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Apr 2012
3:06pm, 29 Apr 2012
3,238 posts
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CC2 Speedy Goth
I'd like a 30k or 20 mile road race to use as a training run for a bit of variety in my training for Munich in October, but all there is round here is the Belper Rugby Rover 30k, which is stupidly hilly and involves stiles and similar nonsense. It is not good training for a flat road marathon and certainly wouldn't lend itself to a well paced effort. Anyone know of any 30k or 20 mile races in July, August or September?
I suppose I could use a half marathon with a long warm up...
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Apr 2012
3:10pm, 29 Apr 2012
1,960 posts
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clare1976
frustratingly there generally aren't any in autumn build-up. i think the only option is tacking miles on to halves or i know of people entering other fm's and stopping at 20m. but unfort race organisers obv assume London is the only mara people train for!!
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Apr 2012
3:13pm, 29 Apr 2012
274 posts
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mikep
no luck - look every year
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Apr 2012
3:26pm, 29 Apr 2012
3,239 posts
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CC2 Speedy Goth
There's the 5-4-3-2-1 I suppose, but that's a very, very long way away from me. The same day there's a new marathon near me that is 9 laps, I could feasible run 7 laps of that. But it has 4 stiles per lap, which would hardly help a marathon pace effort.
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Apr 2012
3:31pm, 29 Apr 2012
20,562 posts
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Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs)
I always do Belper CC2, it builds stamina which is important  What autumn marathon are you doing?
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Apr 2012
3:35pm, 29 Apr 2012
3,240 posts
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CC2 Speedy Goth
Munich. I've done Belper before and I really don't think it helped at all, unless making my injury worse counts as 'helping'. I'm looking for something along the lines of the Stamford Striders 30k or the Ashby 20 where I can do a significant chunk at MP. Even a local HM would do, but I can't find one on a suitable weekend.
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Apr 2012
3:37pm, 29 Apr 2012
20,564 posts
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Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs)
I know, not good is it Even lost Newark this year
I have a few half mara's lined up, wish I was a s fast as you, we could have met up for some runs, but you are one speedy lady!
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Apr 2012
3:41pm, 29 Apr 2012
2,506 posts
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rf_fozzy
Belper is a fun race. I did it last year.
I can recommend plenty of good long fell races to do for an autumn marathon build-up...
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Apr 2012
3:49pm, 29 Apr 2012
3,241 posts
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CC2 Speedy Goth
Fozzy, you're a fell runner and you know it. I, however, am a road runner. I'm not saying I definitively won't do Belper, but that's not the point of this thread. I need a long ROAD race for pacing practice without road crossings (or stiles!) to ruin the flow.
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Apr 2012
3:50pm, 29 Apr 2012
1,017 posts
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Devoted2Distance
I agree. They all seem to be towards a spring marathon... I ran 2 marathons, a 20 mile race and a 15 mile race before VLM (although that wasn't my target race just an 'experience')
I think there should be more long distance races in general, Halfs and 10ks seem to be the favourites.
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