Ras Cors Caron Half Marathon - Events

jason d

31/10/2011 at 11:47

Don't know where the ratings from previous years' races have gone, but I'll be back for my 3rd outing around the wilds of Tregaron! A challenging, but great race and one of my firm favourites- I especially like the great bowl of cawl at the end

Sandra Williams 7

05/11/2011 at 15:33

I might come and have a go again enjoyed this race and the wooly hat was great. As long as it doesnt clash with Rhayader will have to check

jason d

05/11/2011 at 19:26

Sandra- Thanks! I'd forgotten the wooly hat- another one for the collection! I mean what more can anyone ask- the wooly hat and a bowl of cawl would cost you more than the entrance fee!

mad mark

05/11/2011 at 19:31

I will be there too

jason d

05/11/2011 at 19:33

MM- I'll give you a lift if you want

paul watling

22/11/2011 at 21:17

Hello guys might have a go again after i really struggled last time,due to too much beer the night before.run the shifnal HM and knocked 7 minutes off my ras cors time Has any one seen that the greater manchester Marathon is back on the map after 10 years.have entered this as my first full marathon as i only live up the road.might see in feb

jason d

04/12/2011 at 11:27

paul- marathon-wise I'll be doing VLM, Snowdonia and either Chester or Abingdon. Probably Chester cos I enjoyed it so much this year- cracking race, but toying with the idea of Abingdon for a flatter course. See you in the hills in Feb

mad mark

04/12/2011 at 12:05

JD i will start training for this one on Jan 2nd,with my diet and alcohol controll i will going for a PB for that race which is sub 1hr 34

jason d

04/12/2011 at 19:14

MM- good man. I'm hoping for an overall PB

paul harvey 14

13/12/2011 at 15:48

A couple of us are coming up from south wales. any advise on the course etc

paul watling

13/12/2011 at 17:19

Hi paul

starts in stretford (about 3 miles out of the centre of town), passes man utds ground at about the half way mark it is quite a nice area called dunham massey a little rural. ends back at the start in longford park .

It is supposed to be one of the flattest courses in the world,and good for beginners and pb,s

There is a great website that gives all the info,map of the course,training plans etc the website is-

www.greatermanchestermarathon.com

You might be better booking a hotel soon as manchester gets very busy at the weekends and i think the marathon will attract 8-10K

Good Luck

paul harvey 14

13/12/2011 at 17:23

HMM that doesnt sound like the Sunday, 12 February 2012
Ras Cors Caron Half Marathon

jason d

13/12/2011 at 22:00

LOL!

http://www.runnersworld.co.uk/members/images/469713/Gallery/elevation_tregaron.bmp

This is the course elevation according to my Garmin. Hope it helps

jason d

13/12/2011 at 22:01

Tis a tad bumpy

paul watling

14/12/2011 at 09:22

oops! thought you meant the manchester marathon.its hilly in parts and as mad mark commented last year the killer for me was the stretch along the disused railway line seems to go on for ever.nice wooly hat and well worth the money

gozarch

15/12/2011 at 21:03

Paul W - might see you at both. Cors Caron likely to be my first ever half, and Greater Manchester will be my first ever marathon.

Other parts of the old railway are a regular run of mine, so I'm mentally prepared for the interminable straightness! Already looking forward to a wooly hat and some cawl

jason d

29/12/2011 at 13:30

Ignore my post about the elevation- just realised that my Garmin didn't record the first mile or so last year! Here's the profile taken from the year before!

http://www.runnersworld.co.uk/members/images/469713/Gallery/tregaron.bmp

Believe it or not, the flat section between 8m and around 11m is one of the toughest parts- it seems to go on forever!

Edited: 29/12/2011 at 13:34

thedimmick

15/01/2012 at 20:40

This looks good. I'm following the Garmin sub 3:30 training schedule for VLM (http://bit.ly/sub330marathon) and need a half-mara on Feb 12. Was hoping for something a bit easier than this though!

Is it road surface the whole distance or is there trail too?

Also, will I be able to get back to Cardiff in time for Wales v Scotland KO @ 3pm?!?

mad mark

15/01/2012 at 20:45

Dont think you will make it back to Cardiff by 3 pm,unless your surname is Loeb

jason d

15/01/2012 at 20:48

td- mostly road- the flat bit is a grit path

get back to Cardiff? Depends how fast you run/drive

You could always relax and watch it over a hot bowl of free cawl in Tregaron rugby club

I have used this in the build up to London for the last couple of years- Llanelli half fits in nicely too and is a far flatter, if exposed, course