North London Half Marathon
When: March 17th 2015
Where: North London, UK
Course: North London roads between Allianz Stadium Barnet & Wembley Stadium. Flat
Other routes touched (walk): Capital Ring
Other routes touched (cycle): None
Finish time: 1:55
North London was a new event for 2015, an out-and-back route between Barnet and Wembley. What could have been a rather uninteresting location was livened up by the start and middle points in large stadiums. The start and end was at Allianz Park, home to the Saracens rugby team. Mo Farah, the 2012 Olympic gold medal winner, was at the start line. I had expected him to be running rather than waving everyone off though.
Wembley Stadium at the halfway point was a big boost. I’ve been there many times for concerts, and running through the middle, via the players’ tunnel was a great experience. The MacMillan cheering spot was also in the stadium, another highlight of that section.
At the finish I came in at at 1:55:41, about a minute and a half faster than Bath.
Elevation spike due to my GPS thinking I was on the roof of Wembley Stadium rather than on the pitch :-)