Abingdon Marathon 2011
Pictures from the 2011 Abingdon marathon are now online and available here:
http://bit.ly/abingdon-marathon-2011-race-photos
On a crisp morning with a track temperature of 4DegC at 8:30 am and a 15minute earlier start time of 8:45 to avoid clashing with the Mayors favourite event later on in the town the 30th running of the Abingdon marathon gathered and then got underway. It was perfect weather for marathon racing - so a lot of PB attempts were going to be made, the only question for some was would the body break down.
Going through the Abbey arch again this year instead of across the town market square, the race does a 4 mile loop to the East and then south from the bridge to a loop towards Drayton and Milton for two loops and then a return to the track. Here's a Map:
http://g.co/maps/sa6qr
Here's a quick selection from the 28,000 now online indexed and catalogued over the two days since the race took place:
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| A clean start this year with perfect running temperatures |
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| The full starting line |
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| A brave marshal protecting the bollard |
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| Flying through the Abbey Gate |
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| Ave Caeser |
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| Out along the river to the start of the loop |
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| Free jelly babies on offer from the public supporters |
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| The real Pain of winning |
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| First lady in 2:53:55 |
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| Jim caught me by surprise - not just his time, he lives round the corner from me! |
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| what have I done ?!?!? |
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| The Sub 4 victory Punch ! |
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| Happiness is common when running |
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| Hanging out with 300m to go |
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| Eyeing a finishing time final lap |
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| Paul delivers the finishing honours |
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| Worth it ! |
A fantastic race, perfect weather, PBs all over the place, perfect marshalling, great friendships and familiar faces - things that make the Abingdon Marathon unique and a great race to have a go at (if you're into that sort of thing) and like a flat fast course.
Well done everyone -
http://bit.ly/abingdon-marathon-2011-race-photos
And there's a bit of a video here:
http://bit.ly/Abingdon-marathon-video-slideshow-2011
Enjoy and until next year, or Beachy Head if you're there on Saturday,
Anthony
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