Brighton and Beyond

[Sweder]

Great stuff SW! A unique insight to the trials and tribulations of setting up a new city marathon. I'm sure the organisers would appreciate your candid feedback. Not sure what they can do about the camber but I expressed severe reservations about the u-turn nature of the circuit from day one. Personally I would hate to 'run against the flow' of faster runners for more than half the race, so more power to you for sucking it up and knocking out a very good time. The fact that you're running again and feeling good shows your training schedule was right for you. I don't think there's any way to properly prepare for running at an odd angle (except perhaps for offroad training which helps build ankle/ foot strength). 'Less is more' seems to be working for quite a few of us

As a city marathon Brighton has to be careful not to be too adventurous with the course. Rock-hoppers and hill-beasts would love to see our beloved downs come into play but that just wouldn't work (although it would remove the out-and-back boredom).

Well done!