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Mike Barnard, who ran in the Daffodil Half, wonders if it really was a half;  Debbie Bilham also has her doubts. Here are their reports.

"This should be renamed the 'daft' half. I made what felt like a reasonable start, doing a lap not far adrift of the leading pack around the start area before going off on to the roads. So it came as a major surprise to see 10min on my watch at the 1-mile marker. Think I've walked a mile faster than that! At 3 miles my time was 23min, and I completed the first circuit around 49min, so it was a pleasant surprise to complete lap two in 43min and finish around 1:32:50.

i checked this discrepancy with other runners around me, and all reckoned the first mile was in fact at least a mile and a half. A tough and challenging pre-London workout it certainly was, but accurate -- never!"

Mike Barnard

I too thought that the first mile was nearer a mile and a half but I think the times might be interesting as well. At the start we had to run a circuit within the grounds of Castle Ashby, which brought us around by the finish. I had a glance at the clock, which by then was showing over 11 minutes had elapsed. Now I know I'm not that quick, but.!  By the way this happened a good half mile before I got to the "1 mile" marker.

Debbie Bilham