very tempted to aim for it...! but last year I said sub 2 and didn't even run in the end with last week development of ITB, so touch wood its safe to think of 2.09 (currently tree hugging)
Angelis 1.29 Barkles 1.50 Barty 2.10 CdK - would love to do 2.00, but more likely 2.15 Debster 2:10 (eek) Evil Pixie ETA 2:45 & HandsonGodSpans 2:45 Sam Panther - 2.45 cos he is joining Spans and I! Gill - 2.20 Hippo(time depends on hangover!) Josie Jump - 1:59:59 (but more likely 2:10) Jon - 1.29 Lady Lucan 1:59:59 Murf - 1:58 Musketeer 1:58.30 OB - 1:59:59 Pat - 1.50 ( Ho Ho Ho!!) Penelope Pitstop 2.10 Seaweed.1:30 Susie Bee Venom - 1:24 (perhaps)
not runnin' Richk will be somewhere in the last 3 miles takin' pics of ya!!! Smile please!!
Angelis 1.29 Barkles 1.50 Barty 2.10 CdK - would love to do 2.00, but more likely 2.15 Debster 2:10 (eek) Evil Pixie ETA 2:45 & HandsonGodSpans 2:45 Sam Panther - 2.45 cos he is joining Spans and I! Gill - 2.20 Hippo(time depends on hangover!) Josie Jump - 1:59:59 (but more likely 2:10) Jon - 1.29 Lady Lucan 1:59:59 Murf - 1:58 Musketeer 1:58.30 OB - 1:59:59 Pat - 1.50 ( Ho Ho Ho!!) Penelope Pitstop 2.10 Seaweed.1:30 Susie Bee Venom - 1:24 (perhaps) Rachel68 (2.45 cos with Pix above...but will require assistance of deity to achieve this)
not runnin' Richk will be somewhere in the last 3 miles takin' pics of ya!!! Smile please!!
If the above post is a list of those doing the Reading half ... Yes I know this thread is just that, but on this forum, it doesn't mean anything !!!! .... Put me down for 1.49
george and Bird, you lazy non-cutn'pasters you . .
george you're down, and Bird, you've joined!!
Angelis 1.29 Barkles 1.50 Barty 2.10 Bird 2.45 CdK - would love to do 2.00, but more likely 2.15 Debster 2:10 (eek) Evil Pixie ETA 2:45 & HandsonGodSpans 2:45 Sam Panther - 2.45 cos he is joining Spans and I! george 1.49 Gill 2.20 Hippo(time depends on hangover!) Josie Jump 1:59:59 (but more likely 2:10) Jon 1.29 Lady Lucan 1:59:59 Murf 1:58 Musketeer 1:58.30 OB 1:59:59 Pat 1.50 ( Ho Ho Ho!!) Penelope Pitstop 2.10 Seaweed.1:30 Susie Bee Venom 1:24 (perhaps) Rachel68 (2.45 cos with Pix above...but will require assistance of deity to achieve this)
not runnin' Richk will be somewhere in the last 3 miles takin' pics of ya!!! Smile please!!
george and Bird, you lazy non-cutn'pasters you . .
george you're down, and Bird, you've joined!!
Angelis 1.29 Barkles 1.50 Barty 2.10 Bird 2.45 CdK - would love to do 2.00, but more likely 2.15 Debster 2:10 (eek) Evil Pixie ETA 2:45 & HandsonGodSpans 2:45 Sam Panther - 2.45 cos he is joining Spans and I! george 1.49 Gill 2.20 Hippo(time depends on hangover!) Josie Jump 1:59:59 (but more likely 2:10) Jon 1.29 Lady Lucan 1:59:59 Murf 1:58 Musketeer 1:58.30 OB 1:59:59 Pat 1.50 ( Ho Ho Ho!!) Penelope Pitstop 2.10 Running Duck - will finish Seaweed.1:30 Susie Bee Venom 1:24 (perhaps) Rachel68 (2.45 cos with Pix above...but will require assistance of deity to achieve this)
not runnin' Richk will be somewhere in the last 3 miles takin' pics of ya!!! Smile please!!
Rachel68, Bird and Sam Panther welcome to the 2:45 group!!! If you have any special requests for things to be carried etc (except yourselves) please let me know!
This looks like a course you could easily do a negative split on. There's an evil hill at mile 1. Then it's pretty much downhill till about mile 6 and Russell St, which isn't that bad really. Then it's pretty well flat for the rest of the way.
Whitley is the roughest part of Reading, but the support was great there last year.
I reckon the chances of getting a PB are pretty good.
Angelis 1.29 Barkles 1.50 Barty 2.10 Bird 2.45 CdK - would love to do 2.00, but more likely 2.15 Debster 2:10 (eek) Evil Pixie ETA 2:45 & HandsonGodSpans 2:45 Sam Panther - 2.45 cos he is joining Spans and I! george 1.49 Gill 2.20 Hippo(time depends on hangover!) Josie Jump 1:59:59 (but more likely 2:10) Jon 1.29 Lady Lucan 1:59:59 Murf 1:58 Musketeer 1:58.30 OB 1:59:59 Pat 1.50 ( Ho Ho Ho!!) Penelope Pitstop 2.10 Running Duck - will finish Seaweed.1:30 Susie Bee Venom 1:24 (perhaps) Rachel68 (2.45 cos with Pix above...but will require assistance of deity to achieve this) XFR Bear (1:40 - hope I can still do around that!)
not runnin' Richk will be somewhere in the last 3 miles takin' pics of ya!!! Smile please!!
I am sure I put my name down on this list ages ago??
Angelis 1.29 Barkles 1.50 Barty 2.10 Bird 2.45 CdK - would love to do 2.00, but more likely 2.15 Debster 2:10 (eek) Evil Pixie ETA 2:45 & HandsonGodSpans 2:45 Sam Panther - 2.45 cos he is joining Spans and I! george 1.49 Gill 2.20 Hippo(time depends on hangover!) Josie Jump 1:59:59 (but more likely 2:10) Jon 1.29 Lady Lucan 1:59:59 Murf 1:58 Musketeer 1:58.30 OB 1:59:59 Pat 1.50 ( Ho Ho Ho!!) Penelope Pitstop 2.10 Running Duck - will finish Seaweed.1:30 Susie Bee Venom 1:24 (perhaps) Rachel68 (2.45 cos with Pix above...but will require assistance of deity to achieve this) XFR Bear (1:40 - hope I can still do around that!) Welsh Poppy-1:45
not runnin' Richk will be somewhere in the last 3 miles takin' pics of ya!!! Smile please!!
ALF: Always a little further Miles makes smiles. Progression
Angelis 1.29 Barkles 1.50 Barty 2.10 Bird 2.45 CdK - would love to do 2.00, but more likely 2.15 Debster 2:10 (eek) Evil Pixie ETA 2:45 & HandsonGodSpans 2:45 Sam Panther - 2.45 cos he is joining Spans and I! george 1.49 Gill 2.20 Hippo(time depends on hangover!) Josie Jump 1:59:59 (but more likely 2:10) Jon 1.29 Kiwichick 1:45:00 Lady Lucan 1:59:59 Murf 1:58 Musketeer 1:58.30 OB 1:59:59 Pat 1.50 ( Ho Ho Ho!!) Penelope Pitstop 2.10 Running Duck - will finish Seaweed.1:30 Susie Bee Venom 1:24 (perhaps) Rachel68 (2.45 cos with Pix above...but will require assistance of deity to achieve this) XFR Bear (1:40 - hope I can still do around that!) Welsh Poppy-1:45
not runnin' Richk will be somewhere in the last 3 miles takin' pics of ya!!! Smile please!!
Angelis 1.29 Barkles 1.50 Barty 2.10 Bird 2.45 CdK - would love to do 2.00, but more likely 2.15 Debster 2:10 (eek) Evil Pixie ETA 2:45 & HandsonGodSpans 2:45 Sam Panther - 2.45 cos he is joining Spans and I! george 1.49 Gill 2.20 Hippo(time depends on hangover!) Josie Jump 1:59:59 (but more likely 2:10) Jon 1.29 Kiwichick 1:45:00 Lady Lucan 1:59:59 Murf 1:58 Musketeer 1:58.30 OB 1:59:59 Pat 1.50 ( Ho Ho Ho!!) Penelope Pitstop 2.10 Running Duck - will finish Seaweed.1:30 Susie Bee 1:39 Venom 1:24 (perhaps) Rachel68 (2.45 cos with Pix above...but will require assistance of deity to achieve this) XFR Bear (1:40 - hope I can still do around that!) Welsh Poppy-1:45 not runnin' Richk will be somewhere in the last 3 miles takin' pics of ya!!! Smile please!! Merry xmas to all of you
Angelis 1.29 Barkles 1.50 Barty 2.10 Bird 2.45 BK 1.40 CdK - would love to do 2.00, but more likely 2.15 Debster 2:10 (eek) Evil Pixie ETA 2:45 & HandsonGodSpans 2:45 Sam Panther - 2.45 cos he is joining Spans and I! george 1.49 Gill 2.20 Hippo(time depends on hangover!) Josie Jump 1:59:59 (but more likely 2:10) Jon 1.29 Kiwichick 1:45:00 Lady Lucan 1:59:59 Murf 1:58 Musketeer 1:58.30 OB 1:59:59 Pat 1.50 ( Ho Ho Ho!!) Penelope Pitstop 2.10 Running Duck - will finish Seaweed.1:30 Susie Bee 1:39 Venom 1:24 (perhaps) Rachel68 (2.45 cos with Pix above...but will require assistance of deity to achieve this) XFR Bear (1:40 - hope I can still do around that!) Welsh Poppy-1:45 not runnin' Richk will be somewhere in the last 3 miles takin' pics of ya!!! Smile please!! Merry xmas to all of you
Myself and 'V' are booked into the aforementioned Holiday Inn, which is just off Junction 11 on the M4. It's close to the start, but is on the edge of an industrial estate. The options for meeting up the night before for pasta/pizzza or similar are limited to say the least.
The Renaissance Hotel on the Oxford Road has a special rate for half marathon runners (around £65 I think) and it's offering shuttle services to the start and back. It's also right in the centre of town, hence far more options for the night before. Seriously thinking about it......
My first posting. Thought I might enter the reading half but am put off by some runners who were disappointed by organisation last year. I haven't gone through the whole thread but I'm a newcomer to racing and would like to know if it is worth it. Ran Windsor half this year and it was fab.
Lindyhopper this race is well worth doing even if it does have a few organisational problems. As you can see from the list of forumites running the race there is a wide range of expected times so you can find somebody to run with if necessary.
Comments
Barkles 1.50
Barty 2.10
CdK - would love to do 2.00, but more likely 2.15
Debster 2:10 (eek)
Evil Pixie ETA 2:45 & HandsonGodSpans 2:45
Sam Panther - 2.45 cos he is joining Spans and I!
Gill - 2.20
Hippo(time depends on hangover!)
Josie Jump - 1:59:59 (but more likely 2:10)
Jon - 1.29
Lady Lucan 1:59:59
Murf - 1:58
Musketeer 1:58.30
OB - 1:59:59
Pat - 1.50 ( Ho Ho Ho!!)
Penelope Pitstop 2.10
Seaweed.1:30
Susie Bee
Venom - 1:24 (perhaps)
not runnin'
Richk will be somewhere in the last 3 miles takin' pics of ya!!! Smile please!!
Barkles 1.50
Barty 2.10
CdK - would love to do 2.00, but more likely 2.15
Debster 2:10 (eek)
Evil Pixie ETA 2:45 & HandsonGodSpans 2:45
Sam Panther - 2.45 cos he is joining Spans and I!
Gill - 2.20
Hippo(time depends on hangover!)
Josie Jump - 1:59:59 (but more likely 2:10)
Jon - 1.29
Lady Lucan 1:59:59
Murf - 1:58
Musketeer 1:58.30
OB - 1:59:59
Pat - 1.50 ( Ho Ho Ho!!)
Penelope Pitstop 2.10
Seaweed.1:30
Susie Bee
Venom - 1:24 (perhaps)
Rachel68 (2.45 cos with Pix above...but will require assistance of deity to achieve this)
not runnin'
Richk will be somewhere in the last 3 miles takin' pics of ya!!! Smile please!!
Put me down for 1.49
george and Bird, you lazy non-cutn'pasters you . .
george you're down, and Bird, you've joined!!
Angelis 1.29
Barkles 1.50
Barty 2.10
Bird 2.45
CdK - would love to do 2.00, but more likely 2.15
Debster 2:10 (eek)
Evil Pixie ETA 2:45 & HandsonGodSpans 2:45
Sam Panther - 2.45 cos he is joining Spans and I!
george 1.49
Gill 2.20
Hippo(time depends on hangover!)
Josie Jump 1:59:59 (but more likely 2:10)
Jon 1.29
Lady Lucan 1:59:59
Murf 1:58
Musketeer 1:58.30
OB 1:59:59
Pat 1.50 ( Ho Ho Ho!!)
Penelope Pitstop 2.10
Seaweed.1:30
Susie Bee
Venom 1:24 (perhaps)
Rachel68 (2.45 cos with Pix above...but will require assistance of deity to achieve this)
not runnin'
Richk will be somewhere in the last 3 miles takin' pics of ya!!! Smile please!!
Thanks once again RichK
george you're down, and Bird, you've joined!!
Angelis 1.29
Barkles 1.50
Barty 2.10
Bird 2.45
CdK - would love to do 2.00, but more likely 2.15
Debster 2:10 (eek)
Evil Pixie ETA 2:45 & HandsonGodSpans 2:45
Sam Panther - 2.45 cos he is joining Spans and I!
george 1.49
Gill 2.20
Hippo(time depends on hangover!)
Josie Jump 1:59:59 (but more likely 2:10)
Jon 1.29
Lady Lucan 1:59:59
Murf 1:58
Musketeer 1:58.30
OB 1:59:59
Pat 1.50 ( Ho Ho Ho!!)
Penelope Pitstop 2.10
Running Duck - will finish
Seaweed.1:30
Susie Bee
Venom 1:24 (perhaps)
Rachel68 (2.45 cos with Pix above...but will require assistance of deity to achieve this)
not runnin'
Richk will be somewhere in the last 3 miles takin' pics of ya!!! Smile please!!
Hi Spans
Just grateful for the company
my first half mara
Reading is a lovely 1/2 to do and plenty of forumites to get you round no matter what time you aim for.
Good luck and HAPPY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY!!!
xxxxx
:-)))))
Whitley is the roughest part of Reading, but the support was great there last year.
I reckon the chances of getting a PB are pretty good.
I don't have a digital camera but will see if I can get my ugly mug photographed by someone else and I will update my profile.
Angelis 1.29
Barkles 1.50
Barty 2.10
Bird 2.45
CdK - would love to do 2.00, but more likely 2.15
Debster 2:10 (eek)
Evil Pixie ETA 2:45 & HandsonGodSpans 2:45
Sam Panther - 2.45 cos he is joining Spans and I!
george 1.49
Gill 2.20
Hippo(time depends on hangover!)
Josie Jump 1:59:59 (but more likely 2:10)
Jon 1.29
Lady Lucan 1:59:59
Murf 1:58
Musketeer 1:58.30
OB 1:59:59
Pat 1.50 ( Ho Ho Ho!!)
Penelope Pitstop 2.10
Running Duck - will finish
Seaweed.1:30
Susie Bee
Venom 1:24 (perhaps)
Rachel68 (2.45 cos with Pix above...but will require assistance of deity to achieve this)
XFR Bear (1:40 - hope I can still do around that!)
not runnin'
Richk will be somewhere in the last 3 miles takin' pics of ya!!! Smile please!!
Angelis 1.29
Barkles 1.50
Barty 2.10
Bird 2.45
CdK - would love to do 2.00, but more likely 2.15
Debster 2:10 (eek)
Evil Pixie ETA 2:45 & HandsonGodSpans 2:45
Sam Panther - 2.45 cos he is joining Spans and I!
george 1.49
Gill 2.20
Hippo(time depends on hangover!)
Josie Jump 1:59:59 (but more likely 2:10)
Jon 1.29
Lady Lucan 1:59:59
Murf 1:58
Musketeer 1:58.30
OB 1:59:59
Pat 1.50 ( Ho Ho Ho!!)
Penelope Pitstop 2.10
Running Duck - will finish
Seaweed.1:30
Susie Bee
Venom 1:24 (perhaps)
Rachel68 (2.45 cos with Pix above...but will require assistance of deity to achieve this)
XFR Bear (1:40 - hope I can still do around that!)
Welsh Poppy-1:45
not runnin'
Richk will be somewhere in the last 3 miles takin' pics of ya!!! Smile please!!
Miles makes smiles.
Progression
Angelis 1.29
Barkles 1.50
Barty 2.10
Bird 2.45
CdK - would love to do 2.00, but more likely 2.15
Debster 2:10 (eek)
Evil Pixie ETA 2:45 & HandsonGodSpans 2:45
Sam Panther - 2.45 cos he is joining Spans and I!
george 1.49
Gill 2.20
Hippo(time depends on hangover!)
Josie Jump 1:59:59 (but more likely 2:10)
Jon 1.29
Kiwichick 1:45:00
Lady Lucan 1:59:59
Murf 1:58
Musketeer 1:58.30
OB 1:59:59
Pat 1.50 ( Ho Ho Ho!!)
Penelope Pitstop 2.10
Running Duck - will finish
Seaweed.1:30
Susie Bee
Venom 1:24 (perhaps)
Rachel68 (2.45 cos with Pix above...but will require assistance of deity to achieve this)
XFR Bear (1:40 - hope I can still do around that!)
Welsh Poppy-1:45
not runnin'
Richk will be somewhere in the last 3 miles takin' pics of ya!!! Smile please!!
Merry xmas to all of you
How did you fall off, it must have been something to do with the booze!
I'm all booked for this one now
Barkles 1.50
Barty 2.10
Bird 2.45
CdK - would love to do 2.00, but more likely 2.15
Debster 2:10 (eek)
Evil Pixie ETA 2:45 & HandsonGodSpans 2:45
Sam Panther - 2.45 cos he is joining Spans and I!
george 1.49
Gill 2.20
Hippo(time depends on hangover!)
Josie Jump 1:59:59 (but more likely 2:10)
Jon 1.29
Kiwichick 1:45:00
Lady Lucan 1:59:59
Murf 1:58
Musketeer 1:58.30
OB 1:59:59
Pat 1.50 ( Ho Ho Ho!!)
Penelope Pitstop 2.10
Running Duck - will finish
Seaweed.1:30
Susie Bee 1:39
Venom 1:24 (perhaps)
Rachel68 (2.45 cos with Pix above...but will require assistance of deity to achieve this)
XFR Bear (1:40 - hope I can still do around that!)
Welsh Poppy-1:45
not runnin'
Richk will be somewhere in the last 3 miles takin' pics of ya!!! Smile please!!
Merry xmas to all of you
Barkles 1.50
Barty 2.10
Bird 2.45
BK 1.40
CdK - would love to do 2.00, but more likely 2.15
Debster 2:10 (eek)
Evil Pixie ETA 2:45 & HandsonGodSpans 2:45
Sam Panther - 2.45 cos he is joining Spans and I!
george 1.49
Gill 2.20
Hippo(time depends on hangover!)
Josie Jump 1:59:59 (but more likely 2:10)
Jon 1.29
Kiwichick 1:45:00
Lady Lucan 1:59:59
Murf 1:58
Musketeer 1:58.30
OB 1:59:59
Pat 1.50 ( Ho Ho Ho!!)
Penelope Pitstop 2.10
Running Duck - will finish
Seaweed.1:30
Susie Bee 1:39
Venom 1:24 (perhaps)
Rachel68 (2.45 cos with Pix above...but will require assistance of deity to achieve this)
XFR Bear (1:40 - hope I can still do around that!)
Welsh Poppy-1:45
not runnin'
Richk will be somewhere in the last 3 miles takin' pics of ya!!! Smile please!!
Merry xmas to all of you
The Renaissance Hotel on the Oxford Road has a special rate for half marathon runners (around £65 I think) and it's offering shuttle services to the start and back. It's also right in the centre of town, hence far more options for the night before. Seriously thinking about it......