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England > Asics Fleet Pre-London Half Marathon
Fleet,
England, UK
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Date
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Event
Details
Just over 2,100 runners crossed the finish line at the spring 2009
running of Britain's annual Asics Fleet Pre-London Half Marathon, which
has become something of an athletic institution in this small town that
lies roughly 50 kilometers outside London in southern England. Begun in
1982 by the Fleet & Crookham Athletic Club as a warm-up race
for the London Marathon later in the spring, the race has since become
one of England's many highly popular half-marathon running events, and
has welcomed as many as 4,000 runners in the past (though now
organizers limit the race to 2,500, due to the limits of what the race
course in Fleet can handle).
The out-and-back loop race begins on Leawood Road near Fleet's
Calthorpe Park, where runners make what organizers call the race's
"starting loop" around the park and then out onto Crookham Road,
beginning the roughly counter-clockwise loop around the course as it
winds its way along the outskirts of Fleet, along a mixture of in-town
urban as well as rural, country roads. A large part of the race is run
along roads that parallel farm fields outside town, and take runners
along tree-lined roadways especially in the race's second half.
Runners pass by a number of locally notable sights which double as
excellent viewing areas for spectators, organizers note, including the
Oatsheaf crossroads in the race's first mile, the De Havilland Arms
around the mile 5 marker, and the Queens Head pub near Dogmersfield
House, whose history dates back to the time of Henry VIII and Catherine
of Aragon. The last 100 yards or so of the race feature a finishing
stretch all on the grassy meadows of Calthorpe Park.
Race
Weather & Climate
Nestled among the mix of rural and suburban towns to the west of London
in southern England, the town of Fleet experiences weather much like
that of its much larger neighboring metropolis, with plenty of rain
throughout the year and cool to mild weather conditions in the early
spring. In March, the town's average monthly temperatures range between
11°C and 3°C.
Fees
N/A
Registration
Registration for the spring 2010 running of England's Asics Fleet
Pre-London Half Marathon is not yet open. Please check back later for
updated information on how to sign up for this race.
Website
www.fleethalfmarathon.com
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