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Chester Marathon 2015

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donran Oct 2015 11:56am, 5 Oct 2015 112 posts	Quote Pin donran As a marathoner it was quite pleasant to see the 15k marker and know there was 'only' another 11k to go. I'd have welcomed km markers after that but don't think I saw another. Had to do a lot more weaving after the metric marathoners joined in and the road was fairly narrow. I guess paces would be fairly similar at some stages but not all. With that in mind I can see why the organisers wouldn't want a large volume of people around a metric marathon pacer.
clare1976 Oct 2015 12:00pm, 5 Oct 2015 3,270 posts	Quote Pin clare1976 I think at the time I merged with the metrics, my pace was also quicker than theirs and so I literally spent those last 8? miles overtaking people which was a massive boost. I never felt that anybody got in my way but the course was very noticeably busier once we had merged, from about 10m until then, in the marathon it had noticeably thinned out. Given the difference in the colour branding of the marathon v the metric I do wonder if they could have provided metric km markers on different colour boards so they were obvious which event they related to.
Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs) Oct 2015 12:07pm, 5 Oct 2015 22,586 posts	Quote Pin Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs) I quite like marathons with metric markings, they seem to get ticked off quicker
ndellar Oct 2015 12:08pm, 5 Oct 2015 3,124 posts	Quote Pin ndellar Same here Clare - I liked the fact we merged because they were all going a bit slower and I was overtaking a lot which helped my head. The Metric field was sufficiently thinned by then so I didn't feel hindered. I actually went past a friend from another club doing it which was a boost. I wrote a blog if anyone is interested http://www.fetcheveryone.com/blog-view.php?id=6595&m=0&y=0#blog341752
donran Oct 2015 12:11pm, 5 Oct 2015 113 posts	Quote Pin donran Clare: Maybe my view was clouded by the runner behind me continuously screaming at people to keep to the left or maybe the people in front were startled by his screams and froze. It was okay after a while because there was plenty room on the metric side of the road. I can still see why organisers wouldn't want a massive metric marathon pace bus blocking the road in front of marathon runners though.
Autumnleaves Oct 2015 12:12pm, 5 Oct 2015 7,064 posts	Quote Pin Autumnleaves I hope the merging didn't cause any marathoners problems - I found it quite inspiring to be alongside you all! I did my best to keep left. Mr AL was passed by the 3hr pacers which he said was quite alarming!! There were a sizeable group of runners chasing the two pacers and he said it sounded like a stampede
Bazoaxe Oct 2015 12:25pm, 5 Oct 2015 9,091 posts	Quote Pin Bazoaxe The merging was fine...I was also passing loads of people but mostly had enough space and when I didnt used the metric marathoners side....only issue was when a car came along one way and a police bike the other and it seemed the cr had somehow got on the closed road and nt sure how that got sorted
ndellar Oct 2015 12:31pm, 5 Oct 2015 3,125 posts	Quote Pin ndellar One thing I did notice was that despite the roads being closed to traffic, some cyclists got through and were riding in the same direction as we were running. They weren't with any runners or part of the race but they were weaving amongst us and I just felt that they could have caused a serious accident regardless of whether or not a runner was wearing headphones - those racing bikes don't make much noise
Jovi Runner Oct 2015 12:34pm, 5 Oct 2015 3,717 posts	Quote Pin Jovi Runner Clare - stunning time on that course. I did the metric last year - I liked it when we merged although did have to watch myself that I didn't gt caught up with the marathoners who were going faster than me (I was aiming for a 1:59 kilomathon). I got a few cheers that suggested some of the crown though I was gunning for a sub 3 marathon - if only! I did run the last half mile with the sub 3 pacer as I was starting to fade and I held onto him so get my sub 2! Last year I seem to recall he only had 2 or 3 people left with him in the final 0.5m.
Jovi Runner Oct 2015 12:35pm, 5 Oct 2015 3,718 posts	Quote Pin Jovi Runner crown? No the Queen wasn't their - should have typed crowd!