For me it was great for the first 4 miles or so, and fairly awful after that. Going up the hill at around mile 4 the slight twinge that I have had in the arch of my right foot developed into something a lot more painful. By the time I had got to mile 17 the pain had spread to the outside of the foot, and the ankle. I decided that discretion was the better part of valour, and that if I wanted to carry on running this year the only real option was to stop. It was fairly depressing to finish the course in the back of a van, but I know that it was the only sensible decision.
How did everyone else get on?
Thanks for all the advice over the past few weeks. Apart from not finishing, I thought that it was a great race (if somewhat more hilly than I had expected). It seemed very well organised, and was through some great scenery.
Did anyone else almost get run down by the bolting horse in the first few miles?
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The New Forest is a bit flat for my taste in scenery, but it must be idyllic marathon territory.
Cheers, V-rap.
i did the half and clocked 1.53 (but get this, burnham beeches aug 18- DNF; budpest half sep 1 - 2.07) so you see you will sort it out and i reckon i'll be looking at sub 1.45 by next feb
you will get it back
very good water stops, a few hills i thought and some cheeky ones that you didn't really know you were running up, they were so gradual - also a bit warm (although nothing like the 87F of budapest)
well done on going for the FULL and well done on doing the sensible thing by listening to your bod
We both managed to get under 1:45 so are very chuffed. I did 1:43:31 so am really happy as I didn't really believe I could do under 1:45. I tagged along with some blokes from a running club in Chitchester who I think helped me get my pace sorted - big thanks to Simon who I ran most of the way with.
I thought the run was well organised - although I always find that with plastic ups of water I just throw it all over myself. Anyone else get hit by the rascals with water guns around mile 9?
As someone from the flat land of Cambridge I also found it really hilly - must have been one hill per mile!
water guns - yep got them too - it was interesting..were hey being gits or helpful? i noticed they were behind licked gates which suggests a degree of forthought and intenet on their part, but by the time i passed them let's say 10 mins after you, every one was giving the the "thanks guys" bit - after all it was a bit warm and at the FLm you run under showers after9 miles so maybe they were providing a service...not sure though.
hills - yep lots of em, but not buggRs. i don;t think i've ever had such an uneven set of spilts in a half - only the last three miles looked consistent.
what;s your next one? are you at windsor - and what happened to the others: linda regel and whizzy?
cheers
what is a "licked " gate?
what is "intenet"?
sorry
Wolf and Doobs - well done on some great times.
Congrats the rest of you on your times for the 1/2 m.
all the best - and rapid recovery!
Glad to hear about your brother Guy - how's your foot today? You definately made the right decision.
Yep - really chuffed with my time - WWR - just didn't see you at all - at the start I
was wandering around looking for you - everyone must have thought I was eyeing them up - shame about your time - what's your next one.
Doobs - how are you feeling today, still on a high!!
Yep - I did get the water guns, was grateful for them tho'.
Whizzy
Feet now a mess and my quads are shot. Ah stop blubbing, you did it to yourself. Despite all this I'll definately do another, now I now the nature of the beast.
Bad luck, good choice, best of lcuk for next time
Well done all who did the half and full sepecialy those who did it for the first time - a very special moment.
This was my second marathon and I found it a tough course - so udulating it was hard to settle into a sregular.I was surprised there was only water and no energy drinks.
I also very nearly got flattened by that horse - a time of 3.28 - 33 minutes off my first marathon time of 4 mours so I am well please. Does anyone know how I can knock another 28 minutes off ??
This was my first so it's my PB but I hope it will be my PW. I only had 4 weeks to train before it after a 4 1/2 week lay off due to injury so I didn't have the miles in the bank and I was just desperate to do the big one. I went out too quickly and kept a 3 min lead on my split times to about 14 miles when it all went pear shaped. I started to loose it from there so much so that I didn't even know what IT was from mile 20 onwards. The net result was 4:05:25, a full 30 mins off my target time! The next one WILL be better!!!
Was it me or was darned hilly!? (no offence Hilly)
This morning the foot was agony, so that I could hardly walk, but this evening I managed the 10 minute walk to the station in discomfort, but not too much pain. It no longer feels like the crippling injury that I thought it was last night. However, I don't think I'll be running for a few weeks.
i don't know too many people who do their first one in sub 3.30 (unless you're a serious club runner - i'm sure you are)
i reckon that the experience of this one will set you up fiar and suqre for a good time on the next outing.
maybe the learning is keep petrol in the tank and forget the watch for the first 20 miles - i have heard that one done very well by many better runners than me!
good luck
I must have seen you crossing the line, because I was standing at the finish waiting for my brother, and he was 2 minutes behind you.
I'll try not to beat myself up about it too much. I'll start back running today with a nice wee two miler as my legs feel fine (I think the ice bath after the race and the massage on Monday did a world of good). Next stop: Stroud Half on the 27th Oct'.
Hope the foot calms down and gets better soon, Guy and thanks again both!
Andy (AKA Bear).
Can't say I was too chuffed, but then again, I didn't mind the off-road section, although it did sap the energy a bit.
On the whole it was a v pretty course.
Well done, Gavo.
Does anyone know if the results will be posted on a website anywhere?
I really sympathise with Guy, things have to get pretty painful to make one drop out.
I thought that the organisation was superb and the weather could not have been better. I was struck once more by what nice people marathon runners are.I will be back next year with a few twenty mile prep runs under my belt.