8TH WEEK MARATHON TRAINING RUN 1
Details
Creation:
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Activity: Walking -
Distance: 7.27 mi -
Average duration: 3h 25 -
Difficulty: Not specified -
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Back to start: Yes -
Ascent: + 125 ft -
Descent: - 125 ft -
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Highest point: 148 ft -
Lowest point: 16 ft
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Country:
United Kingdom
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City:
Liswerry -
Start/End: N 51.580568° / W 2.95851° -
Hour-by-hour weather
Waypoints
- S/E : mi 0 - alt. 23 ft - Start on Somerton Road
- 1 : mi 0.38 - alt. 16 ft - Turn left
- 2 : mi 0.59 - alt. 23 ft - Keep right
- 3 : mi 0.91 - alt. 20 ft - Turn sharp right onto Broadmead Park
- 4 : mi 0.93 - alt. 20 ft - Turn sharp left onto Spytty Road, A48
- 5 : mi 1.25 - alt. 43 ft - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Balfe Road
- 6 : mi 1.29 - alt. 46 ft - Turn right
- 7 : mi 1.3 - alt. 43 ft - Turn right
- 8 : mi 1.62 - alt. 33 ft - Turn right onto Ringland Circle
- 9 : mi 1.62 - alt. 36 ft - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Ringland Way, A48
- 10 : mi 2.8 - alt. 102 ft - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Ringland Way, A48
- 11 : mi 2.86 - alt. 105 ft - Turn left
- 12 : mi 2.87 - alt. 108 ft - Turn right
- 13 : mi 2.96 - alt. 118 ft - Turn slight right
- 14 : mi 3.08 - alt. 118 ft - Turn right
- 15 : mi 3.08 - alt. 118 ft - Turn right onto Ringland Way, A48
- 16 : mi 3.09 - alt. 118 ft - Turn left
- 17 : mi 3.14 - alt. 125 ft - Turn slight left onto Chepstow Road, B4237
- 18 : mi 3.19 - alt. 128 ft - Keep right onto Chepstow Road, B4237
- 19 : mi 5.57 - alt. 26 ft - Keep left onto Chepstow Road, B4237
- 20 : mi 5.63 - alt. 26 ft - Turn left onto Wharf Road, B4237
- 21 : mi 5.7 - alt. 23 ft - Turn sharp left onto Archibald Street
- 22 : mi 6.42 - alt. 26 ft - Turn right onto Somerton Road
- 23 : mi 6.65 - alt. 20 ft - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Cromwell Road
- 24 : mi 6.83 - alt. 23 ft - Turn right onto Fairfax Road
- 25 : mi 6.84 - alt. 23 ft - Turn left onto Cromwell Road
- 26 : mi 7.02 - alt. 20 ft - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Somerton Road
- S/E : mi 7.27 - alt. 23 ft
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