Chester Marathon

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Entrants (117)
Club		 PB SB Pred Time WAVA
**slowguy** Been struggling with injury all the time I have been training for this race. Cant wait to get it done, my one and only Marathon for sure.
Sandbach Striders 		4:20:28 5:15:00 4:45:00 5:15:00 40.43
*Michael*
Sandbach Striders 		3:27:16 3:32:42 3:57:55 52.69
ABaxter
Dumfries RC 		3:07:11 3:27:42 3:27:42 59.05
alan l Marathon with no training
Elswick Harriers 		3:53:59 4:07:00 4:07:00 52.42
Alfie
Tattenhall Runners 		4:06:48 4:13:10 4:13:10 53.35
alirainsbury
Manchester Tri 		3:41:57 4:01:33 4:01:33 50.38
angleseyal
Cybi Striders 		4:34:34 4:34:34 4:43:00 4:34:34 44.40
Barky
Hermitage Harriers RC 		3:35:57 3:58:11 3:58:11 54.81
baz2
Dragons RC 		3:44:45 3:57:34 3:59:00 3:57:34 56.85
Big Kahuna
Great Yarmouth Road Runners 		4:01:19 4:01:19 4:14:16 53.58
bigmunnki
Bournville Harriers 		3:08:10 3:45:41 3:45:41 55.18
BoomRumble&Roar
Sandbach Striders 		3:13:28 3:18:14 3:20:00 3:18:14 61.39
brnmcgn
Middlesbrough & Cleveland Harriers 		3:43:54 3:48:10 3:43:00 4:53:51 41.37
carrot top
Wirral AC 		2:44:05 2:52:47 3:05:22 67.18
caw
Denby Dale AC 		4:35:04 4:51:28 4:20:00 4:51:28 49.78
Cheg
Flyers Southend 		3:34:28 3:34:28 3:29:59 3:34:28 56.68
clairster
Stockport Harriers & AC 		3:53:47 4:22:30 5:00:00 4:35:36 48.93
corned beef keith chuffed to bits, my first full, happy days
Barnsley AC 		2:50:02 2:57:29 2:57:29 72.35
CottamRunner Prep for Marriott's Way Ultra - but hoped to PB / go sub 3.30 here. Ended up with 3.15.44 (1st Half 1.35.46 / 2nd Half 1.39.58)!! :-) :-)
Northern Veterans AC, Red Rose RRC 		3:15:44 3:15:44 3:29:59 3:15:44 62.66
crash
Royal Sutton Coldfield AC 		2:43:00 2:53:23 2:53:23 70.19
darkmattermike Quite tough with wind and hills. Cramp at 22.5 miles.
Unaffiliated 		4:00:13 4:06:15 4:12:09 60.34
dave99
Nantwich Running Club 		3:29:15 3:56:10 3:35:00 3:56:10 52.41
deanmurley
Harpenden Arrows 		2:58:37 4:57:52 4:57:52 41.04
Dickie York Late(ish) season marathon, see how it goes, would be great to get sub 3 again (different course to last year). Post race update: Was going well to about 17 miles, very consistent 6.40 min/mile, then crashed big time. Enogh long runs in the legs to get me round, but need to work on my pace running and a few more long training runs. 95th overall 23rd in V40 cat, so not too shabby.
Pocklington Runners 		2:41:18 3:04:20 3:05:00 3:06:38 67.68
Doug K1664
Unaffiliated 		3:58:50 4:04:05 4:04:05 52.61
DrDan
Hyde Park Harriers 		3:22:56 3:32:43 3:25:00 3:32:43 61.37
Fox on a run Well organised event but unless you have a stormer probably not a PB course.
Stockport Harriers & AC 		2:59:19 3:00:23 3:03:57 70.38
Foxster
100 Marathon Club 		3:33:20 3:56:35 3:58:29 58.14
Gavvers
Wrexham AAC 		3:39:44 3:47:58 3:45:00 3:47:58 54.03
GazOC
Unaffiliated 		3:15:56 3:52:54 4:00:00 3:52:54 54.68
Generation X
Unaffiliated 		3:51:42 4:04:23 4:04:23 53.42
ginger2blonde
Leighton Fun Runners 		5:12:23 5:18:00 5:18:00 43.16
gingerbreadman
Stockport Harriers & AC 		2:55:15 3:03:57 2:59:00 3:03:57 69.23
Grumpy M Cramped badly for the last 8 miles was on for sub 3:30 until then
Unaffiliated 		3:37:39 3:37:39 4:00:00 3:37:39 59.48
Im A Runner Well what can I say about Chester........ I'll start with my only fault, it's not flat. Well organised, well planned, great route, great support from the volunteers in fact fantastic support from them. The general public both in England and Wales were outstanding. The atmosphere was really good. At the end the organisation was superb, even got out the car park in a decent time. This is defo going to be and an annual event for me. This was only my third Marathon and after doing Edinburgh twice I think they could learn a lot from this set up. Thanks for a great experience and although not a PB that two sub 4's out of three Marathon's for me :)
Unaffiliated 		3:51:16 3:57:03 3:56:00 3:58:54 51.55
jasond Set off for 2:55, but strong wind put paid to that- still a PB by around 17 mins!! :)
VEGAN RUNNERS UK 		2:49:24 2:56:44 2:59:59 2:56:44 72.65
jayden
West Cheshire AC 		5:09:41 5:26:36 5:26:36
jexy
St. Albans Striders 		3:30:07 3:30:07 3:45:00 3:30:07 59.67
jmc 6:07 6:07 6:31 6:23 6:19 6:14 6:10 6:23 6:17 6:25 = 62:56 = 6:17 6:23 6:14 6:29 6:23 6:11 6:33 6:37 6:54 6:31 6:24= 64:39 = 6:27 7:09 7:18 7:10 7:18 7:18 8:41 = 44:54 = 7:14
Stockport Harriers & AC 		2:42:21 2:47:36 2:52:45 72.57
Jogging Jon
100 Marathon Club, Wrekin Road Runners 		5:17:38 4:03:27 5:47:19 37.90
johnnyb24
Unaffiliated 		3:45:00
JohnnyO
Unaffiliated 		2:57:56 3:28:24 3:53:20 53.05
jonah
Stockport Harriers & AC 		2:49:59 2:55:57 2:55:57 76.10
JonnyK
Unaffiliated 		4:43:00 4:43:00 4:43:00 42.95
Keefley
Unaffiliated 		4:15:27 5:02:20 4:30:00 5:11:32 40.88
KelP
Unaffiliated 		3:40:24 3:54:57 3:54:57 57.02
Kendo!
Unaffiliated 		3:30:24 3:57:05 3:59:59 3:57:05 52.88
kevconchar
Dumfries RC 		2:55:21 2:57:03 3:05:00 3:04:35 67.06
kimfree
Wellingborough & District AC 		3:59:00 3:59:00 4:15:00 3:59:00 53.29
lesleyanne
Unaffiliated 		5:29:21 6:13:52 6:10:00 6:13:52 46.14
Lightning McQueen
Unaffiliated 		4:47:05 4:47:05 3:45:00 4:47:05 42.35
littletom
Vale Royal AC 		2:48:57 3:08:36 2:59:58 3:08:36 64.64
lizogical
Ellesmere Port Running Club 		3:58:43 4:47:15 5:05:00 43.92
LUFC1919
Wrekin Road Runners
MacDaz
Unaffiliated 		3:42:40 3:45:16 4:00:00 3:45:16 56.08
Malc26.2
Astley & Tyldesley Road Runners 		3:06:03 3:20:33 3:32:11 60.02
markwinds
Unaffiliated 		3:14:02 3:14:02 3:14:02 62.65
Martin James
Doncaster AC 		2:58:53 2:59:26 3:00:00 2:59:26 68.12
MartinTheCat
Sandbach Striders 		3:12:42 3:20:42 3:20:42 63.45
Martyn first marathon, had foot injury 5 weeks prior to race so training tailed off, pb half 1:32:44 4 weeks before race ran 1:42:10 first half as target 2:36:30 at 20 miles, still on target then abdominal muscles contracted and had to walk 5/6 times
Newmarket Joggers 		2:58:17 3:37:25 3:30:00 3:37:25 55.91
Mike_H
Swinton Running Club 		4:33:05 4:33:05 4:33:05 44.51
mikeymoo80 Considering i had sprained my foot 6 week previous i was over the moon with my time :-)
Unaffiliated 		5:46:00 5:46:00 5:15:00 5:46:00 35.13
milemonster Applied on line on 15/05/2011 Ben Fish: PB 2h20m Shingirai Badza won 10 city marathons. 2:29:11. Carlsbad Marathon. Jan this year. 2:26:36 last year Best: 2h23 (2003) Richard Bellamy 2:39 James Corden 242 Jonathan Dabbs 237 Daniel Fisher 242 Timothy Hawkins 237 Stuart Hopkins 242 Richard Lowson 242 Ian McBride 240 Howard Mead 243 Stacey Morgan 243 Mark Neeld 241 Kevin Ogden 244 Paul Payne 238 Paul Rose 242 Matt Shaw 225 (2005) Rupert Shute 238 Stephen Thomas 240 Russell Whittington 240 Note: A loss of 1kg = 4 seconds per mile = 2m40s over the whole marathon. Bus home: 15 & 45 mins each hour. Last: 17:15 Step 1. About a week before the event, adjust your carbohydrate intake, if needed, so that it's about 50 to 55 percent of your total calories. Increase protein and fat intake to compensate for any decrease in carbohydrates. Continue training at your normal level. This helps deplete your carbohydrate stores and make room for the loading that comes next. Step 2. Three to four days before the event, increase your carbohydrate intake to about 70 percent of your daily calories. Smaller athletes should consume about 4.5 grams of carbs per pound (kilogram) of body weight, while larger athletes should consume about 3.5 grams per pound of body weight to get adequate carbohydrate intake. Cut back on foods higher in fat to compensate for the extra carbohydrate-rich foods. Also scale back your training to avoid using the energy you're trying to store up. Rest completely the day before your big event.
Wrexham AAC 		2:33:30 2:37:31 2:29:00 2:37:31 77.19
MK hatter
Milton Keynes Lakeside Runners 		3:25:18 3:49:31 3:49:31 56.41
molarman
Stone Master Marathoners 		2:40:27 2:40:27 2:40:27 80.69
MountainGoat80 Great course and perfect conditions for a PB. Sadly I completely messed up on this race. Probably set off a bit to fast in all honesty, but main issue was stomach problems all the way around from breakfast/sports drinks on the route. Splits were 10m 1.06, Half 1.26 and 20 miles 2.14.... then stopped at a portaloo to 'inspect' it. I knew that I had missed my sub 3 target after that, so mentally just crumbled and ended up jogging back in 3.13. Will need to do a few more longer runs before the next sub 3 attempt and get my hydration/refuelling strategy right!
Cambridge & Coleridge AC 		3:11:00 3:11:00 3:00:00 3:13:00 62.98
Mrs BTB
Unaffiliated 		4:11:16 4:18:00 4:30:00 4:18:00 53.19
MrsJJ
Wrekin Road Runners 		3:49:24 3:56:25 5:01:15 46.90
Nadders (aka monsenb1)
Bramhall Runners 		3:44:23 3:45:44 3:45:44 54.56
Nephi OW, I knew going in to this I was not as fit as I would have liked and short on the number of long runs, but was not expecting the slogfest I ended up with. Went out just under 8MM as planned and all was good to 10 miles when the Quads (Medialis) started to tighten and cramp, it did not ease off and I had cramping quads all the way back. Adopted a run walk strategy at 15 miles, but even that gave out at 22 when any attempt to move faster than a walk resulted in cramp. BUT, main goal achived marathon done without the need of medical attention. A modest PB rather than the aimed for but a PB never the less. Chip Time: 04:23:04 Gun Time: 04:23:42 Position: 1496 (top 40%?) M45: 177 Good course through rolling countryside with a start winding through Chester which was good for keeping the pace steady in the early miles, shame I did not do it justice today as the conditions were almost perfect.
Unaffiliated 		3:43:34 4:23:04 3:29:00 4:23:04 49.63
NickM1024
North Herts Road Runners 		2:43:16 3:16:23 3:16:23 66.48
paulsamcymru
Wrexham AAC 		3:59:13 3:59:13 3:59:13 51.10
peachy
Unaffiliated 		4:33:22 4:33:22 4:33:22 45.55
Peteb69
100 Marathon Club, Serpentine RC 		2:49:15 3:06:51 3:11:32 66.49
peter jay
Saint Edmund Pacers 		4:36:52 4:40:32 4:40:32 48.99
PJL
Unaffiliated 		4:06:19
Pottermiss
Whitchurch Whippets 		4:11:24 4:49:54 4:49:54 47.63
Pou Pou
Unaffiliated 		3:30:03 4:02:58 4:00:00 4:02:58
rdr
Unaffiliated 		3:33:30 3:30:00
rebel mc
Unaffiliated 		4:14:31 4:29:05 4:29:05 49.76
Redchilli Struggled with the last 10 miles
Unaffiliated 		2:44:23 2:57:23 3:04:27 66.77
RiaBrightGlimmerGearUltraRunner
Denby Dale AC
RobH
Manchester Tri 		2:52:46 2:52:46 2:52:46 70.56
RobK650
Black Country Triathletes 		3:21:20 3:25:10 3:25:10 64.16
RoBo63
West Bromwich Harriers 		3:30:19 3:40:47 4:04:02 54.87
run fat boy run72 bit of a disaster today. really bad day at the office,had to walk and run from mile 18 onwards. just didnt feel good early on and the tank was running on empty!!!!
Unaffiliated 		3:36:12 3:58:01 3:55:00 4:18:34 48.16
running26
Unaffiliated 		3:51:22 4:16:02 3:45:00 4:16:02 52.75
RunnyBunny
Hinckley Running Club 		4:23:42 4:23:42 4:23:42 52.04
SamBen
Penny Lane Striders 		3:56:00 3:56:00 3:56:00 60.42
Shadow
100 Marathon Club, Cybi Striders 		3:58:17 4:06:46 4:15:50 59.02
Si1183 First Marathon
Unaffiliated 		4:00:00
simon_g
South Cheshire Harriers 		4:09:33 4:10:14 4:20:54 51.32
skips765
Pembrokeshire Harriers AAC
Spark
100 Marathon Club 		3:36:03 3:47:02 3:55:22 56.92
spence62
Knowle and Dorridge Running Club 		5:02:57 5:02:57 5:14:44 47.39
Spikey Mikey
Lancaster & Morecambe AC 		3:13:15 3:39:33 3:50:00 3:39:33 55.53
Stevierobbo
Craven Energy Tri Club 		3:55:26 3:55:26 3:30:00
Storey
West Australian Marathon Club, Masters Athletics WA 		4:24:05 4:33:38 5:00:00 4:33:38 45.24
StreetlyRoadRunner
West Bromwich Harriers 		3:51:20 3:51:20 3:51:20 53.24
tangledfeet
Ivanhoe Runners 		2:46:59 2:51:31 3:14:15 69.53
Tattooedrunner43 Didn't get the time I wanted but still got PB.
Prestatyn RC 		3:48:48 3:48:48 3:40:00 3:48:48 54.42
ThePenkethRunner
Warrington Running Club 		3:59:53 4:47:49 5:12:13 39.05
thesloth
Doncaster AC 		3:15:51 3:25:10
tpayne
Chorlton Runners
trevm
Wilmslow RC 		2:57:58 2:57:58 2:49:00 2:57:58 76.56
tryfan
Penny Lane Striders 		4:25:01 4:25:01 4:25:01 51.86
UltraDunc
Salford Metropolitan AC 		3:17:35 4:03:39 4:14:00 4:38:45 48.88
Ultrahamster
Sale Harriers Manchester 		3:03:05 3:13:11 3:31:13 62.33
WarringtonRunner
Warrington Running Club 		3:58:16 4:45:32 5:11:31 39.13
webby1
Unaffiliated 		4:57:00 3:29:00
WeebleNana
York Knavesmire Harriers 		4:11:59 4:58:05 4:58:05 48.32
Wilks First 13.1 miles in approx 1:30 2nd half in approx 1:38.
London Heathside Runners AC 		3:08:03 3:08:03 3:29:00 3:08:03 67.72
woody2run
Unaffiliated 		3:39:19 3:32:51 3:42:22 63.48
WorkersPlaytime
Whitchurch Whippets 		3:58:08 4:02:51 4:28:33 49.44
wrexhamrob as im running Berlin 14 days earlier - my goal is finish in not a pw of 4:50, and enjoy the day with little expectations, having joined the looney 2 marathons in 2 weeks club.
Buckley RC 		4:17:30 4:24:00 4:40:00
wythenshawe stealth
Unaffiliated 		3:31:36 3:31:36 3:31:36
XB
Ribble Valley Runners 		3:55:13 4:17:41 4:40:00 5:14:45 42.91

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