Posts tagged Channel Islands

50 Half Marathons

On April 6th 2019 I completed my 50th Half Marathon. Here’s what it looked like …

The Stats

First: Broloppet (Copenhagen to Malmo)

Last: Prague
Fastest: Oxford (1:46)
Slowest: Bledlow Ridge (2:46)
Average: 2:00
Average excluding hilly trails: 1:58
Flattest: Silverstone (+/-81 m)
Hilliest: Bledlow Ridge (+/- 603m)
Favourite: Prague
Least Favourite: Ealing

See the Run Index page for links to blog posts on all 50 courses.

50 Half Marathon Course Routes

All 50 courses from #1: Broloppet top left to #50: Prague bottom right.

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Richard gower13 April 2019Run, Half Marathon, England, Channel Islands, Jersey, Guernsey, Sweden, Czech RepublicComment

Hautnez - Guernsey Island High Point

Significance: High point of the island of Guernsey, Channel Islands
Elevation: 111 m
Date climbed: 17/06/2018
Coordinates: 49° 25' 55'' N, 2° 35' 44'' W
Route Start / End: car park in front of Guernsey Airport Terminal building
Route Stats: Approx 2 metres walk up the grassy bank between the car-park and the main road, 1 m elevation!
Subsidiary tops on route: none
Web: http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=9555

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Richard gower17 June 2018Guernsey, Channel Islands, Country High Points, Island High PointsComment

Guernsey Half Marathon

When: June 17th 2018
Where: Guernsey, Channel Islands
Course: Flatish point to point from L'Eree in the north-west to the Esplanade in the capital, St Peter Port.
Other routes touched: None
Finish time: 1:59

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Richard gower17 June 2018Run, Half Marathon, Coast, Guernsey, Channel IslandsComment

Completing all Channel Islands parkruns

Less than a month after completing LonDone, I've also bagged the Channel Islands Regionnaire status. Its arguably easier as it's 2 events rather than 50+, but does involve flights and a bit of co-ordination. I did both a year apart to coincide with the half marathons for each island. Both were interesting courses with a friendly crowd and special in their own way. I don't expect any new Channel Island events in the near future, so it looks like this Regionnaire is safe for a while.

Jersey

Completed: June 10th 2017
Time: 27:53
Other routes touched (walk): Corbiere Railway Walk
Other routes touched (cycle): Jersey Cycle Route 1
http://www.parkrun.org.uk/jersey/
Inaugural: September 26th 2015

Guernsey

Completed: June 16th 2018
Time: 25:58
Other routes touched (walk): N/A
Other routes touched (cycle): N/A
http://www.parkrun.org.uk/guernsey/
Inaugural: April 9th 2016

More parkrun posts

parkruns are free, weekly, community 5k events all around the world. I started in December 2012 and have been obsessive about it ever since. See my parkrun Collection page for details.

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Richard gower16 June 2018Run, parkrun, Jersey, Guernsey, Channel Islands, CoastComment

Jersey 1961 & 2017

For our weekend in Jersey we recreated some old family photos. Both my parents, Ann and Michael, and my grandparents, Margaret and Charles went there in 1961. The capital and the airport have changed a lot in the meantime, but the rest of the island is much the same.

Michael, 1961 - View to Elizabeth Castle from St Helier Esplanade

Michael, Jersey harbour in background. 1961

Richard gower12 June 2017Jersey, Channel Islands, CoastComment