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Mrs Winkle
Mrs Winkle
Nov 2013
9:49am, 12 Nov 2013
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Mrs Winkle
Another vote for Seville here - flat, fast, great city for a long weekend, lots of goodies and cheap :)
True Gritts!
True Gritts!
Nov 2013
1:06pm, 12 Nov 2013
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True Gritts!
Can recommend Seville too nice flat course with a stadium finish, quality goody bag and medal! Great little place with lots to do!
DiscoSteve
DiscoSteve
Nov 2013
1:10pm, 12 Nov 2013
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DiscoSteve
So Seville or Venice then TG? No pressure!
True Gritts!
True Gritts!
Nov 2013
1:20pm, 12 Nov 2013
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True Gritts!
:)
Well Seville is in Feb and Venice Oct. Personally I preferred Seville ( I went wife the missus and there was more to do and easier to get around) but if it too close then Venice is still a great race.

Hope this helps :)
DiscoSteve
DiscoSteve
Nov 2013
1:23pm, 12 Nov 2013
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DiscoSteve
Thanks! It'll be Feb 2015 rather than 2014 if it's Seville :-). Was planning on Venice as we want to make a long weekend of it & I thought there would be lots to see and do but sounds as if Seville would be just as good.
DiscoSteve
DiscoSteve
Nov 2013
1:33pm, 13 Nov 2013
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DiscoSteve
Right have gone and done it and entered Venice, timing was the deciding factor, as the missus quite rightly pointed out she will still be on maternity leave next October but not the following February so easier to fit in.

Thanks for the tips everyone.
Nick Cook
Nick Cook
Nov 2013
2:15pm, 13 Nov 2013
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Nick Cook
Don't they make oranges in Seville?
Dvorak
Dvorak
Nov 2013
2:57pm, 13 Nov 2013
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Dvorak
Indeed Nick, but if you have ever been to Seville and picked one up and eaten it, you will quickly discover why the parks are strewn with uncollected fruit.

And then a Scottish ship needed ballast for the trip back to Dundee and that's how marmalade was invented.
Naomi P
Naomi P
Nov 2013
3:01pm, 13 Nov 2013
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Naomi P
Oi! Where's my bleeding thread gone??
Nelly
Nelly
Nov 2013
3:05pm, 13 Nov 2013
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Nelly
NP - Lost forever unfortunately :-( I got the following response from Fetch to Feedback.

"Re: FETCH FEEDBACK (REF:14884)

Unfortunately yes, too late. I think it was one of about 30 threads that were lost due to a bit of over-engineered code I'd written to back them up. I hopefully have a better system in place now."

About This Thread

Maintained by Naomi P
Thread for everyone who wants to run a road marathon outside the UK. Everyone welcome, first timers to old hands :-)

List of holiday suggestions here ;-) Feel free to add races and comments
http://www.fetcheveryone.com/article-view.php?id=438

And a couple of websites with useful info:
Marathon guide is brilliant for US maras but has the most comprehensive European list I've ever seen marathonguide.com
This is the AIMS site distancerunning.co.uk

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