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Nov 2016
1:55pm, 9 Nov 2016
235 posts
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MartinCunningham
I am trying not to obsess about the south of France weather forecast for this weekend but earlier this week it seemed as though it would be raining but that has been updated to cloudy but dry and not too windy. Still could change but for now I am happy with that.
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Nov 2016
1:24pm, 15 Nov 2016
6,948 posts
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becca7
Looked like the weekend that has just passed was a good one for globetrotters, with Athens, Istanbul, Las Vegas and my choice of Beirut,. This is a race that is well-organised. Not a big field, so plenty of room to run, but not a quick course and only the first 7km and maybe the last 3km could be regarded as scenic, but it was interesting to visit Beirut. For me it was a good opportunity to get a womens top 50 position in an IAAF Silver Label Road Race.
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Nov 2016
2:58pm, 15 Nov 2016
4,446 posts
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Ceratonia
Well done! Interesting place to visit, as you say.
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Nov 2016
9:53pm, 15 Nov 2016
1,779 posts
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Gritts!
Well done 😄
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Nov 2016
9:39am, 16 Nov 2016
33,869 posts
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Foxy
I loved Istanbul as a city at the weekend but rather a dull marathon course - reminded me of Athens fantastic start, cool finish but lots of dual carriageway in between but worse than Athens the 3 lane highway was 7 miles out & 7 back !!
The starting mile takes you from Asia across the Bosphurus bridge into Europe followed by stunning views as you cross the bridge lined with fisherman with a wonderful city scape ahead of you. The finish through the park & in front of the Blue Mosque is pretty cool if you have turned off the Tourettes by then !!
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Nov 2016
9:54am, 16 Nov 2016
4,468 posts
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Ceratonia
Good way to start on the "marathon on every continent" ticklist then. Or maybe it doesn't count for either?
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Nov 2016
10:01am, 16 Nov 2016
33,872 posts
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Foxy
Not sure of the criteria for the 7 continents club as I have never looked don't fancy dropping £10k to run on a patch of Ice (I have Asia having done Tokyo anyway).
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Nov 2016
10:04am, 16 Nov 2016
33,873 posts
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Foxy
North America - United States, Canada, Mexico, Bermuda, Bahamas, Caribbean islands and Central America south to include Panama.
South America - All countries south of Panama including territories with recognized claims by these countries such as Easter Island and the Galapagos.
Europe - Western Europe, United Kingdom, Ireland, Iceland, Greenland, Canary Islands, Azores Madeira islands, all Parts of Russia west of the Ural Mountains, European Turkey.
Asia - Japan, China, Korea, India, Southeast Asia, Middle East, etc.
Africa - All countries on the land mass called Africa and the islands including Madagascar, Cape Verde, Mauritius, Seychelles and others.
Oceania - Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, French Polynesia, Fiji, Tonga, New Guinea and other South Pacific Islands..
Antarctica - The land mass and ice shelves called Antarctica including adjacent islands such as the South Shetland Islands. All icebergs south of 62 degrees latitude would be included.
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Nov 2016
10:07am, 16 Nov 2016
33,874 posts
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Foxy
as "European Turkey" is listed then one would presume "Asian Turkey" counts too - but not sure if there's a minimum distance required (Istanbul is less than 1km in Asia !) or indeed they differentiate where you start or finish.
Marathon Globetrotters for countries distinguis that the race must start or finish in a country to count or if it doesn't start or finish in a country more than half has to be in the country you are claiming.
half way to my third patch with 25 now in the bag 
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Nov 2016
10:13am, 16 Nov 2016
4,473 posts
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Ceratonia
I wonder whether anyone has actually run a marathon on an iceberg!
The antarctic marathon that you refer to is at the end of the month.
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