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Peterborough Spring Half Marathon

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minardi Jan 2018 2:11pm, 9 Jan 2018 4,054 posts	Quote Pin minardi fetcheveryone.com/viewracedetails.php?id=2031855 25 March, East of England Showground. I appear to have entered this. Is anybody joining me from fetchland?
HellsBells Jan 2018 2:45pm, 9 Jan 2018 23,351 posts	Quote Pin HellsBells tempted minardi - 3 weeks after Cambridge, I shall consult the oracle when I get home
Rosehip Jan 2018 3:19pm, 9 Jan 2018 9,995 posts	Quote Pin Rosehip oooo - might be tempted and let someone else have my Cambridge - need to check diary!
Rosehip Jan 2018 3:22pm, 9 Jan 2018 9,996 posts	Quote Pin Rosehip hmm, same day as the new Bedford 20 or a week after Oakley - and I was hoping to be fit enough for one of those. Assuming it won't fill up quickly I'll hold off on deciding for a bit. But thanks for heads-up
Flatlander Jan 2018 3:40pm, 9 Jan 2018 969 posts	Quote Pin Flatlander I might have been tempted by a relatively local HM, but I can't say I'm impressed by their webpage. Hardly any information, apart from date, time and where. They appear to be allowing under 17s and under 13s to run in the HM according to the discounts available on the HM entry page. Perhaps they are using a generic booking form used for their other events, if so it's sloppy organisation. £3 charge for car parking. Processing and pack Fees - £2 for collecting race number on the day, or £1.50 by post. T&Cs - "You can not (sic.) participate if you are pregnant. The participant accepts that the event they are entering is not a race in any format." Discriminatory, and why organise a HM if they expect people not to race it, even though the event is listed under their "Races" Tab? Perhaps they are blanket T&Cs intended for the Obstacle events. Again sloppy.
ThorntonRunner Jan 2018 6:48am, 18 Jan 2018 1,565 posts	Quote Pin ThorntonRunner Interesting route! ukrunningevents.co.uk
MzG Jan 2018 7:10am, 18 Jan 2018 728 posts	Quote Pin MzG That route made my head hurt! How many marshals will they need for that?
Old Man Jan 2018 8:48am, 18 Jan 2018 3,231 posts	Quote Pin Old Man Flatlander, I share your concerns. As a local course measurer, that's the first thing I look for and this does not appear to have been measured or permitted to UKA/EA standards, but then it's a run not a race (!!) Many years ago the Showground was considered for a half marthon but was ruled out due to all the 90 degree turns it would require, this event rather proves our point!! Allowing/encouraging 13yo to run a half marathon is just irresponsible imho
HellsBells Jan 2018 9:16am, 18 Jan 2018 23,400 posts	Quote Pin HellsBells having seen the course, it's a no from me - I nearly died of boredom during a similar 10k on the west Cambridge site, the thought of doing twice as much........
minardi Jan 2018 2:44pm, 22 Jan 2018 4,055 posts	Quote Pin minardi It's been cancelled!!!!!