Oh, well all the half-marathons I've done have been UK Athletics events
(I know the Sheff Half is UKA Gold Grade, but I don't know about others), and are incredibly competitive. Most of the 10k events I've done have been UKA affiliated too. I ran the same Great Manchester Run as Haile Gebreselassie, and he didn't just turn up to any old trot round a park.
So for the professionals and club whippets at the front, yes, they are very definitely proper races, and results can be used for competition qualification, so it's serious business.
Obviously it's different for us plodders at the back, but I still think of it as a race - I'm just racing against the clock, rather than the other runners.
Posted By: Arizona Bay on July 10th 2016 at 19:14:28
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- PM: The Wrath 'Run Norwich' Runners Club (General Chat) - Mozzer, Jul 10, 17:47:15
- vmt (n/m) (General Chat) - Bungle, Jul 10, 18:49:04
- I always train with music, but never use music on race day. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jul 10, 18:24:54
- Race? Really? Is that what Run Norwich and the stuff you do is? (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 10, 18:52:35
- I won't be racing anyone Tricky - just competing against myself (n/m) (General Chat) - Mozzer, Jul 10, 19:19:43
- Oh, well all the half-marathons I've done have been UK Athletics events (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jul 10, 19:14:28
- I'm in it to win it innit (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jul 10, 18:56:06
- As a running beginner I haven't tried listening to music running (General Chat) - strap_on sally, Jul 10, 19:59:58
- FFS wrong place. Mozzer this is a reply to your origional post (n/m) (General Chat) - strap_on sally, Jul 10, 20:00:50
- Cheers - it'll be good and great there's a few of us running (General Chat) - Mozzer, Jul 10, 20:05:13
- FFS wrong place. Mozzer this is a reply to your origional post (n/m) (General Chat) - strap_on sally, Jul 10, 20:00:50
- I'm using you as a pacemaker Jumbo (n/m) (General Chat) - strap_on sally, Jul 10, 19:53:13
- As a running beginner I haven't tried listening to music running (General Chat) - strap_on sally, Jul 10, 19:59:58
- BTW, I am absolutely not joking about the arse business. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jul 10, 18:28:54
- X (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jul 10, 18:55:26
- Ha! I'll take all advice - anything that'll get me up Rose Lane... (n/m) (General Chat) - Mozzer, Jul 10, 18:32:48
- Chase me (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jul 10, 19:10:32
- Benny Hill style! (n/m) (General Chat) - Mozzer, Jul 10, 19:20:33
- Chase me (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jul 10, 19:10:32
- Race? Really? Is that what Run Norwich and the stuff you do is? (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 10, 18:52:35
- Well done mozzer, I'm really looking forward to it now (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jul 10, 18:24:17
- Cheers Jumbo - bring it on! (n/m) (General Chat) - Mozzer, Jul 10, 18:31:35
- Ha ha! Well done on your efforts. I hate that little voice sometimes! (n/m) (General Chat) - Bravo win or die, Jul 10, 17:59:39
- Thank you! I've just got to learn how to switch it off! (n/m) (General Chat) - Mozzer, Jul 10, 18:23:12
- You'll be fine in a race without music (General Chat) - Highway, Jul 10, 17:53:49
- Cheers - hope so! (n/m) (General Chat) - Mozzer, Jul 10, 18:21:05
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