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You can also take a shortcut down the drift from the Carlby Road to Pickworth, and back into town from the corner in Great Casterton.....but get hold of a map if you want to do this - we wouldn't want you getting lost now would we
Sorry to hear you're not fit to run yourself, but I'm sure your mates will appreciate the support!
Strider
But if you haven't heard from us by Thursday give us a ring - we can always make arrangements for you to pick up another number at the late entries desk if the worst comes to the worst
Strider
your lovable Race Director
Algie
xxx
love running love the 30k
We can't make it this time
We have Brands Hatch half on Saturday, and Wokingham half on Sunday
But you all have a marvellous time
Mick n Phil Marathon Lads,
Who just LOVE RUNNING !!
All I've got to cope with now is running 30k - and I'm getting a bit nervous about that, it's further than I've run for a couple of years.
Can't do hyperlinks, but this is the weather forecast site ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/5day.shtml?id=3062
Will look out for you on Sunday.
I'll be in a white long sleeved top and grey shorts(number 400)
Weather looks like it might be slightly warmer than Folsworth judging by threads above
Number 179, may try a race with the Camelbak for the first time.
I'm still planning on 3 x 45mins 10Ks.
The course is all marked, everything is ready for you. We are really looking forward to seeing you tomorrow.
Unfortunately, I'm not going to be running as have been poorly again all week. But I will be there to cheer you all on. I`ll be around the race HQ or the car park so hope I`ll get to meet you. Come and say hello.
Have a good run everyone - fingers crossed the weather stays as good as today.
Love running.... love the 30K
Dont think we are going to get away with the weather, has forecast rain for the morning, Infact its raining here (Burton on trent) already.
Hope to see one or two of you in the morning will be running in my club vest (Hatton Darts).
Good luck all.
Gruelling Brands Hatch Half 2.26
Sunday
Wokingham half 2.07
Bliddy tired now though !!!!!!!!!!
I loved the heart-shaped km markers, which seemed to fly by, and a big thank you to the big gang of marshals just after 24km, where there was a righthand turn off into a narrow country lane - they were dancing and singing along to a car radio and gave me a real cheery boost just as the legs were startng to feel it. Even the muddy field wasn't as bad as I had feared, and the gentlemen who lied to me and told me I was looking very fresh as I crossed the line was much appreciated. Nice to have smaller T-shirts on offer too.
One of the best races I have done I think - a big thumbs up to all involved and I'll see you next year.
And how do they keep the marshalls so cheery? It was bad enough running in the wind and rain for more than two hours, let alone be standing around in it!
Anyway, had a good run. Did 2.17, which was ten minutes better than last year, and six minutes better than my previous best for this course.
Hope everyone else enjoyed it as much as I did.
Finished 2:01:06, would have been great to get under the 2 hours but i did get 1st MV45 so smiles all round.
Good time and big congrats on winning MV45 good day at the races for you.
It is a tough course but a nice one none the less. Must say...the marshalls were great especially in the cold rainy conditions...but the whole race organisation was very good.
Two years ago I ran 2-03 somethink.. this year ran 1-58-59 I think. Did not stop for the results or prizes as I had to get back home.
So I'm very pleased with my time as it was a benchmark for FLM. It was a pb for me as i've just reached a new vet category MV50. So there's two happy Vets.
Well done to all the runners and thanks to the organisers.
being 1st MV40 made the day even better
great race
thanks
Found the last 5K tough going but managed to hang on and finish in 2.06
Billo-Great to see you at the end and make sure your at Milford on March 5th for the 21 mile cross country!!
Thanks to all at Stamford Striders
Thought people were having a laugh saying it was hilly, It certainly was, Cant remember a long flat bit all route.
Would certainly look to do again.
Found myself surprisingly comfortable most of the way round until the hills from 25k to 28k, that seemed very hard work.
Thanks to the party people at 24k, really made me smile.
I was aiming for 8 min miles all the way round as it was my longest run since I did London as a teenager. Managed a bit quicker than that and finished in 2h 27m 45.
Well done to all the LERC'ers too. Starting to make a name for the club with the good results and good turn outs!!
I ran 2:41, which was 10 minutes faster than last year. What was more pleasing was that I finished feeling fairly strong. Last year I was dead on my feet!
Echo the sentiments about the marshalls. It can get cold marshalling a 10K, never mind a 30K. Thanks everyone.
A really well designed T-shirt too!
goodbye love you all
Love Running Love the 30k
xxxxxx
well done on all your hard work and the effort you have put in. Its a great race.
Enjoy your retirement!! Well earned.
When will the results be on the web?
TR
Thanks Stamford for putting on a great event. Marhsalls and organisation as a whole were excellent. I like the race profile on the back of the t-shirt. It looks like the Himalayas !
Looking forward to seeing the results in print.
we would have hammered it !!
http://www.a-w-p.com/gallery2/album173
Results should be posted by tomorrow: I have sent them to Running Babe to put on the Striders' own website, plus they have gone to John Schofield at ukresults.net; give them time to upload them, please, but they will hopefully be on by tomorrow.
There is a pending query on the Ladies team results so those have not been released yet.
I've also done the St Valentines Pairs results and hope to have them in presentable format in a couple of hours, but since I am fairly sleep deprived atm may not get them off until tomorrow - apologies for any delay, but I'm sure you would rather have accurate confirmed results!
Thanks for all the positive feedback, it makes the effort worthwhile, and well done to everybody who finished! Commiserations to the few who I know had to pull out for one reason or another, and hope you will be back running stronger than ever soon
Strider
I could have done with some of what the 24K marshals had been taking to make those last hills easier.
Can't say that I've run a tougher course. All the more satisfying to have finished it. Roll on London
Thanks to Jane from Coventry for the company. London will be a lot easier than Sunday.