The New Forest Marathon, 2016

10:54:00 The Lanky Runner 0 Comments

Photo courtesy: New Forest Marathon 2016

I recently had the opportunity to have a go at a competitive half marathon in the New Forest Marathon 2016. It was an absolutely brilliant event with great weather on a magnificent route around some of the best parts of the New Forest. I even managed to set a PB - an added bonus - of 1:54:18.

The course was centered around New Park, just north of Brockenhurst village in the heart of the New Forest, in Hampshire, UK. On offer were 5k, 10k, Half Marathon, and Marathon distances. The organisers planned a stunning route through one of the most picturesque areas in the forest: Rhinefield Ornamental Drive and it's surrounding areas. The terrain was a balanced mix of gravel cycle paths and closed tarmac roads, and provided a welcome change from some of the all-tarmac events most of us are used to.

I'll be putting a more comprehensive course post up shortly, so keep an eye out for that.

If you want to know a little more about the event, check out http://www.newforestmarathon.co.uk/, and have a look at http://www.newforestmarathon.co.uk/media-releases/ for some imagery of the event's media coverage. A great run which I'm looking forward to taking part in again in 2017!