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Cologne Marathon October 2011

  • 12-04-2011 7:52am
    #1
    altercor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 157 ✭✭


    Hey Folks,

    Cologne Marathon...Discuss!

    Anyone ever done it? Direct flights from Dublin..Seemm a flat course. Am I missing something?

    Cheers!

    A.


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  • #2
    Itziger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,047 ✭✭✭Itziger


    altercor wrote: »
    Hey Folks,

    Cologne Marathon...Discuss!

    Anyone ever done it? Direct flights from Dublin..Seemm a flat course. Am I missing something?

    Cheers!

    A.

    Well, you won't get flatter, that's for sure. 70 bucks already. Bit pricey, no?

    The route looks a bit strange too. Very much up and down the river there for about 20 k. Could be a tough straight. But hey......


  • #3
    altercor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 157 ✭✭altercor


    Hmmmm..Ya, might not be the most interesting of scenery...Im after a quick (for me) time this year so Im looking for flat running and Berlin was sold out before I knew my schedule...Any other suggestions??

    Thanks for the feedback!


  • #4
    Daithi BC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 869 ✭✭✭Daithi BC


    altercor wrote: »
    Hmmmm..Ya, might not be the most interesting of scenery...Im after a quick (for me) time this year so Im looking for flat running and Berlin was sold out before I knew my schedule...Any other suggestions??

    Thanks for the feedback!

    I did Frankfurt last year and thought it was great. Again you get direct flights out of Dublin, German efficiency and a flat course with about 10,000 runners on it, so it's never lonely, but not overcrowded like Berlin either.


  • #5
    Seanie_H
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 392 ✭✭Seanie_H


    I had been planning to go for Jersey on Oct 2nd but I'm looking a winding up for a PB of sub 3:30 and Cologne looks great. It's received some great reviews on marathonguide.com.

    Best flights are in and out of Dusseldorf? I can't seem to find anything out of Dublin. It looks like a short trip from there anyways.

    e70 is expensive and the website is like an airline. By the time I've 'rented' a chip and bought a t-shirt it's e100. It's not a cheap hobby but I'm happy to pay it.


  • #6
    keano007
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 293 ✭✭keano007


    I have a few friends who went last year and they really enjoyed it. So much so there going back again this year.


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  • #7
    Itziger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,047 ✭✭✭Itziger


    There's Frankfurt on the 30th Oct I think. Same weekend as Dublin, right? At the beginning of the month there's a little one (still 42.1945 kms!!!!) in Metz. That's really close to me and I'm kinda thinking a quiet race without too many spectators and not much hype might be better.

    There's Valencia in November which should be fairly flat and weather should be ok.


  • #8
    ElectraX
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 399 ✭✭ElectraX


    Daithi BC wrote: »
    I did Frankfurt last year and thought it was great. Again you get direct flights out of Dublin, German efficiency and a flat course with about 10,000 runners on it, so it's never lonely, but not overcrowded like Berlin either.

    Is it a relatively flat course? Heard the scenery isn't too great, but really my aim is a PB, so looking for a course with as few hills as possible. I am looking for a marathon around October/November, and having done Dublin last year, I would love to try somewhere different. This is top of my list at the moment!


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