Manchester Marathon 2023

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Nelly Apr 2023 11:30am, 17 Apr 2023 4,355 posts	0 Nelly On the half way timing mat, I think it was the same last year. Even the official splits report (e.g. see mine here results.sporthive.com ) shows the mat as being at 13.05 miles, which is very odd. Same this year (e.g. WW's splits results.sporthive.com where they report the mat as being at 21k instead) I noticed the 13mile marker and timing mat were co-located when I ran along Park Road prior to the leaders passing through, however, if you believe the official route map ( manchestermarathon.co.uk ) is correct then they were both located closer to the correct half-way point than the suggested 13 mile mark on the map. That said, I do recall seeing on the tracker quite a few people with quicker second timing splits than first split paces.
Vixx Apr 2023 11:34am, 17 Apr 2023 1,861 posts	0 Vixx I think after the "short course" fiasco of 2013-14 they don't ever want a repeat!
jda Apr 2023 12:13pm, 17 Apr 2023 14,695 posts	0 jda Nelly, the course map isn't sufficiently precise to really be useful. I don't see any difference in this year's route between 10 and 20 miles and the 10m dot is the same as on last year's map (which I looked up on the internet archive) but the 20m one is appreciably different. Whether the mid-point mat was actually 13 miles or 21km or something else it was noticeably short of a half marathon distance and still further short of half way round the course.
jda Apr 2023 12:16pm, 17 Apr 2023 14,696 posts	0 jda Thanks for the shouts BTW, I heard a few "James" but of course it's written on my number so assume it was just a random call-out (like I get for Settle Harriers too)! I was next to another James in the pen too, so it might have been his friend
Windsor Wool Apr 2023 12:18pm, 17 Apr 2023 5,889 posts	0 Windsor Wool JDA - will you run it again next year or are you tempted by something / somewhere different?
K5 Gus Apr 2023 12:23pm, 17 Apr 2023 5,728 posts	0 K5 Gus Priority discount for 2023 finishers - £55 instead of £65. Nah, think I'll pass
Spanners99 Apr 2023 12:29pm, 17 Apr 2023 424 posts	0 Spanners99 i said before race never again. But already thinking that through. 90% sure i will be in again next year
larkim Apr 2023 12:29pm, 17 Apr 2023 20,822 posts	0 larkim I don't know what guidance there is, if any, about races being long. No, I wondered that too - I know that in theory a race certificate becomes invalid if the route laid out is different to the one that the course measurer approved in the submission / measurement exercise, so if they did approve a marathon + 0.1% accurate course and they laid out a marathon + >0.1% course on the day in theory that would invalidate the certification, but I doubt it would have any practical effects or even be noted by anyone officially.
jda Apr 2023 1:30pm, 17 Apr 2023 14,698 posts	0 jda Not quite sure WW, at some point I really ought to have a go at London, not sure when to do that. Or I might give it all a miss for a year or two, I can't see me doing another 6 in a row up to M60. I don't have anywhere else on the horizon but something might turn up. Oh, there could be Bentham again locally some time, but that's more of a fun run really. I have a title to defend if they put it on again
Hills of Death (HOD) Apr 2023 1:46pm, 17 Apr 2023 36,690 posts	0 Hills of Death (HOD) If I did the ‘correct’ distance I still wouldn’t have pbed it would be like 2-3 mins quicker I guess. But it’s poor if they have added. I won’t be going back next year just wanna do another possibly Newport and possibly Salzburg as another.