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Chester Marathon

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Entrants (116)
Club		 PB SB Pred Time WAVA
MacDaz
Unaffiliated 		3:42:40 3:45:16 4:00:00 3:45:16 55.14
paulsamcymru
Wrexham AAC 		3:59:13 3:59:13 3:59:13 50.37
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 53.38
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 66.61
JonnyK
Unaffiliated 		4:43:00 4:43:00 4:43:00 42.58
MK hatter
Milton Keynes Lakeside Runners 		3:25:18 3:49:31 3:49:31 55.52
SamBen
Penny Lane Striders 		3:56:00 3:56:00 3:56:00 58.62
Malc26.2
Astley & Tyldesley Road Runners 		3:06:03 3:20:33 3:32:11 59.04
markwinds
Unaffiliated 		3:14:02 3:14:02 3:14:02 62.10
alan l Marathon with no training
Elswick Harriers 		3:53:59 4:07:00 4:07:00 51.59
kimfree
Wellingborough & District AC 		3:59:00 3:59:00 4:15:00 3:59:00 52.41
carrot top
Wirral AC 		2:44:05 2:52:47 3:05:22 65.89
Mike_H
Swinton Running Club 		4:33:05 4:33:05 4:33:05 44.93
Storey
West Australian Marathon Club, Masters Athletics WA 		4:24:05 4:33:38 5:00:00 4:33:38 44.33
running26
Unaffiliated 		3:51:22 4:16:02 3:45:00 4:16:02 52.03
lizogical
Ellesmere Port Running Club 		3:58:43 4:47:15 5:05:00 42.78
ABaxter
Dumfries RC 		3:07:11 3:27:42 3:27:42 58.02
woody2run
Unaffiliated 		3:14:43 3:32:51 3:42:22 62.75
JohnnyO
Unaffiliated 		2:57:56 3:28:24 3:53:20 51.98
RobK650
Black Country Triathletes 		3:21:20 3:25:10 3:25:10 63.21
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 61.57
kevconchar
Dumfries RC 		2:55:21 2:57:03 3:05:00 3:04:35 65.71
rebel mc
Unaffiliated 		4:14:31 4:29:05 4:29:05 49.06
Cheg
Flyers Southend 		3:34:28 3:34:28 3:29:59 3:34:28 56.18
caw
Denby Dale AC 		4:35:04 4:51:28 4:20:00 4:51:28 49.28
*Michael*
Sandbach Striders 		3:27:16 3:32:42 3:57:55 51.77
jexy
St. Albans Striders 		3:30:07 3:30:07 3:45:00 3:30:07 58.62
corned beef keith chuffed to bits, my first full, happy days
Barnsley AC 		2:50:02 2:57:29 2:57:29 71.19
Lightning McQueen
Unaffiliated 		4:47:05 4:47:05 3:45:00 4:47:05 41.97
Spikey Mikey
Lancaster & Morecambe AC 		3:13:15 3:39:33 3:50:00 3:39:33 54.88
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 34.82
NickM1024
North Herts Road Runners 		2:43:16 3:16:23 3:16:23 65.46
alirainsbury
Manchester Tri 		3:41:57 4:01:33 4:01:33 49.88
WarringtonRunner
Warrington Running Club 		3:58:16 4:45:32 5:11:31 38.68
jayden
West Cheshire AC 		5:09:41 5:26:36 5:26:36
wythenshawe stealth
Unaffiliated 		3:31:36 3:31:36 3:31:36
ginger2blonde
Leighton Fun Runners 		5:12:23 5:18:00 5:18:00 42.18
deanmurley
Harpenden Arrows 		2:58:37 4:57:52 4:57:52 40.45
Pottermiss
Whitchurch Whippets 		4:11:24 4:49:54 4:49:54 46.51
johnnyb24
Unaffiliated 		3:45:00
RiaBrightGlimmerGearUltraRunner
Denby Dale AC
GazOC
Unaffiliated 		3:15:56 3:52:54 4:00:00 3:52:54 53.78
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 55.42
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 50.54
brnmcgn
Middlesbrough & Cleveland Harriers 		3:43:54 3:48:10 3:43:00 4:53:51 41.00
**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 39.77
Stevierobbo
Craven Energy Tri Club 		3:55:26 3:55:26 3:30:00
darkmattermike Quite tough with wind and hills. Cramp at 22.5 miles.
Unaffiliated 		4:00:13 4:06:15 4:12:09 59.89
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 58.55
peter jay
Saint Edmund Pacers 		4:36:52 4:40:32 4:40:32 48.36
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 62.43
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 47.24
RoBo63
West Bromwich Harriers 		3:30:19 3:40:47 4:04:02 54.10
Si1183 First Marathon
Unaffiliated 		4:00:00
Ultrahamster
Sale Harriers Manchester 		3:03:05 3:13:11 3:31:13 61.40
StreetlyRoadRunner
West Bromwich Harriers 		3:51:20 3:51:20 3:51:20 52.20
Keefley
Unaffiliated 		4:15:27 5:02:20 4:30:00 5:11:32 40.21
MartinTheCat
Sandbach Striders 		3:12:42 3:20:42 3:20:42 62.41
XB
Ribble Valley Runners 		3:55:13 4:17:41 4:40:00 5:14:45 42.32
PJL
Unaffiliated 		4:06:19
dave99
Nantwich Running Club 		3:29:15 3:56:10 3:35:00 3:56:10 51.36
baz2
Dragons RC 		3:44:45 3:57:34 3:59:00 3:57:34 56.07
Big Kahuna
Great Yarmouth Road Runners 		4:01:19 4:01:19 4:14:16 52.87
tangledfeet
Ivanhoe Runners 		2:46:59 2:51:31 3:14:15 68.58
Shadow
100 Marathon Club, Cybi Striders 		3:58:17 4:06:46 4:15:50 56.40
molarman
Stone Master Marathoners 		2:40:27 2:40:27 2:40:27 79.43
Redchilli Struggled with the last 10 miles
Unaffiliated 		2:44:23 2:57:23 3:04:27 65.46
BoomRumble&Roar
Sandbach Striders 		3:13:28 3:18:14 3:20:00 3:18:14 60.78
rdr
Unaffiliated 		3:33:30 3:30:00
Doug K1664
Unaffiliated 		3:58:50 4:04:05 4:04:05 51.76
WorkersPlaytime
Whitchurch Whippets 		3:58:08 4:02:51 4:28:33 48.72
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 76.49
tryfan
Penny Lane Striders 		4:25:01 4:25:01 4:25:01 51.19
Foxster
100 Marathon Club 		3:33:20 3:56:35 3:58:29 57.42
crash
Royal Sutton Coldfield AC 		2:43:00 2:53:23 2:53:23 69.49
Peteb69
100 Marathon Club, Serpentine RC 		2:49:15 3:06:51 3:11:32 65.40
Jogging Jon
100 Marathon Club, Wrekin Road Runners 		5:17:38 4:03:27 5:47:19 37.34
Barky
Hermitage Harriers RC 		3:35:57 3:58:11 3:58:11 53.97
Generation X
Unaffiliated 		3:51:42 4:04:23 4:04:23 52.60
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 71.30
gingerbreadman
Stockport Harriers & AC 		2:55:15 3:03:57 2:59:00 3:03:57 68.10
Martin James
Doncaster AC 		2:58:53 2:59:26 3:00:00 2:59:26 67.15
jonah
Stockport Harriers & AC 		2:49:59 2:55:57 2:55:57 75.03
clairster
Stockport Harriers & AC 		3:53:47 4:22:30 5:00:00 4:35:36 47.84
RobH
Manchester Tri 		2:52:46 2:52:46 2:52:46 69.74
KelP
Unaffiliated 		3:40:24 3:54:57 3:54:57 55.31
simon_g
South Cheshire Harriers 		4:09:33 4:10:14 4:20:54 50.60
Nadders (aka monsenb1)
Bramhall Runners 		3:44:23 3:45:44 3:45:44 53.49
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 69.28
angleseyal
Cybi Striders 		4:34:34 4:34:34 4:43:00 4:34:34 43.88
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 71.49
Kendo!
Unaffiliated 		3:30:24 3:57:05 3:59:59 3:57:05 51.95
Pou Pou
Unaffiliated 		3:30:03 4:02:58 4:00:00 4:02:58
littletom
Vale Royal AC 		2:48:57 3:08:36 2:59:58 3:08:36 63.89
spence62
Knowle and Dorridge Running Club 		5:02:57 5:02:57 5:14:44 45.42
DrDan
Hyde Park Harriers 		3:22:56 3:32:43 3:25:00 3:32:43 60.43
skips765
Pembrokeshire Harriers AAC
tpayne
Chorlton Runners
lesleyanne
Unaffiliated 		5:29:21 6:13:52 6:10:00 6:13:52 43.60
thesloth
Doncaster AC 		3:15:51 3:25:10
Spark
100 Marathon Club 		3:36:03 3:47:02 3:55:22 55.79
Alfie
Tattenhall Runners 		4:06:48 4:13:10 4:13:10 52.62
peachy
Unaffiliated 		4:33:22 4:33:22 4:33:22 44.68
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 66.55
webby1
Unaffiliated 		4:57:00 3:29:00
RunnyBunny
Hinckley Running Club 		4:23:42 4:23:42 4:23:42 50.86
bigmunnki
Bournville Harriers 		3:08:10 3:45:41 3:45:41 54.12
trevm
Wilmslow RC 		2:57:58 2:57:58 2:49:00 2:57:58 75.54
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
Gavvers
Wrexham AAC 		3:39:44 3:47:58 3:45:00 3:47:58 52.97
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 48.87
UltraDunc
Salford Metropolitan AC 		3:17:35 4:03:39 4:14:00 4:38:45 48.23
Mrs BTB
Unaffiliated 		4:11:16 4:18:00 4:30:00 4:18:00 51.99
WeebleNana
York Knavesmire Harriers 		4:11:59 4:58:05 4:58:05 46.76
MrsJJ
Wrekin Road Runners 		3:49:24 3:56:25 5:01:15 45.59
ThePenkethRunner
Warrington Running Club 		3:59:53 4:47:49 5:12:13 38.59

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