{"id":5290,"date":"2019-03-19T10:32:31","date_gmt":"2019-03-19T10:32:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/isleofwightroadrunners.net\/?p=5290"},"modified":"2019-03-19T11:11:51","modified_gmt":"2019-03-19T11:11:51","slug":"weymouth-half-marathon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/isleofwightroadrunners.net\/?p=5290","title":{"rendered":"Weymouth Half Marathon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In its 5th year if running, it is easy to see why this seaside half marathon is so popular.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Flat, fast and traffic free this course takes the runners on a tour past historical sights of the town and the scenic landscape of the surroundings ding area including the harbour, seafront and local country park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"861\" height=\"969\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/isleofwightroadrunners.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/4EF98659-2703-448B-AD5E-F211A44B7E46.jpeg?fit=474%2C372\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/isleofwightroadrunners.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/4EF98659-2703-448B-AD5E-F211A44B7E46.jpeg 861w, https:\/\/isleofwightroadrunners.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/4EF98659-2703-448B-AD5E-F211A44B7E46-768x864.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 861px) 100vw, 861px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Starting outside Weymouth Pavillion, the course begins by taking the runners along the seafront, past past all the beach huts and hotels. After 3 miles the course takes the field into Lodmoor Country Park for a little while before returning to the seafront heading for the town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1166\" height=\"1114\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/isleofwightroadrunners.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/81340F8B-AD36-49D3-9013-F3CFFCCA7F04.jpeg?fit=474%2C274\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/isleofwightroadrunners.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/81340F8B-AD36-49D3-9013-F3CFFCCA7F04.jpeg 1166w, https:\/\/isleofwightroadrunners.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/81340F8B-AD36-49D3-9013-F3CFFCCA7F04-768x734.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1166px) 100vw, 1166px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/isleofwightroadrunners.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/F4ED9A56-0739-431D-9265-72785F03CE32.jpeg?fit=474%2C267\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/isleofwightroadrunners.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/F4ED9A56-0739-431D-9265-72785F03CE32.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/isleofwightroadrunners.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/F4ED9A56-0739-431D-9265-72785F03CE32-768x768.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>After reaching the main shopping area, Callie headed toward the historic harbour with the view of Portland in the distance. The only minor elevation on the course arrives at this point, but it was over quite swiftly as Callie made the turn for home as she made her way back to the Pavilion and the finish area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"805\" height=\"1940\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/isleofwightroadrunners.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/6CC3D52B-AB73-491B-9FF8-36B31014D34A.jpeg?fit=474%2C397\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/isleofwightroadrunners.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/6CC3D52B-AB73-491B-9FF8-36B31014D34A.jpeg 805w, https:\/\/isleofwightroadrunners.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/6CC3D52B-AB73-491B-9FF8-36B31014D34A-768x1851.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 805px) 100vw, 805px\" \/><figcaption><br><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Callie smiled her round to come over the line in 2.18.42<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"905\" height=\"1051\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/isleofwightroadrunners.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/4C4B956D-1DA8-41FB-BDFE-BF55FCB80D85.jpeg?fit=474%2C354\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/isleofwightroadrunners.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/4C4B956D-1DA8-41FB-BDFE-BF55FCB80D85.jpeg 905w, https:\/\/isleofwightroadrunners.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/4C4B956D-1DA8-41FB-BDFE-BF55FCB80D85-768x892.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 905px) 100vw, 905px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In its 5th year if running, it is easy to see why this seaside half marathon is so popular.&nbsp; Flat, fast and traffic free this course takes the runners on&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":78,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5290","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/isleofwightroadrunners.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5290"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/isleofwightroadrunners.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/isleofwightroadrunners.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/isleofwightroadrunners.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/78"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/isleofwightroadrunners.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5290"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/isleofwightroadrunners.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5290\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5300,"href":"https:\/\/isleofwightroadrunners.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5290\/revisions\/5300"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/isleofwightroadrunners.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5290"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/isleofwightroadrunners.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5290"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/isleofwightroadrunners.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5290"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}