Suggestions for a fast Half Marathon in July/September/October in the South East please

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HermanBloom Apr 2014 11:37am, 24 Apr 2014 4,490 posts	0 HermanBloom A mate wants to run sub two hours for a Half, so I said I would help with the pacing and finding a suitable venue. I did the Barns Green Half last September which was ace, but is undulating so not sure if it is the right one to go for. I am ruling August out as either he or I will be away for most of it. I was looking at the Down Tow Up Flow one, as I was close to doing that last year, but looking on RW it seems it can get a bit clogged up along the towpath. Any other ideas?
Rosehip Apr 2014 11:57am, 24 Apr 2014 3,130 posts	0 Rosehip GER in Peterborough in October. not quite south east but easy to get to on the train from Londinium
HermanBloom Apr 2014 12:08pm, 24 Apr 2014 4,492 posts	0 HermanBloom Hmmm, two hour drive to get there, so may be a bit much. I will add to the shortlist though!
HellsBells Apr 2014 12:12pm, 24 Apr 2014 17,425 posts	0 HellsBells Bit out of the frame, but St Neots in November - 3 mile downhill finish
HellsBells Apr 2014 12:13pm, 24 Apr 2014 17,426 posts	0 HellsBells Great Bentley is fast and flat but it's not til February
HermanBloom Apr 2014 12:16pm, 24 Apr 2014 4,493 posts	0 HermanBloom Bentley might work as a "bad weather/injury for the autumn race" back-up, though again it seems a bit ot a trek to get too (Google telling me 2+ hours). St Neots on the list. Seems do-able and I like the sound of the finish!
Battlecat Apr 2014 12:17pm, 24 Apr 2014 3,616 posts	0 Battlecat Pleshey half in September (out Chelmsford way) Not flat but a nice course and I wouldn't say it was hilly. I pb'd there last year
DeeGee Apr 2014 12:18pm, 24 Apr 2014 15,744 posts	0 DeeGee If Peterborough's too far, he definitely won't want Mablethorpe or the Isle of Axholme Shame, because you'd be hard pressed to find flatter races. Maidstone's the right time of year, but no part of Maidstone is "flat"
Heavyweight Apr 2014 12:21pm, 24 Apr 2014 886 posts	0 Heavyweight Gosport is super fast and you get an extra month to train for it. Its in November.
becca7 Apr 2014 12:22pm, 24 Apr 2014 5,545 posts	0 becca7 UFD Hackney Half Marathon would be a possibility. 31 August, pancake flat. Laps but they are varied enough that they don't get boring and the marshalls tend to be very good and encourage you by name (they have a list). Some shortish stretches are on grass but otherwise it is on the paths of Hackney Marshes. One of my favourite races. Down Tow Up Flow was one that I did last year - I don't recall congestion being much of a problem.