Gosport Half Marathon 2014

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hillstrider
hillstrider
Nov 2015
6:33pm, 13 Nov 2015
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I've entered again this year, and hoping the rain holds off.
clare1976
clare1976
Nov 2015
6:37pm, 13 Nov 2015
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It's not the rain I'm bothered about. The wind forecast looks horrendous :-/
hillstrider
hillstrider
Nov 2015
3:39pm, 14 Nov 2015
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hillstrider
Yes you're right. 41 mph gusts. Let's hope we don't get blown into the sea!
SailorSteve
SailorSteve
Nov 2015
5:39pm, 14 Nov 2015
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SailorSteve
Just back from the Gosport "Helpers Half". Wild, wet and windy but 49 of us got round. Fastest was around 1:20 (I was around 1:33) and a few got pb's!!
Hope it blows through tonight and you get better conditions tomorrow.

Good luck everyone!
Arjin
Arjin
Nov 2015
7:58pm, 14 Nov 2015
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Arjin
Great job SailorSteve! ;-)
SailorSteve
SailorSteve
Nov 2015
8:20pm, 14 Nov 2015
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SailorSteve
Hey Arjin!!!! You were missed. Be safe.
clare1976
clare1976
Nov 2015
8:29pm, 14 Nov 2015
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Thank you sailor and all the other volunteers, to run in this weather is mad, to marshall is heroic x
SailorSteve
SailorSteve
Nov 2015
9:20pm, 14 Nov 2015
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SailorSteve
You're so right Clare and some of our guys were out there today for us and they'll do it all again tomorrow.

We're right up for it. Hope you have a good 'un👍
SailorSteve
SailorSteve
Nov 2015
1:47pm, 15 Nov 2015
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SailorSteve
clare, I cannot tell a lie, it was feckin windy.
clare1976
clare1976
Nov 2015
7:13pm, 15 Nov 2015
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Lol, hell yeah SS! So grateful to you and all the marshalls for being out in that. Was hard work! Where were you based? I looked at a few marshalls and wondered if it was you!

I was pleased with my race, 1:33:51 with some very strong miles when slightly sheltered and slow ones directly into the wind. I found the outward stretch of the 2nd lap especially tough (miles 8-10) as I was on my own so no shelter from the relentless gusts! Pleased though overall as consensus from those around me seemed to be that the wind was costing people 2-4 minutes and looking at my heart rate I didn't really race it flat out, just couldn't face battling too hard into the head winds!

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So who else is in? They have now announced the revised course for this year as the airfield is close...

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