Hello All,
Just wanted to see if anyone else is entered in this race this year, I haven't seen it mentioned in any forums so far.
This will be my first half so quite excited / nervous! I ran the GSR back in October which went well over 10 miles so am hopeful I'll do well, hoping to for a time of 02:05 though if I break 2 hours I would be ecstatic!
Am in week 3 of one of the RW training plans and (touch wood) so far so good
So who's in?!
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I am in this being my home half. My wife got one of the last places and will be joining the pink bra brigade for breast cancer while my two little ones are in the green park challenge so a good family day. It is a fast course the only climb is Russel street around the 7-8 mile point. The finish is great but if you got family coming sort out a meeting point as the stadium will be well packed
This is my home course as well - like David has said its pretty fast and flat - although I think he may have blocked out the whitley Hill climb at the beginning Its fun and Im sure you will do really well. The finish at the stadium is great.
1st time to do Reading and looking forward to it!
I'm in! Also my first half after the GSR actually. Quite exciting, sounds like a good one.
I do need to up the training a bit though. Pootling around isn't going to cut it for this one, is it?
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sounds like its quite an 'undulating' course, in which case doing my training in 'hilly' High Wycombe will do me good I'm still trying to start a love affair with hills LOL!
Am doing my first 10 mile training run tomorrow since I ran the Great South in October so fingers crossed it goes ok. Bowl of pasta went down incredibly well tonight!
Hope everyone's training is still going good
Xx
Just noticed the changed the route in the town centre slightly. Back through the Abbey gate again though. Avoiding friar street totally by the looks of it.
http://www.readinghalfmarathon.com/downloads/RHM12_CourseMap.pdf
I'm in too! I did the Great South Run for the first time last year, and decided I would attempt a half-marathon off the back of that. Seemed like a good idea, till I got an injury in November. I recovered in time to start my training in January. Fingers crossed that the rest of my training - and all of your training - goes well.
I thought it was a flat course too, so having read other posts on here I'd better add in a few more hill training runs into my schedule!!
I ran it with Reading in mind, but I stopped running all of November and December so practically started from square one with my training at the beginning of Jan lesson learnt there!
Hope your injury stays away - I've picked up a few niggles from running in the snow this weekend so will ease of a little this week I think.
Just under 8 weeks to go! Happy running everyone