A brief race report from Sunday's Fleet Half Marathon. Well done to everyone who took part. Here are the results:
| Position | Name | Time |
| 114 | Danny Mahoney | 01:24:22 |
| 343 | Pete Hansen | 01:35:02 |
| 870 | Iain McDermott-Paine | 01:48:10 |
| 914 | Martin Cox | 01:49:24 |
| 1032 | Rob Littlejohn | 01:52:06 |
| 1216 | Richard Sherlock | 01:55:37 |
| 1276 | Robin Wakefield | 01:56:53 |
It was a big field this year, over 2250 runners. Personally, I thought the weather was quite kind - it never got too hot, and there was quite a bit of shade on the course.
I started with Pete Hansen, and it took a good 2 minutes to get to the start line after the gun went off. Pete shot off ahead of me, and I don't think anyone overtook him! I steadily made my way past quite a few people, and then settled into my normal pace. There was good support through the town centre, and all the major junctions, although I thought there could have been one or two more water stops.
My fastest mile times were from about 3-10 miles, after which I started to feel it. I hadn't run this route before, as it had changed last year when I was laid up. I think I enjoyed it more than the old course, especially knowing there was downhill stretch at the end, rather than an uphill one, as there used to be! I finished in a personal best for Fleet, so I was happy enough, especially as I had stopped for a minute or so at mile 9 to say hello to my daughter and 2 grandchildren!
All the photos are at Runner-Photos
Happy Running... Robin
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