Marathons abroad

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Sep 2016
11:03am, 2 Sep 2016
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DeeGee
Cheers Foxy. Being a European Capital, and that being sort-of my post 100 focus, it's definitely on the list so long as I can get out there before my knees pack in.
Sep 2016
3:21pm, 2 Sep 2016
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Icelandic Trigirl
Sounds like a great run, Foxy. I ran Equinox (Fairbanks) last year although I only did the relay (3 runners over the marathon).

Watch out for the giant moose!
Sep 2016
2:16pm, 3 Sep 2016
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Foxy
we did indeed see moose at the side of the road & i stopped for a selfie :)

I have just booked a cheeky Hawaiian Quadzilla for January to get me another state closer to the 50 states club & a little closer to the Mega ranking list.
Sep 2016
2:21pm, 3 Sep 2016
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Foxy
DeeGee - I collect US states (34) Countries (23) Capital cities (11) Olympic host cities (8) Majors (6) - hoping to get to 50/25/15/10/7 ?
Sep 2016
8:50pm, 3 Sep 2016
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DeeGee
I'm focussing on ex-Warsaw Pact members while working towards EEA member states, and while saving for my other four majors.
Sep 2016
8:57pm, 3 Sep 2016
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DeeGee
Currently Majors is tied with United Kingdom New Towns, EEA capitals is ahead, and Warsaw Pact members slightly behind.

I quite fancied doing the 50 counties challenge, but this is cheaper!
Sep 2016
11:52am, 4 Sep 2016
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Foxy
I'm at 31 counties but no desire to travel to the Grim North - I have Cumbria & Lancashire but never run in any part of Yorkshire ! I need Northamptonshire even though I only live 4 miles from the border !
Sep 2016
8:29am, 5 Sep 2016
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DeeGee
I've done alright for the North, unsurprisingly. Yorkshires West, East and North, Cumbria, County Durham, Tyne and Wear, Greater Manchester, Cleveland and Northumberland; only Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire in the Midlands though, unless you'd count Beds, Herts, Northants and Bucks in that list? Must do better.
Sep 2016
10:20am, 5 Sep 2016
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Hills of Death (HOD)
I've done a Caravan Park in Cleethorpes does that count ;-)
Sep 2016
9:45pm, 5 Sep 2016
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DeeGee
Either Humberside or Lincolnshire - take your pick ;-)

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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