Races > Castles | Father Time | Fireworks 5 | Barry 40
The London Marathon accepts over 45,000 entries, of whom about 30,000 start. The Barry 40, in the form of M McGeoch, accepts 50, and about 35 show up. A lot drop out in both. There the similarities end.
Entry is £20.
Entry form as a 9KB Excel file.
Race invite as a 31KB Word file.
In recent years we have been overwhelmed by the response to the event - and have limited the race to forty because of the number of lap scorers we felt we could realistically provide to ensure an accurate result. This unfortunately led to a number of potential competitors being turned away. To try to accommodate more runners I have now included a box on your entry form for you to nominate your own personal lap scorer. If you are unable to comply with this please enter anyway, but the greater the number of scorers provided the more entries I will be able to accept. I would strongly encourage athletes to bring a scorer they already know and trust - planning a strategy with your scorer should be part of the preparation for race day. If after entering either you or your lap scorer are unable to come to Barry please let me know ASAP, though if you are able to provide a replacement scorer this can be arranged on the day of the race.
NB. In all the years of organising this race, my biggest worry has always been provision of lap scorers, so if you can comply you will not only be helping yourself but also helping secure the future of the event. Thanks!
| Name | Cat | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Ian Anderson | 36 | Knavesmire Harriers |
| Mark Baker | 43 W | Northbrook AC |
| Dominic Croft | 41 | Woodstock Harriers |
| Loretta Daley | 41 WL | Les Croupiers |
| Chris Finill | 49 | Harrow AC |
| Jackson Griffith | 36 | Road Runners Club |
| Dave Halford | 49 | Northbrook AC |
| Gary Hyatt | 59 W | Les Croupiers |
| Matthew Lynas | 41 | Thames Hare & Hounds |
| Alan Mann | 50 W | Les Croupiers |
| Sid Morrison | 65 | 100 Km Association |
| Geoff Oliver | 74 | 100 Km Association |
| Stephen Pope | 41 | Unattached |
| Paul Tranter | 42 | Unattached |
| Bill Watson | 46 | Haddington ELP |
15 entries; 4 Welsh Championship eligible; 1 Female.
Our race is a 40 mile (more than half as far again) ultramarathon held on the running track at the Jenner Park Stadium, Barry (home of Barry Town FC).
Ever heard the phrase No guts, no glory? Well, there’s no glory, in the form of public men or cheering crowds, here. And you have to bring your own guts. On the other hand, hills are definitely out.
Like London, however, this race is always oversubscribed, and the same people keep coming back. However, as the event runs to just shy of 161 laps, it demands that the number of marshals, in the form of lap counters, equal, or nearly equal, the number of runners. We would therefore be grateful if each entrant could bring a friend to perform this function.
There is a time limit of 6 hours, which equates to nine-minute miling, or slightly better than 4 hour marathon pace. By the early afternoon, the sun has sunk behind the stadium stand, and the marshals all huddle like penguins in the middle of the pitch. So, however inclusive we’d like to be, come 4 o’clock, everyone wants to be somewhere warmer.
Google Map (using the postcode CF62 9BG).
Map showing Jenner Park (not marked), courtesy of Multimap.com.
Streetmap.com map. Again, Jenner Park is not drawn on the map.
UK Running Track Directory description of Jenner Park.
Mick’s full results and race report are available as a 120Kb MS Word file.
There are some photos courtesy of Rachael Elliott.
Results and report. Some Photos.
Mick wrote the Race Report and results as a 131 KB Word Document.
Still there? Why not send get in contact? NB No entries on day. This event is open only to those who have specifically trained and planned for it.
Races > Castles | Father Time | Fireworks 5 | Barry 40
Last updated 17 March 2008
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