The Nottingham Half Route is finally revealed and it’s not
bad. Much better than in the last few years of 'sort of fast, sort of flat but very boring' although it’s virtually the popular old route with
Wollaton Park making a welcome come back and a few extra hills added. In fact, the hills look really
good and the crowds should be better now that it goes to more places of civilisation. I think it has now dawned on race
organisers that nobody actually likes fast and flat.
The route still doesn’t quite make the city centre. Well the half
doesn’t but the full does, the second lap of the full marathon takes them
right through the city centre – Victoria Street and up Derby Road (ouch). They’ll
have to at least part close roads in the centre for that, for quite a long
time. Being sat outside the Borlase/Falcon a top the Col du Caning Circus with a pint in hand could well be more fun
that entering.
I’m seriously tempted to run it though but I shall not enter pre-Ramathon.
One disaster at a time.
L vows not to enter anything, pre or post. She says she’s a
retired half-marathoner and she’s going to be the 10K Queen unless, of course, something or
someone enthuses her otherwise. I wonder if Daughter would do it with me.
(Wednesday 13th May)
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