Ashby 20 road race

[dory950]

yesterday I completed my 1st Ashby 20 mile road race ( 1,500 runners) which takes place in north west Leicestershire country roads. It’s very undulating to say the least. I believe the elevation is around 980 metered in total in the 2 laps . We arrived in the rain which stopped just as we started and finished in glorious sunshine.

a lot of people do this as there last long run before spring marathon particularly London.

I was a tad worried as there is a cut off at 10 miles (2.20 which is fairly generous but as I hadn’t done it before I wasn’t sure how much leyway I would have) but all good I PB at 10 miles HM and 20 miles .

it’s a great challenge if you are ever looking for a 20 miler . It’s a long way mind but so happy I did it .

At the end you get a fab hoodie!

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon]

Hi dory950, lovely to hear from you. That sounds like a great early season run; PBs at this stage must be very encouraging. The route looks good, with villages along the way to cope with any emergencies and a pub comfortably close to the finish? Have to replace that lost energy with a hearty meal!! Could be a few PBs ahead of you this year I feel. 👍

[Irishprincess Administrator Half Marathon]

Gosh! Really well done to you 👏👏 Are you training for a marathon?

[dory950 Metric Marathon Half Marathon in reply to Irishprincess]

no ! But I may think about doing one next year 😊

[Cmoi Marathon]

Well done dory950 ! I'm surprised by that elevation gain though, Googling suggests 980 feet is more likely than 980 metres.

[dory950 Metric Marathon Half Marathon in reply to Cmoi]

Oh I don’t know 😂but it’s very undulating 😂

[Cmoi Marathon in reply to dory950]

Well, 980 metres = roughly 3215 feet, whereas 980 feet = roughly 299 metres.

The London marathon is apparently around 120 metres elevation gain. So in comparison 299 metres elevation gain for the Ashby 20 miler would indeed be very undulating.

However I'd be astonished if road marathoners were knocking out 980 metres elevation gain on the roads of North West Leicestershire, because when I was training for the Trail du Gévaudan my longest run was just over 33km (roughly 20.5 miles) and came in at 965 metres (3165 feet) elevation gain on roads, trails and tracks.

[dory950 Metric Marathon Half Marathon in reply to Cmoi]

See attached evelation x2 Laos

X2 laps

[Cmoi Marathon in reply to dory950]

As far as I can tell that graph shows the whole distance and it also has a rather weird drop at around 27km, which would have the effect of exaggerating the overall elevation gain. But without the gradients as well it's hard to tell.

Personally I record on both Garmin and Strava, and check anything that looks bizarre against a traditional printed map with contours!

[dory950 Metric Marathon Half Marathon in reply to Cmoi]

I don’t know only going on what others said but a few tasty hills and more than challenging enough for me! I don’t normally study a course too much as I don’t want to be put off by it but I did it and pleased I gave it a go

[Cmoi Marathon in reply to dory950]

20 miles is a long way regardless of terrain!

[Sandraj39 Half Marathon]

Amazing effort anand achievement - and sounds like a tough one too! I was also going to ask if you are training for a marathon but then read your reply further up! …Maybe you could?👍💪🙂

[dory950 Metric Marathon Half Marathon in reply to Sandraj39]

Maybe will have to see. I do wonder where the other 6 miles would come from but I suppose I would just slow down a bit more and get through it somehow !!

[Sandraj39 Half Marathon in reply to dory950]

‘Only’ another 6 miles…that’s just a couple of Parkruns afterall!😉🤣

[dory950 Metric Marathon Half Marathon in reply to Sandraj39]

😂😱😂 ha ha I know

[dory950 Metric Marathon Half Marathon]

it is quite a hard run but strangely I didn’t mind it too much ! I might consider a marathon I said I would never do one ! But maybe 🤔 we will see . Would pick a flat one though !

[RunWillie Marathon]

Well done dory950 😍

[dory950 Metric Marathon Half Marathon in reply to RunWillie]

Thank you 😊

[TailChaser Marathon]

That’s fab Dory, a great achievement. Sounds like you are more than marathon ready if you wanted to. 👍

[dory950 Metric Marathon Half Marathon in reply to TailChaser]

Thank you watch this space maybe !!

[aliboo70 Half Marathon]

20 miles!😱 Brilliant! Congratulations dory950 x

[Dendev75 Half Marathon]

fantastic achievement 👏🏻 well done. I can’t imagine being able to run 20 miles. 🤩

[dory950 Metric Marathon Half Marathon in reply to Dendev75]

Same here a few months ago but slow and steady it’s crazy what can be achieved

[Cowladyrunning Marathon]

Well done! That's a great distance to achieve - you could definitely consider a marathon... 20 miles was my longest run before mine and I did that on the canal! It's a hard distance but amazing to do so congratulations doing it with hills too.

[dory950 Metric Marathon Half Marathon in reply to Cowladyrunning]

Thank you it was hard but pleased I did it.

I just need to learn to pace slightly better to do the extra miles 😊

[SueAppleRun 10 Miles]

That's a really long way, what an amazing distance, congratulations on completing it 😁

[dory950 Metric Marathon Half Marathon in reply to SueAppleRun]

Thank you so much 😊

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon]

Wow! A10 mile and 20 mile PB with that elevation- even if it's 980 feet? Massive congratulations!!!

[dory950 Metric Marathon Half Marathon in reply to linda9389]

Thank you 😊