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JW and RD

Yes i saw the same photographer, put on my best smiley pose and nerver saw the photo.

The mystery goes on......................................... 

Hi Barry

 Sorry to hear that. There are always issues with races i guess. In this situation there are always things that could have been avoided like the locked gate, muddy trek to the start, no mats on the finish straight, however i have to say whilst i was disgruntled/hacked off at the start the people were extremely friendly, the crowds suprisingly cheerful and plentiful in places.

Most people organise these things in their spare time and voluntarily, i always record my own time anyway as do most people, mistakes happen and Fleet organisers will hopefully be back next year despite the avalanche of criticism, learning from this year and with better luck weather wise. The course is very nice most of the way and compares well with other races. It has always been a winner in nthe past

I guess i would have been much more hacked off if i had been at Bath with even worse conditions, a 1 hour delay and had to pay over £30 for the privelege.

Kingston is a profit making run, organised well, without the chance of muddy conditions but not a half marathon.

Good luck in your running

Doylie

Good work RD

Sounds like you ran well. It is dificult to guage really, what with the conditions, mud, lack of warm up etc but in the end the time is what it is.

I was reasonably pleased with my time as it was 47 secs quicker than perfect conditions at Wokingham, guess it is London that matters now for me. Longest run on Sunday this week and then trying to taper properly to get that magical feeling, which last year i reckon found me 15-20 seconds a mile for the marathon

One can hope.................

Hi Martin

Thanks for yours and the teams efforts in difficult conditions today

The road closure organisation was excellent and the peaople friendly. I can't blame the organisers for the weather and the boggy conditions at the start and finish, and there is no point in complaining about the people who obviously positioned themselves too far to the front for their expected finish times. This alway hacks me off but what can you do, i guess the world didn't end.

However the big problem i experienced was trying to get to the start line. The signs seemed to point us to a field and then through a gate that wasn't opened, hence we all ended up jumping a ditch and trying to squeeze through small gaps or jump over the fence to get to the start line. This may have been a simple mistake i guess and i am sure you are aware of it.

Having said that i ended up with a best time at a half for 3 years and thought the route was really nice. Looking forward to seeing the official results as i lost a fair bit of time getting to the start.

Thanks to all the cheery volunteers marshalling and doing other organising things in such horrible weather condidtions. Where would the runners of this country be without you.

Hi RD

Yes the road closure organisation was excellent and the peaple friendly. I can't blame the organisers for the weather and the boggy conditions at the start and finish, and there is no point in complaining about the people who obviously positioned themselves too far to the front for their expected finish times. This alway hacks me off but what can you do, i guess the world didn't end.

The big problem i experienced was trying to get to the start line. The signs seemed to point us to a field and then through a gate that wasn't opened, hence we all ended up jumping a ditch and trying to squeeze through small gaps or jump over the fence to get to the start line. This may have been a simple mistake i guess.

Having said that i ended up with a best time at a half for 3 years and thought the route was really nice. Looking forward to seeing the official results as i lost a fair bit of time getting to the start.

Thanks to all the cheery volunteers marshalling and doing other organising things in such horrible weather conditions. Where would the runners of this country be without you.