Greater Manchester Marathon 2012

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Steady Edina
Steady Edina
Jun 2012
12:51pm, 13 Jun 2012
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Steady Edina
7 hrs I could cope with but my predicted finish time would be after 6 hrs
Battlecat
Battlecat
Jun 2012
12:55pm, 13 Jun 2012
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Battlecat
Just checked the website - it was 6 hours for the roads closed. You needed to get out of Dunham Massey (mile 15ish) before 12.45 which was 13.5mm pace and then after that you'd be able to complete but the roads might not be traffic free.
Steady Edina
Steady Edina
Jun 2012
12:57pm, 13 Jun 2012
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Steady Edina
Just checked this years race booklet and it is in deed 6hrs
Battlecat
Battlecat
Jun 2012
1:01pm, 13 Jun 2012
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Battlecat
They didn;t adhere to it though if there were people in the results over 7 hours. They must just make you finish on the pavements. As I remember the last few miles are on a big wide main road so there was plenty of pavement space
Steady Edina
Steady Edina
Jun 2012
2:23pm, 13 Jun 2012
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Steady Edina
Yes a friend of mind did it but she got a bit lost and came last
Steady Edina
Steady Edina
Jun 2012
2:32pm, 13 Jun 2012
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Steady Edina
Sorry ignore me she wasn't last just checked the results
pato1967
pato1967
Jun 2012
9:55am, 14 Jun 2012
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pato1967
It was the same as most races with a cut off they didn't adhere to the cutoff time strictly and there was a bit of leeway but they did sweep up runners who were going to be well over the cutoff onto a bus, this could have been down to safety concerns on the day due to the weather. I know of a a couple of people who were forced to drop out at the 20 and 23 mile point - both would have finished in over 8 hours though I think.
jennywren
jennywren
Jun 2012
1:10pm, 14 Jun 2012
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jennywren
8 hours is too long to be out in that weather :(
plodding hippo
plodding hippo
Jun 2012
1:11pm, 14 Jun 2012
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plodding hippo
I had wrinkly skin after 5 hours out in it!
Steady Edina
Steady Edina
Jun 2012
1:15pm, 14 Jun 2012
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Steady Edina
I thought being a Hippo PH it would have been better for you

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