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Alloa HM 18 Mar 07
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Anyone else out there doing the Alloa Half this year?
Any advice from people who've done it in the past?
Also if anyone's driving up from Edinburgh on the Sunday morning and might have a spare seat available, could they let me know? Happy to pay petrol contribution. Public transport to Alloa on a Sunday morning proving a bit challenging...!
Thanks...
Any advice from people who've done it in the past?
Also if anyone's driving up from Edinburgh on the Sunday morning and might have a spare seat available, could they let me know? Happy to pay petrol contribution. Public transport to Alloa on a Sunday morning proving a bit challenging...!
Thanks...
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It's on my list and I've done it lots of times and train on the roads around Alloa.
What would you like to know ( sorry, can't help with the lift )
for more information.
Really what I'm interested in is the position of the hills (ie the 'proper' hills!) and how near the start and finish they fall.
Also are there any long downhills?
Ta very muchly,
Jimbo.
Hope this helps (also can't help with the lift as I'm nowhere near Edinburgh!). I'm still trying to find somwehere roughly 3.5m away from the start to park my car. Plan on doing a 3.5m 'warm-up' to the start, run (not race) the race then another 3.5m 'cool-down' back to my car. Need to do 20m next weekend as part of my training schedule but don't want to miss this race.
The first mile is gentle downhill, be careful not to go off too fast. Fairly level then from about 2-4 you are climbing out of Alloa until you reach Fishcross.
Quite a fast, steady down hill from 4-6 until you turn sharp left at Tillicoultry, then a level section 6-11 along the Hillfoots road, through Alva into Menstrie.
Turn left again, then climbing most of the way up to the finish.
At the end, you could go back the same way or, if you feel like giving yourself a break, straight down Alloa Road to the town centre where you parked your car.
Tesco in Alloa, is that the one with the car park off the main ring road (across from where a petrol station used to be)? And does Park Terrace take you up a hill through Cambus Park?
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KP, I might be doing Edinburgh. I'm training for FLM (got a club place) but as Edinburgh's only 5 weeks after and I'll have done the training...
Just need to get someone to work for me that day!
Not halfed it for a wee while and really looking forward to it.
Can't believe this is on Sunday! Praying that the wind dies down before then.....
Debstir, 2 marathons within 5 weeks? Are you MAD?
Although got a bit of a shock when I read Debstir saying
"...there's a cheeky wee uphill about 18m coming out of Menstrie towards Tullibody..."
18m?!?! I thought it was a bloody half?!?!
Thanks again and best of luck to all...
Good luck to all. I'll be running in a Foska "bones" vest, wearing a smug smile if I get under 90 mins and a glum frown if I don't.
Really not sure this is a good idea any more but I really want to do this race (even though I won't be racing it) but I also need to do 20 miles as well...
From Focus, into Alloa, then out through Cambus etc - just over 4.
Glenochil Village along to Fairfield Road (right turn) along to Tullibody Road (another right turn) takes you on to Tullibody Road. I think a bit of it is part of the course (other direction) and as far as I can remember it's uphill - but it will be a nice downhill for the way back! Works out just over 3m.
:-)
Couple of nice gentle down hills into Tilicoutry(spelt wrongly!!). Hopefully their wont be a headwind along the foothills before the left turn at Menstrie and the gentle incline up to 12. This isn't as bad as it sounds, especially since the roundabout went in a couple of years back, seems to take the sting out of it slightly.
Theirs also been a water stop at the top as well before you left turn and head towards 13. The last 200m or so slightly downhill too.
Baza
Alloa will be my first "race" of any kind as i continue my training for Edinburgh. I've got 12 miles under my belt now and i should be fine as i was due to run 13 miles this weekend anyway.
All my training this far has been on the flat so i'm glad to hear its not to hilly!
Best of luck to all as i wouldnt otherwise get the chance to say hi before you all sprint away at the start
Brian
Like you Baza, this is a club counter for the grand prix so hoping to get valuable points on the board.
See you all there...and if I pass you in the car Debstir whilst driving to the start then do you want me to peep or stop to give you a lift? ;-)
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