Portsmouth coastal half marathon 2022.

Described by the race organisers as “the opportunity to “come and see the seven wonders of Southsea……Something for every runner to enjoy with a different view around every corner” you might find there are many seasoned Portsmouth Coastal Marathon runners with a very different opinion……….especially the use of the word ‘enjoy’. 🙂

However 3 of our awesome ladies braved the strong winds and the less than desirable weather conditions to take on the coastal paths of the Portsmouth Half Marathon.

Boasting features such as “The Bog of Doom” and “The Muddy Beach” the half marathon shares a similar route to the December Marathon. This course although flat proves to have its own challenges and paired with the wind it made it tough for our runners.

Consisting of narrow footpaths, muddy track, pebbly beaches and quite a bit of tarmac it’s hard to know what shoes to wear, and it’s certainly not a good PB course but our ladies went out and did their thing and represented our club in true Road Runner style.

First in was Carolyn Littleton with a fantastic course PB and finishing 3rd in her age category with a brilliant time of 1:55:10. Carolyn said that she “felt fairly strong considering the brutal headwind along the seafront” and with another brilliant result like that she certainly showed her strength.

Gillian Shaw didn’t let the blustery conditions slow her down either and managed to get herself a brand new PB finishing in 2:26:37 and claiming 8th position in her age category. Gillian said that the “extremely blowy weather both ways along the route and particularly the seafront made it very difficult at times” but was very thankful that the rain held off and was very pleased with her result.

Finally Lyn Snow finished as strong as ever running a brilliant 2:59:03 taking a couple of minutes off her previous time and finishing 13th in her age category.