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St Peters Brewery Great East Run
is anyone doing this or done it before. i fancy giving it a go but i'venever run that far before. what is the terrain like - i know this is norfolk but how undulating is undulating!?
rachel
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Back in 2003, both the 10k and 20k were more or less out-and-back and over the same course - the 10k runners turned round halfway to the brewery and the 20k runners ran all the way to the brewery and back.
As I recall, the first kilometre was steep downhill, then there was a moderately steep (few percent, maybe) climb for the next kilometre or two. Got past that and things got a lot flatter... until of course the finish when you get the reverse of the start: a long downhill followed by a steep uphill for the last 500 m.
The running club also do a cross country around christmas/new year.
By the way Bungay is proudly Suffolk.
WHY NO 10K?????
I did it last year and it was great fun despite the ankle deep slush and icy water. I was looking forward to having another go hopefully in better conditions, and I won't be up for 20k
Suffolk hospitality good?
ta
Looking foward to Sunday AATB?? May the best team win (although I don't fancy our chances much!!!!)
Today I did a hilly 5.5m XC and got back to watch the match that I taped. Luckily I live 200 miles away so there was not mention of the score on the radio on the way back.
By the way championship but not for long what does that mean? Surely not that you think you may go down into Division 1 Canary?!
Buryblue - the reason for the "not for long" is because last season I was Premier Canary and I stupidily believed that the fool of a manager was cable of taking us back up! How deluded was I!!!
Anyway enough about football - really looking forward to this race I've heard lots of good things about it.
Great East definitely lived up to its name, excellent race and marshals, really enjoyed the course (20k one) - that last hill doesn't look much when you're at the start but it IS a killer when you're at the end. I even train in Devon which isn't supposed to be flat.
Of the 4 "great" runs the East and West were the best, if I had to travel for the Great West I'm not sure which I would rate as best. But both are better than North or South.
You have a fair few undulations in the race and there's a lot of open fields around, so if it's windy you'll know. Having said all that once my little ones are a bit bigger this is likely to go back on the annual race calendar. If only it wasn't a 600 mile round trip!
Still fingers crossed the weather is OK. really looking forward to this one!
I've packed several kit options in my bag so hopefully have something warm for Sunday! Looking forward to a couple of days out of London!