I have a holiday planned to the sports resort of club la santa in lanzarote and I intend to run the half marathon. I need advice on how to cope with the heat whilst out there and it will also be my first half marathon so any advice for training and completing my first half marathon would be much appreciated!
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You'll have a great time. Oh and do the Running assessment and bleep test - v interesting, and Lisa who did mine was a babe.
Are you planning on running "THE" Lanzarote half marathon that takes place in Puerto Del Carmen on the first weekend in December each year? If so, the race takes place on the Saturday afternoon with start times of 3.30(?) and 4.30(?) on the past two occasions.There is also a 10k and full marathon starting at the same time.The course is almost flat..just a couple of gentle inclines...and is roughly a 5k out and back traffic free course along the seafront.Usually a well organised race (by club la santa) great atmosphere,purpose built grandstand at start/finish, disco, firework display etc.Usually very warm, but 5k headwind last year made the going really tough.Best advice,train as much as you can when its hot,forget your watch and enjoy it, and then spend the rest of the evening in one of the many bars adjacent to the finish and watch the marathon runners completing a further two laps. Dont forget, its dark in lanzarote by 6 o.clock in December.
Andy
I suspect they weren't particularly important races.