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One of my favourite races!
Nearly broke 1:40 here last year despite starting disgracefully late. So I have 2 goals this year. One is to get the right train for once and not have to sprint to the start line. The second is to finally crack sub-10 min. miling for a 10 miler.
Anyone else signed up for this one?
Nearly broke 1:40 here last year despite starting disgracefully late. So I have 2 goals this year. One is to get the right train for once and not have to sprint to the start line. The second is to finally crack sub-10 min. miling for a 10 miler.
Anyone else signed up for this one?
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We're just waiting for the Race Nos back from the printers - so rest assured everyone we've got your entries logged.
Hope you get your target time. :->
Might be worth sharing a taxi to save you legs pre-race. Otherwise you could use this as your pre-race warm-up!
It's partly run on roads but there's also a nice section through some woods.
It is quite a long walk from the station which is why I was late last year! I'm aiming to get an earlier train next year.
:-)
I am usually pretty fast here but of course weather conditions at that time of year can make a difference to performance as can excesses over the festive season that precedes it !
My entry is actually on my desk waiting for me to pass a post-box.
It is a fair way from the train station and even by car I often end up parking in Cell Barnes Lane which is a reasonable jog down to the start. Indeed must remember to leave enough time as I usually come down the M1 and M10 from Luton and the roadworks will slow me down this year.
Also you do pass a disused platform at one point which is quite amusing.
The other thing to note is that you do a loop at the start and the same loop at the finish (approx 1 mile). The latter is fine but the former is about 200 Metres after the start and the loop is on a fairly narrow path made worse by some bollards (beware). You need to place yourself in the starting line-up sensibly. A 10 minute miler on the front row is likely to cause carnage :-)
The run is all on the Southern outskirts of St Albans and semi-rural. Yes there are some nice restaurants in town.
Hopefully if I can behave myself over Christmas, I'll be looking for a reaonsably fast time. (Sub 80 minutes for me)
I'm 57 and had a stroke last year and started running a few months ago to build up my health and make me feel better about myself. The furthest I've run in training is about 11 miles (94 Mins). I tried to enter the LFM but didn't get in, so I'll try something a bit more sensible ;-)
Look forward to seeing some of you there.
Glyn
Am motivated for marathon training now.
Anyway, I'm not working until 22nd January so I can have a lie in every other day of the week :-)
Training has gone quite well, I've only had to miss a couple of sessions due to hang-overs...
1 month to go!
:-)
Missing running due to hang-overs - you sound just like me!!!!!!
Now stopped drinking up until FLM........ well sort of :-) I've gone about 10 days so far. Got a few things planned where I might drink, but just going to take it one day at a time.
I'm normally pretty good at just having a couple but when it's Christmas and the drinks are free it's just too tempting! I've just got one more party to get through and then I should be OK.
Good luck for FLM :-)
Well done to everyone who managed to get out there running in the freezing fog! I'm looking forward to a long (ish) steady run on Christmas moring, that is if Santa brings me some of the new running gear that I've asked for, before tucking into a lovely Christmas lunch and mince pies. Merry Christmas and good luck with the training for this race....
I've still for a light for my bag so I show up on the dark parts of my run and a heart-rate monitor which should come in the next couple of days, can't wait to try out my new gadgets!
Did anyone else get any good running gear?
Ran on Saturday & haven't been since then. Just off for a hash with the running club & maybe lunch in the pub.
Have fun with gadgets Nemo :-)
I suspect this is why the previous year's results aren't appearing.
I'll notify the relevant people.
Also how even is the bit through the woods? - am trying to avoid unstable surfaces at the moment, much as I love cross-country.
If I go for this it'll be my longest race - last year I did the Rickmansworth Road Run 9m, so I'd really like to give this one a go.
Done this race 2 years ago and as far as I recall the bit thro the woods is actually on tarmack I believe - or a dirt track but certainly not lumpy and bumpy