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pifko
@Greenbank
I was surprised[1] with Brighton at how easy it would be to skip across on the out/back bits (the Ovingdean, Power Station and New Church Road sections). Not even any fences to have to jump over, just walk across the road.
Also easy given the timing mats were placed at the obvious intervals (1 mile, 5k, 10k, 15k, HM, 25k, 30k, 35k, 40k, finish) and not extra ones at the far ends of each of these sections. The timings wouldn't lie (although my 5k split was missing, I did do it honest!)
[EDIT] Ah, just checked, the 15k timing mat was right at the end of the Ovingdean loop, so you couldn't cut that short and get a 15k time. And the 35k mat was quite near the end of the Power Station loop. Could probably have only shaved off 2 miles or so in total (mostly the New Church Road loop) and still have a full set of timings. Would have missed the band at the far end of that New Church Road loop which, by the time I was going past, had the most out of tune girl singing I think I've ever heard.