Snowdonia Marathon - Page 144 - Events

steve-zodiac

28/10/2007 at 15:33

FR - CD was only asking Clark Kent lookalikes if they were you.

carrot top

28/10/2007 at 15:42

Hi all,God that was fun, met Chris, flying ant, Karl. Good to put some names to faces.I didn't hit my target, but came close 3:03:16. Race went almost to plan except the hill at bedgellet took more time than I thought and never managed to catch it back up. My legs were mashed and struggling to work at full speed up and down W hill and that sneaky little one they have thrown in at the end felt like a mountain.How did everyone find conditions on top of W hill, when I was on top, their was a massive side wind, rain and little visibility. However, talked to runner 5 min later, had no wind at all.Snowdon 1 CT 0 Now I want a rematch, an interesting problem NY or the mama (Snowdon), next year.

Fast Legs

28/10/2007 at 15:53

CT, I take my hat off to you mate, well run. Nice to meet you. Yes there was a strong side wind on top of Waunfawr, there seemed to be a swirling wind through out the course, one minuet there was a great tail wind then next a nightmare of a head wind.

Waunfawr I will never underestimate a hill again, it went on for ever.

mr f

28/10/2007 at 15:56

My Garmin was 26.42miles.

I thought you were stood next to me at the start Dave. I saw the kayanos, and 'DAVE' plastered on the front of the vest, but The Dave I was talking to didnt have a dog. The guy did give me a strange luck when I said "Are you collie Dave?"

2004: 5.13

2005: 4.55

2006: 4.36

2007: 4.24

By my calculations I should win the Snowdon Marathon in the year 2014

Karl w.b.h.

28/10/2007 at 16:09

That was a great weekend!

Really nice to meet you steve.

3:09:59. sprinted at the finish to get under 3:10

ran well and paced Debie walters round and she was first lady.

legs are a bit sore now!

organisation was spot on, loved every minute of it.

Flying Ant

28/10/2007 at 16:15

Hi all,

Well done everyone.

Chris 22, fantastic time for you, fab ! pick a flat fast course and with some dedication you'll certainly go sub 3

Nice to catch up with some of you, ie, Shades, UH, UM, T-Rex, Carrot Top, and also Karl wbh at the finish, i also made a similar mistake to CT and tried to claw back time in a short space, suffered at 15 miles even though still at 2.55 mara pace, finished in 3.13.05 so in general quite happy, deliberatley stayed around lead lady just to get on TV (bit sad ain't i), although had to run hard to catch her.

S4C tomorrow night 9pm, can't wait

Fast Legs

28/10/2007 at 16:19

Karl, I paced Jenny Moore for the last 10 miles and she came in second lady. Or should I say she paced me in and got me 10th in the V40 cat.

How was Debie's leg, when she passed me at Beddgeled she said she had a problem with here calf.

Well done on going sub 3:10. we must have met some where along the road.

mr f

28/10/2007 at 16:24

Chees for that Ant.

For those with SKY TV its channel 134

carrot top

28/10/2007 at 16:27

cheers Chris,

PF-my garmin said 26.42 as well, but they should always read a little long plus never race perfect racing line. i am surprised they say exactly the same though.

JB- if you press certain buttons at the same time it resets them, not sure which one i just press as many as i can together an it springs back to life.

Mmm, just been comparing last years results with this years and for the ones I can find all times are down best by 1:17, worst by 14:18, average is 6:28 (for 5). Conditions were worst than i thought. Well that's what I am going to tell everyone.

Forgot to say excellent race, no complaints, grate organisation, lives up to its reputation, a must for every serious marathon runner 10 out of 10. I will be back

Fast Legs

28/10/2007 at 16:27

Wellcome home FA, hope you and Mr phil left north Wales some beer.

Well run mate, nice to see you helping out the young ladies too. Think jenny stayed with me to help an old man home.

RunGaryRun

28/10/2007 at 17:08

I'm home!! What a fantastic race!! Yet again Snowdon brings a lump in my throat, whether that is sheer emotion of finishing or the pain that goes with it.

Great to see Shades at the start. And then in the evening I spied two characters in Rhoobard and Custard 'T' shirts - CD and SZ no less who then introduced me to the master of lists - T Rex! So good to put faces to names.

Snowdon just gets better and better and better...no a bad word to be said. Jayne Lloyd has done a terrific job in the organising and everyone involved, the marshals, stewards, cadets, St Johns, the crowd, the nice ladies serving tea and biscuits - EVERYONE deserves a mention.

Yesterday was why Snowdon has been voted and continues to be voted the best. Everyone who crossed that line was a winner. I will now end my emotional rant!

(Over to you FR!) (Stuff emotions!) 3h 58m. Happy!

The Juicer

28/10/2007 at 17:11

Hi all. And well done on some brilliant times

Well I found this much harder than I thought I would. Felt fine until about 18 miles, started to suffer at about 20 miles, and then THAT hill!!! Wiped me out completely, though I managed to jog/walk up it. But I was NOT a happy bunny on the tarmac descents that followed. I finished in the time I thought I would though - 4.54 (I predicted between 4.45 and 5)

While I can accept the cups dropped around the water stations, I was disappointed to see all the gel wrappers discarded along the road, and on the Waun Fawr section. Disgraceful really

But a top event. And a special thanks to the supporters and marshalls who stood out in that weather to encourage us all on. Well organised, nice mementos and great value for money

collie dave

28/10/2007 at 17:22

paulf - no that wasn't me. i don't know whether i was in front from the start or passed you at some point - maybe when you were doing your 'bear in the woods' routine!

come on fellrunner, show yourself just one more time.

rgr - make sure you have the final post on here

RunGaryRun

28/10/2007 at 17:24

I will be putting up the 'For Sale' sign on this thread in due course, but not before FR has given his race report!

Fast Legs

28/10/2007 at 17:26

TJ, must agree with you on the gel wrappers being dumped, if you can Carrie them full I'm sure you can Carrie them empty.

As far as the race, I think one word sums it all up,ARDDERCHOG

RunGaryRun

28/10/2007 at 17:32

Talking of Gels, laughed out loud just before Waunfawr turn off. Runner in front of me trod on a full meaty gel and it exploded perfectly (sound effects and all) up the legs of the unfortunate runner on his nearside. Shouldn't have laughed but it was very funny, alittle bit of light humour made that hill slighty more enjoyable...and if you are out there my apologies if I laughed at you.

Kwaka

28/10/2007 at 17:53

Anyone know what Channel it is on Virgin Media. If its the BBC Wales channel Im OK but SC4 doesnt sound like a BBC channel.

Fast Legs

28/10/2007 at 17:56

Kwaka, its 194 on Virgin Media.

Kwaka

28/10/2007 at 18:44

Cheers Chris but only if you live in Wales apparenty. Its not available anywhere else according to SC4 website. DVD/Video anyone? Will willingly pay postage & costs.

Flying Ant

28/10/2007 at 18:50

Chris,

i only drank 1 small glass of red wine all weekend (post-race), then 1 sml bottle of beer with my chinese tonight, Mr.Phil had a few though (and deserved them after his acrobatics) !

1st lady ran very well considering it was only her 2nd mara, spoke to her during the final descent and her first mara was a 2.58

On the whole Snowdonia is a tough marathon, and anyone who finished deserves praise.

Funny though, after the race i watched a few hundred or so runners cross the line and then went back to hotel, got unpacked, stretched for about half hour, and had a long hot bath, then as 'mad runners' usually do i decided to go for a recovery run in my running tights and club t-shirt (via Spar shop to get more water), on my return to the hotel people were clapping at me and shouting 'well done', 'you're nearly there', i didn't have a clue what they were on about until i passed the road opposite the finishing clock and saw the timer still working and showing 6hrs 41 mins, then as i prepared to cross the road 2 runners came towards me heading for the finish line, by this time it was getting dark and all the support had gone. They must've been well and trully knackered !

What did everyone think of the party ??? in electric mountain, i thought it a bit quiet myself and left about 8.30 (or thereabouts) to get some supper. It didn't seem that crowded either.