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A great race, really enjoyed it, almost a PB for me.  I was in the orange wave which was off like a shot at the start with minimal weaving (unlike last year's green wave experience where I didn't hit my stride until Old Portsmouth)

 But I also had the watch/chip time discrepancy:

Garmin distance: 10.09 miles (just could be down to a bit of weaving and not being exactly on the racing line)

 Watch time; 1:28:44

Chip time: 1:29:01...a 17 second discrepancy

I dug out my records for GSR 2009 to compare any discrepancy:

Garmin distance: 10.08 (again, within margin of error over 10 miles)

watch time: 1:35:44

chip time:   1:35:45

Would be interesting to hear any response from Greatrun on this.

anyone else see Iggle Piggle?  I passed him at about 1.5 miles , in Old prtsmouth high street - looked like hard going for him.  I think he needed pinky ponk juice, not powerade.

...bit too early in the race to be hallucinating....

moral of the story is it's a big popular run with 19000 other runners, the majority if which will be slower than you - if you want a PB, get to the front of your wave early. Turning up at 1100 for an 1108 start (even if delayed by 5mins ) won't cut it (that's what I did)

The organisers should (frequently) repeat the request over the PA for walkers to walk at the edge of the course.

 I decided to avoid the shower as I knew the westerly wind was coming at mile 8. Didn't find the wind too bad - that stretch of seafront is my usual training route so maybe I'm used to it.

 By the way, did anyone else run past a 7 foot tall Iggle Piggle?  Or was I hallucinating?