Comments: | Scenic marathon, with total of eight bridge crossings, nice views over Southampton Water, but two laps of the half route means doing the infamous Itchen Bridge four times! This is a half mile long bridge with quite some elevation which makes it a significant hill. Some other hills on land so not a likely pb course. Good support in many places. Easy parking and logistics at start and finish. Also nice about Southampton was getting in at short notice (having missed a marathon last weekend). I got overtaken by Adam at mile 23 with his steady pace, a nice result for his second marathon. |