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: 107 m
Date “climbed”: June 17th 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
Links: Wikipedia (Bailiwick of Guernsey, Guerney Island), Peakbagger, Hillbagging

The high point of the island of Guernsey was an easy bag as it’s right outside the main airport terminal building. Hautnez isn’t the highest point on the Bailiwick of Guernsey, though. The Baliwick is a is a self-governing British Crown Dependency comprising several of the Channel Islands. It includes the island of Sark where there’s a higher point, Le Moulin which, at 114m, is 7m higher than Hautnez.

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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.