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Nov 2013
12:48pm, 11 Nov 2013
601 posts
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DiscoSteve
Anyone here done Venice marathon and can recommend/condemn it?? Thinking of entering for 2014 having done my first one (Rome this spring).
Any input appreciated!
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Nov 2013
12:48pm, 11 Nov 2013
602 posts
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DiscoSteve
And what happened to the rest of the thread, am sure it used to be a lot longer?!
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Nov 2013
1:05pm, 11 Nov 2013
7,756 posts
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Dvorak
You are correct, DiscoSteve , 100 of pages of valuable info culled 
Well, dozens of pages and a load of blather (in fact, there was probably a higher amount of info per post than the bulk of threads).
ANd I think people liked Venice as long as you don't mind some steps (all those bridges!)
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Nov 2013
2:09pm, 11 Nov 2013
779 posts
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Disco Dean
Rome is great doing it again next year, Seviile also v.good,cheap, v.flat with lots of goodies and free Cruz Campo In Feb
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Nov 2013
2:19pm, 11 Nov 2013
2,451 posts
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emdee
I think you broke it Steve This came up earlier...
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Nov 2013
3:17pm, 11 Nov 2013
603 posts
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DiscoSteve
Oops
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Nov 2013
5:03pm, 11 Nov 2013
4,051 posts
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paul the builder
No steps in Venice, but quite a number of short ramps up and down in the last 2-3m over canals. 13-14 if memory serves. They're not massive, and if you're still running reasonably well they won't bother you. Pretty damn flat apart from that. Only that last 3m is in Venice itself - the first 20m is on the mainland, mostly pleasant country road alongside a river, the odd village, a brief sojurn through an industrial estate, a few miles in the San Giuliano park takes you to 20m. Then the long straight bridge out to Venice, which is pretty much 3m, and very dull except for the fact that Venice is appearing in the distance, slowly. And then the last 3m are amazing, obviously.
I enjoyed it.
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Nov 2013
10:57pm, 11 Nov 2013
604 posts
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DiscoSteve
Cheers Ptb, think that seals the deal for me.
*moves slowly away before Naomi realises I've broken the thread*
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Nov 2013
9:41am, 12 Nov 2013
1,291 posts
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True Gritts!
Did Venice marathon in 2010 25th anniversary run, really enjoyed it.
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Nov 2013
9:45am, 12 Nov 2013
4,053 posts
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paul the builder
Should have said it was 2007 when I ran it. Always worth checking that nothing *major* has changed since '07 or '10, just in case.
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