Marathons abroad
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Dec 2024
11:16am, 17 Dec 2024
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Ally-C
American is mentally expensive just now. Just as well I’m boycotting since they elected that fud.
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Dec 2024
12:29pm, 17 Dec 2024
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Foxy
I went through the same company Sports tours last year paying around £3000 including flights. Ballot entry is $205 (£460 GBP) so an additional £300 ? This year after getting a ballot place I paid around £2500 & stayed at London house on the river opposite Trump. The current running boom means places are only going one way - 2026 I become a legacy runner thankfully & can just put in a credit card number & enter. In the end I went for a cheaper option - 3 nights at the Marriott for £2720 & should have juts enough airmiles & a companion voucher to cover the flights. & people are moaning at £65 for the Windermere marathon & £52.50 for Milton Keynes without a T-shirt !! We are truly blessed with such cheap races here. |
Dec 2024
12:40pm, 17 Dec 2024
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Big_G
Foxy, $205 is around £160 I think, but I think that was just a typo in your post there. I paid a bit more as I got the cancellation protection. How can the tour company justify charging an extra £300 or whatever, just for the bib though?! It shows the demand is there I guess. Was it for this year’s race that London went up in price (I forget) - it’s still very, very good value in comparison, but I did see some complaints about that price rise as well.
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Dec 2024
2:36pm, 17 Dec 2024
35,102 posts
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Foxy
£460 GBP is £300 more than £160 ($205 USD) that was what I was trying to say. London is either £50 or £70 depending on which way you do the ballot - Charities charge runners £100 for the place alone (plus minimum sponsorship). With the price increase for Chicago means I will probably skip NYC as gotta guess that will be even more expensive than Chicago (pleased not to get in the Berlin Ballot) I might now do Seattle or Philadelphia again in November as enjoyed both (& are easily walkable cities with good public transport). |
Dec 2024
10:13am, 19 Dec 2024
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OuchOuch
Just back from the Malaga marathon. Fantastic. Sunny, warm and no wind. A lovely course, well the first half anyway but an energising finish along the 500m or so finishing straight lined with spectators/ half marathon finishers. Probably the best post-race buzz I've experienced, lots of high fiving, cheering and clapping. The sun and inexpensive beers helped. They are already open for 2025, £49 and you can get there by air for £60 return. Terrifying prices for US marathons but what really puts me off is the time investment and the actual disruption to your marathon running. |
Dec 2024
10:15am, 19 Dec 2024
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Raptors claws are coming to town
Really tempted to buy a Málaga entry for next year and double it with Valencia the previous weekend, even though I know I haven't been That Person for many years.
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Dec 2024
10:21am, 19 Dec 2024
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OuchOuch
Another idea for you Raptor, there is a new Elche-Alicante marathon on weekend of 29/30th November, which gives you 2 weeks to recover for Malaga. Runners are bussed to the start in Elche from Alicante from 7 am on the Sunday.
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Dec 2024
10:25am, 19 Dec 2024
72,735 posts
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Raptors claws are coming to town
I saw that, OuchOuch  It was announced while I was in Alicante and just after I'd bought my entry ticket for Valencia, and it's a bit less convenient for my husband to chase me around the course with his camera.
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Dec 2024
12:12pm, 19 Dec 2024
3,825 posts
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Mr. K.
Barbados Marathon was interesting. Quite a few Brits The Gold Challenge (3 races in 3 days - 1M, 10Km & Marathon) is certainly a challenge. I`ll go back for sure. |
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Dec 2024
11:15am, 20 Dec 2024
35,104 posts
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Foxy
Mr. K. wrote: Barbados Marathon was interesting. Quite a few Brits The Gold Challenge (3 races in 3 days - 1M, 10Km & Marathon) is certainly a challenge. I`ll go back for sure. That sounds fun Mr K but I hate 10kms !! LOL !! |
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