Carver Wolverhampton Marathon

[Deleted User] · March 2004

I am a born again runner, Is this a good place to have a go at my 1st Marathon?

[Deleted User] · March 2004

I can't really say....but I've only done this one the once and that was 20 years ago! The course may well have changed since then but I had a real bad race. The weather didn't help...torrential rain and freezing cold wind all the way. I got a Personal Worst of about 5 1/2 hours. At some point I will go and make my peace with the race...but not this year.

Cardiff Marathon is a good one...Oct 3rd. Nice flat course, lots of support and rumour has it that this year it finishes in the Stadium...like the 10k over there does, which incidently is 4 weeks before, and another nice race to do.

Whatever you decide...good luck...there's no experience to match completing your first marathon!

ip(FeS2) · March 2004

You'd get lots of support from other forumites at Abingdon.

[Deleted User] · March 2004

did this years ago as it passes (almost)my front door ,i may do it this year as prep for the snowdonia. are you local to this race?,if so go for it .

[Deleted User] · March 2004

any one seen the route this year?

[Deleted User] · March 2004

isnt it a two lap course
and thus not traffic free?

i enjoyed the half last year

running caz · May 2004

I was going to ask about that! Didn't they have a half last year and why aren't they doing it again this year. I would have been up for that. Now it looks like I'll have to go for the Flora 5k down Broad street!!

[Deleted User] · May 2004

whaddya mean no half?

[Deleted User] · May 2004

youre right
OI ORGANISERS
WHERES THE HALF?

webrunner · May 2004

Hope people don't mind but my club is organising a road race on 25th July at 10.30am "The Trentham 10" in staffordshire over 10 miles also incoprates the BMAF 10 mile championships more details at www.trentham-running-club.co.uk or e-mail info@trentham-running-club.co.uk

many thanks for your time

running caz · May 2004

Lets all e-mail the organisers and complain. You never know, perhaps they'll sort it. I'm going to contact them right now!!

Quinn the Eskimo · May 2004

There still is a half marathon this year.

http://www.askbm.co.uk/_pdf/Entry Form.pdf

This is a link to the entry form.

Dave

[Deleted User] · May 2004

Phew!

running caz · May 2004

Cheers chunky D! Will definately be doing this one as I'm a bit of a medal collector and I loved the one Juicer got last year.

Flying Ant · May 2004

i'll probably do this one as its the week after Moray, and the week before Robin Hood. Should get 4 done in 4 weeks hopefully

running caz · May 2004

Fying ant - take it you mean you'll be doing 4 half marathons in Sep. I am planning on doing 3 but was beginning to worry that may be too many! It will be this, then Bristol(12th) and then Lake Vernwy(19th). You obviously think this is do-able. How experienced are you and have you got any tips that will help me through or help prevent injury??

SHADES · May 2004

Flying Ant means 4 marathons in 4 weeks I think?
He's a marathon junkie!

Flying Ant · May 2004

yep thats right Shades,
4 x 26.2

29/8 Moray
05/9 Wolverhampton
12/9 Robin Hood
19/9 New Forest

i think the above are the correct sequence

Nothing wrong with doing 3 half marathons in Sept, good on you Running Caz.
I just tend to go over the top a bit, i'll probably change my mind again once i've done 3 in 3 weeks during June !

Flying Ant · May 2004

Not forgetting

03/10 Cardiff
10/10 Anglesey (still unsure of this one)
17/10 Abingdon
25/10 Dublin (if i'm allowed to go)
31/10 Snowdon

SHADES · May 2004

i was looking at Anglesey, but too far to drive as I will be driving to Snowdon 3 weeks later.

are you doing IOM in August?

Flying Ant · May 2004

IOM , no probably not Shades, as i've got Moray at the end of August, i can handle the running (thats the easy part), its finding the damn money to go on all these excursions (as i like to call them)

SHADES · May 2004

I know, I spend somewhere near 500 quid a year on entry fees plus all the petrol and then there's ferries/flights/hotels when required. IOW tomorrow, I'm leaving home before 5 am as it's too expensive to go over the day before and the driving time on a Saturday can be double that of an early Sunday morning.

All good fun though! Are you driving to Scotland?

Flying Ant · May 2004

yep, i'm driving in August as we're having an holiday there, how convenient heh ...

But i'll probably fly to Edinburgh next month, depends how i feel though .

Flying Ant · May 2004

what is this marathon like anyway ?
is it flat / undulating / hilly ?

And how scenic is it ? as i've noticed more lately how much i actually look around at the sights when i'm running .

running caz · May 2004

Juice, Prue are you up for this one? My theory is that all the good runners will do the marathon, therefore we may place well in the half!!! Aha!

SHADES · May 2004

FA - Undulating but not so much that times are affected. It's city streets then country roads so not bad scenery wise but nothing special, just a couple of dodgy streets! I've always liked this race though.

Flying Ant · May 2004

It sounds similar to Taunton, Shades ?????

is it as undulating though ?

SHADES · May 2004

FA - I'd say Wolverhampton is a faster course.

running caz · May 2004

Sent off for this today. Is this a good course for a p.b then? Does anyone know how it fairs against the Hinkley Dog and Hedgehog course?

SHADES · May 2004

yes a PB course, though not a dead flat course, but never heard of HD & H!

running caz · May 2004

Not many have Shades! It was Sunday just gone. Is classified an undulating course. Just wondered if anyone could give a like-for-like comparisson.

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