Birmingham Half Marathon
17 watchers
Oct 2010
1:03pm, 25 Oct 2010
510 posts
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One Pace Carl
Just read Monster Feets Blog, I hope the lady that fell over is ok.
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Oct 2010
1:09pm, 25 Oct 2010
59 posts
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Special*K
The organisers really need to listen before something goes very seriously wrong. The organisation even had elements of good planning and organisation (e.g. by having colour coded start areas) but the delivery on the day was severely lacking!!! I hope they do sort it out because I think Birmingham *should* have a big running event like this. Increasing numbers based on the 'success' of this year though? Who's idea was that then?
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Oct 2010
1:18pm, 25 Oct 2010
8,554 posts
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Gooner (The Midnight Runner)
The bank managers?
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Oct 2010
1:24pm, 25 Oct 2010
5 posts
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johnnyh
think I abused you on the way round Gooner-do you have gooner on a Fechie t shirt? if so you looked ok at about 11 miles-the end really was a shambles, From a yid in a parka
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Oct 2010
1:28pm, 25 Oct 2010
8,556 posts
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Gooner (The Midnight Runner)
I do indeed, I remember a shout from my right saying something about spurs about then, if I'd have had the energy left I'd have shouted abuse back but was being killed by the hill at the time! lol. Kept me smiling for a few hundred yards mind and took my mind off the pain so I suppose I'll let you off 
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Oct 2010
1:29pm, 25 Oct 2010
12,418 posts
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SPR™
I thought 2009 was pretty reasonable.
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Oct 2010
1:40pm, 25 Oct 2010
14,593 posts
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eL Bee!
SPR - 2009 only needed some tweaking - this year was the worst yet - by a long way!!
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Oct 2010
4:00pm, 25 Oct 2010
2,272 posts
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RunningBob
Like RachE said some of the differences between gun and chip times are shocking. Some of the guys at work running about 2.00 hours have 10 min+ differences equating to hundreds of places. Full results at chiptiming.co.uk |
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Oct 2010
4:01pm, 25 Oct 2010
14,594 posts
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eL Bee!
It DID take the best part of 20 minutes for the last runners to cross the line (apart from the latecomers - some of whom started 55 minutes after the official start time
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Oct 2010
4:15pm, 25 Oct 2010
1,124 posts
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clare1976
and likewise there are 2 people at the bottom with finish times of 4hrs 25 who had only a minute between their gun and chip time!! those will be the ones walking from the start then and getting in everybody's way!!!
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