Races > Castles | Father Time | 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.
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.
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 | Barry 40
Last updated 11 March 2009
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