Finally 20 miles
The first 20 miler of the year, and the first since September last year.
Route map below, although we ran the route in the other direction to these markers, from Ewelme to Sutton Courtenay. The first half of the route was fine - tree lined hills, and of course it was cooler nearer 9am. By 11am along the treeless riverside, things were getting seriously tough and monotonous. But, felt much better than last week wierdly, and no serious ill effects the day after. This gives me a bit more confidence for October, though I still don’t sleep too well the night before a long run like this, I still get quite nervous.
Tags: accompanied-runs, chilterns, long-run, sunshine, too-hot
August 27th, 2007 at 10:30 pm
My first snowdon attempt and i would like to know if anyone knows the gradient of the two big climbs. I run in west london which is not known for its steep gradients and training on hills is the best i can get.
August 28th, 2007 at 8:25 am
Hey there,
if you follow the link to the Snowdon route map on this site:
http://www.alunward.co.uk/marathon/2007/07/09/snowdonia-marathon-route-map/
and then visit MapMyRun - you can view elevation too.
According to that site, there’s a total of 1800 feet of ascent, and the same in descent. It looks like a tough climb between miles 2 and 3 climbing maybe 700 feet, then again at 20 miles (ugh) about the same ascent.
I’ve got the same problem re. hills, but am trying to make sure my long runs include hills if possible. Check out the Runners World forum on their website, as there’s lots of good advice there.