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Spring Marathons in Europe

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Anj Aug 2013 1:38pm, 14 Aug 2013 5,488 posts	0 Anj Both OH and I have entered VLM ballot for 2014 but in case neither or one of us gets in, what are other good road marathons to do in the spring within a european country?
Mrs Winkle Aug 2013 1:49pm, 14 Aug 2013 7,228 posts	0 Mrs Winkle Not sure if it's too early in the year, but Seville in February is absolutely great. Fast and flat, and you get to stay in a beautiful city.
Fitz Aug 2013 2:05pm, 14 Aug 2013 494 posts	0 Fitz Paris, April.
Hendo Aug 2013 2:08pm, 14 Aug 2013 28,897 posts	0 Hendo Basically you're now going to get lots of different suggestions. Narrow options down first, then ask which is best marathonrunnersdiary.com PS Rome is better than Paris, in my humble.
RuthB2 Aug 2013 2:27pm, 14 Aug 2013 11,247 posts	0 RuthB2 watching with interest having discounted London and Brighton next year.
Naomi P Aug 2013 2:27pm, 14 Aug 2013 11,263 posts	0 Naomi P Barcelona, Rome and Hamburg for great big city atmosphere and fast courses. Marrakesh for summat different, but not if you're much over 4 hours really, gets a bit lonely at the back. Connemara if you want roads and wide open views. Paris is rather divisive, some love it, many loathe it. Depends on your tolerance for public defecation I guess.
Hendo Aug 2013 2:33pm, 14 Aug 2013 28,898 posts	0 Hendo ^^^ lol Paris is great for a quick tour of Paris. But that's about it.
HowFar? Aug 2013 2:59pm, 14 Aug 2013 9,731 posts	0 HowFar? If you can take few extra days off, Belfast marathon on Monday 5th May, followed by the first days of Giro d'Italia from Belfast on 10th and 11th May.
Keefy Beefy Aug 2013 3:00pm, 14 Aug 2013 8,555 posts	0 Keefy Beefy I've done Stockholm and Copehnagen, which are both end May. Stockholm is the better race but I enjoyed the city of Copenhagen more.
Naomi P Aug 2013 3:13pm, 14 Aug 2013 11,264 posts	0 Naomi P Stockholm is indeed very nice and the finish in the stadium is fab. Shame it's so blinkin' expensive over there.