The Ashridge Half Marathon

As my first ever half marathon I enjoyed the run this morning.  There were plenty of marshals and water stops.  I could print my chip timing result at the end which was a bonus.  I think off road running will take some time for me to get used to but the course wasn't too bad.  A bit boggy in places but on the whole nothing more than gently undulating, nothing I would call a hill at all.  Beautiful countryside and lovely woods to run through made it much prettier than my usual road running.  A lovely welcome at the finish line, and a decent medal (it's all about the medal!).  Not a lot of runners though, I think many were deterred by the sponsorship pledge but hopefully Iain Rennie will take the feedback on board and think about it for next year.  Only thing I would have liked would have been some mile markers, there weren't any at all.  I believe it's the first one they have done so my novice point of view is well done Iain Rennie.