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This year there are 2 starts (east and west) with the routes joining around 10 miles from the finish. The east route takes in 5 cities - Dortmund, Bochum, Herne, Gelsenkirchen and Essen and includes a trip through the production line of the Opel car factory.
EasyJet fly daily from Luton - Dortmund and we got a good deal in the Hilton which included free transport to the start. Check out the website - karstadt ruhr marathon. The course is flat except for the last 5 kms, crowds were brilliant and, as you would expect from the Germans, the organisation was superb.
Jenny
Good shout for the Padova/Padua marathon the same day. This was going to be my choice until I came across Hamburg. Will definitely aim to get to Padova sometime.
Will be 41 a mth before oh dear, so anyone who can pace me to 3.14 and GFA place for 06 and 07 will get a pint of best derbyshire bitter from me!!
Tim
I have read the thread and am thinking about Lochaber, Rotterdam or Paris. Does anyone know how often the drinks stations are as I dehydrate badly.
Thanks for any advice.
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I would imagine the big city maras like Paris and rotters would have better stations
but im doing Lochaber anyroad
Can recomend Lochaber I did it last year very flat and fast.
Me?
I'm going to the dead sea marathon or maybe the ultra. Downhill all the way. Starts in Amman about 900m above sea level and finishes at the dead sea 400m below sea level. If I can't break 3:15 there I never will.
God Bless Easyjet and Ryanair!
78k race for the hardmen
2 different marathons - one easier than the other
A 1/2 marathon
and finally a 30k race
Did the harder marathon last year and it was fantastic, just do not hope for a PB. Took me 5hrs 30 compared to normalish time of 3:45 but it was worth every step -fab organisation and feed stations
Going back this year to try 78k - god help me
Got cheap flights from Bristol to Zurich for under £80 return with BA and although race entry is aprox £50 included in this are return rail tickets which get you from Zurich airport to Davos (about a 3 hour train ride) and free local train travel around Davos.
Hotels a little pricey but there are self catering options available.
Details at:-
Swiss Alpine
Swiss Alpine
Scheduled for 26th March, flights aren't yet up for Ryanair but usually really cheap.
Espanyol at home on the Sunday night as well so I could combine two pleaseures into one trip.
Barcelona - no I haven't done it, but I'm doing it. I live in Barcelona and actually took up running two years ago because I wanted to do this marathon.
I suppose you've seen the website www.maratobarcelona.es
It has a new organisation this year and they've redesigned the course. Check out the forum thread "Barcelona marathon 2006"
(to avoid me repeating the enthusiastic rants I wrote there!)
Anyway should be good.
Yes I have seen the Barcelona marathon website, thanks.
Which Forum is the Barcelona Marathon thread on? So many threads on these forums I can't see it. (probably me being blind, smiley face thingy).
I am serious tempted with this race but can't make a decision until the flights are up so I know the cost.
I did really enjoy Barcelona when I visited and would love to go back
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As for flights, depends where you're coming from of course but as well as Ryanair (which flies mostly to Girona and Reus airports, both a 1-hour coach ride from Barcelona city) there are a ton of budget airlines which fly into Barcelona's main airport at El Prat: easyjet and lots of others.
In fact here's a site to locate budget airlines that fly where you want to go (try the map page): www.skyscanner.net
Easyjet and Ryanair don't seem to have any of the London schedules up yet. I assume it must be something to do with the airports or air traffic control.
I found the other thread very interesting thanks.
I've already started the Hamburg Marathon 2007 thread, so if anyone else is doing it, come and say hello.
I've put my entry in for the Neolithic... The 6 hour cut off for results could be a challenge for me on the course (I am that slow...), but there's walkers on the same route, so I've no worries about being abandoned! And I have relatives to stay with nearby.
Sounds like one to do for the scenery or a bit of a challenge rather than PB.
The only problem I have for the European marathons is my rather plodding pace...
I think it will take me approx 4 hours 45 mins to run a full marathon but I understand the European marathons only allow a short period to complete it?
Does anyone know of a marathon where my plodding pace would be ok?
i believe the cut off for rotters is 5.30-