The Lewes Marathon

[Sweder]

A little more meat on the bone.
Looking to stage this sometime in late March/ early April. Possible move to February to avoid Brighton Half/ Hastings Half/ London/ Brighton if a regular event. (might never want to do this again after a first go).

In a reversal of custodial history the race will start at Lewes prison and end at The John Harvey Tavern.

Propsed route:
Spital Road (behind the prison. No loos but lots of shrubs and a big flint wall) (s)
Blackcap (p) (m)
Houndean Farm * (m)
Castle Hill Nature Reserve (p) (m)
Death Valley
Kingston Ridge (top of the W) (p) (m)
Ouse Valley/ level crossing* (m)
Firle Beacon (p) (m)
A27 crossing* (m)
Glynde
Mount Caburn (p)
LGC club house* (m)
Cliffe High St
John Harvey Tavern** (f)

*potential water stations
** definite beer station
(p) peake or high point
(s) start
(f) finish
(m) possible marshal point

Duncan's original route took in Ditchling Beacon. This adds around three miles (we need to lose around two from his route) and, in my view, takes us too far away from the town. There are several options from Blackcap to Houndean Farm, offering changes in distance. I'll measure these in the coming weeks to see which fits our needs best. A lot of the route - from Blackcap to Firle - uses the South Downs Way, a nice touch.

   
Duncan's original route

With plans to launch a Lewes chapter of the HHH it's a busy time in these parts.