Chippenham Half v Bristol Half

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Hourglass Mar 2012 12:18pm, 8 Mar 2012 7,440 posts	0 Hourglass Hi Wise Fetchies It turns out that this year they're not running the Chippenham Half ...so how does it compare to the Bristol Half (I can't do the Swindon one as tackling the Spires and Steeple the sames day :-)) Muchle thanks in advance
Keefy Beefy Mar 2012 12:21pm, 8 Mar 2012 7,238 posts	0 Keefy Beefy You want the Cricklade HM - Oct 7th.
Hourglass Mar 2012 12:21pm, 8 Mar 2012 7,441 posts	0 Hourglass ...ooh, I'll check it out
Keefy Beefy Mar 2012 12:27pm, 8 Mar 2012 7,239 posts	0 Keefy Beefy Bristol = Massive = Big crowds = Congestion = Etc, etc.
Mr Mick & NOT so Little Phil Mar 2012 12:28pm, 8 Mar 2012 15,472 posts	0 Mr Mick & NOT so Little Phil Cricklade( 1:47 ) is a piece of cake compared to Swindon Bristol when we did it, we'd have hammered it, but we were told we must start at back - we still clocked around 2:10
fetcheveryone Mar 2012 12:28pm, 8 Mar 2012 10,833 posts	0 fetcheveryone Bristol = I've done it. Chippenham = I haven't. I think it was 2007 when I did it, and it was an out and back along the Avon Gorge - I don't remember too much congestion, and apart from that, it was like most biggish city halfs.
Puddington Mar 2012 12:31pm, 8 Mar 2012 46,730 posts	0 Puddington I hated Bristol - but this was 6 years ago. The organisation was awful, couldn't get out of the finish area for an age afterwards. The goody bag was full of flyers and some concentrated cranberry juice, which most people choked on. And I got shoved in the back by some twat at the start. It may well be lovely now...
Keefy Beefy Mar 2012 12:36pm, 8 Mar 2012 7,240 posts	0 Keefy Beefy Fetch is definitely wrong this time. Pudds is right, even if I suspect her "which most people choked on" comment is not backed up by hard data
Puddington Mar 2012 12:39pm, 8 Mar 2012 46,731 posts	0 Puddington
Keefy Beefy Mar 2012 12:46pm, 8 Mar 2012 7,241 posts	0 Keefy Beefy freezes with fear