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Runners On Here 21:22 - Aug 11 with 2487 views

I've signed up for the Gower Marathon this November. I'm sure I can remember someone from here did it last year?

Wanted some advice on the route. From the Endurance Life web site I can see roughly where it leads but wanted more info.

Cheers in advance..

Runners On Here on 22:48 - Aug 11 with 2449 views

epaul

Was it Nickyfran?

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Runners On Here on 22:54 - Aug 11 with 2443 views

deepestgower

Runners On Here on 22:48 - Aug 11 by epaul
Was it Nickyfran?

Yes I think it was. Does he post regularly?

Runners On Here on 13:11 - Aug 12 with 2403 views

ActionBronson

Hi mate

Nicky did the Gower Ultra last year. Toulouse (who posts on here) did the half distance. Very hilly, all terrain type run. It was very muddy the day of the last run, I remember Nicky tweeting some horrendous pics of the conditions!!

I'm doing the half on the same day. I'm not a fan of hills or all terrain, so god knows why I'm doing it...

Best of luck!

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Runners On Here on 13:46 - Aug 12 with 2398 views

toulouse

Extremely tough race, all types of terrain. It had p*ssed down for days before, and the half-marathon is the third race to start, so the muddy parts were really churned up. The weather held most of the way, but the last 2km, through muddy marsh land with horizontal rain was really tough.

I f*cking love Copenhagen.

Runners On Here on 15:20 - Aug 12 with 2381 views

deepestgower

Runners On Here on 13:11 - Aug 12 by ActionBronson
Hi mate Nicky did the Gower Ultra last year. Toulouse (who posts on here) did the half distance. Very hilly, all terrain type run. It was very muddy the day of the last run, I remember Nicky tweeting some horrendous pics of the conditions!! I'm doing the half on the same day. I'm not a fan of hills or all terrain, so god knows why I'm doing it... Best of luck!

Thanks for that. Living down the Gower I can practice, covering many parts of the circuit of the marathon. Not sure of the course for some of it.

Tolouse...I can see it starts from Rhosilli (for all 4 races}, for the marathon does it go over Rhosilli Down or along the lower path to Llangennith?

I know the bits that go over Cefn Bryn and then through Nicholson woods to Oxwich then the coastal path to Horton, I've never waked/run from Horton to Rhosilli so very unsure of that bit.

Did you find the race well organised, well sign posted?

Runners On Here on 15:30 - Aug 12 with 2371 views

toulouse

Runners On Here on 15:20 - Aug 12 by deepestgower

Over Rhosilli Down towards Llangennith Campsite and onto the beach.

Pretty well organised in fairness, and well sign posted. That's the half though, can't say about the full.

I've done far tougher ones since though

I f*cking love Copenhagen.

Runners On Here on 17:42 - Aug 12 with 2353 views

deepestgower

Runners On Here on 15:30 - Aug 12 by toulouse
Over Rhosilli Down towards Llangennith Campsite and onto the beach. Pretty well organised in fairness, and well sign posted. That's the half though, can't say about the full. I've done far tougher ones since though

Thanks for that.

Runners On Here on 17:58 - Aug 12 with 2344 views

deepestgower

Runners On Here on 15:30 - Aug 12 by toulouse
Over Rhosilli Down towards Llangennith Campsite and onto the beach. Pretty well organised in fairness, and well sign posted. That's the half though, can't say about the full. I've done far tougher ones since though

Any runs you'd recommend? Starting in September I'm going to try and do an organised run a month, for a year. Swansea Bay 10k Sept, Cardiff Half Oct, Gower Marathon in Nov. Probably do a Santa Jog in Dec with my daughter.

I've signed up to do the Brighton Marathon next April, so have several months that as yet I don't have anything planned.

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