a brand-new hip?