Yesterday, seven of us headed down towards the south coast to take part in the Henfield Half marathon. The sun was beaming down, so the sun cream was being applied liberally on all exposed areas ready for the 10:30 start. We got off on time, and headed round the 13 mile figure of eight circuit, making full use of the various water stops.
Although 7 of us started the race, only 5 were classified at the finish. Our leading 2 runners, OK Chris and Stuart were misdirected by an arrow marker, so they went from mile 8 to mile 12 without passing 9,10,11 or collecting £200. They entered the grounds of the leisure centre finishing point having only done around 10 miles so didn’t cross the finish line or collect a medal. Well done to Debbie on her first half marathon, not the easiest of temperatures or terrain so they can only get easier!.
So the results were:
Pos 9 – Simon Carter 1:31:32
Pos 60 – Paul Fletcher 1:48:00
Pos 81 – Andy Hinds 1:55:29
Pos 111 – Nicky Howard 2:01:39
Pos 155 – Debbie Ford 2:21:31
Now I know what that mean when they say the course was short!
Full results are available at http://henfieldleisure.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Half-Marathon-21-8-2011.pdf
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