Marathon Bucket List

jprender

I was just looking through a list of marathons from across the Globe, taking note of which ones I would like to do if I had the opportunity. Before I knew it, I had selected 40 of them !!

Now, I'm soon to be 39 years of age, and I am still a virgin when it comes to marathon running, so trying to work my way through my list would probably take me well into my 50's and probably into my 60's

So I need to narrow it down a bit, and I have listed my top 10 "want to do" marathons.

In no particular order :-

Los Angeles
Paris
London
San Francisco
Berlin
Istanbul
Chicago
Athens
New York
Las Vegas

(I'd love to run Boston also, but I will never qualify )

And with that list in mind, I am going to attempt the Connemara and Dublin Marathons next year :rolleyes:


So, can you pick 10 marathons or less that you definitely want to run ?

sideswipe

Damn, opened this thread thinking it was a new way to carry drinks and gels........ em, the "The Marathon Bucket" (patent pending)

goes off to google Dragon's Den application.....



I do like the idea though OP, but I'm not sure about Vegas for running a marathon. I'd add Sydney and the Great Ocean Road in Australia to that list, I also hear the Faroe Islands are lovely this time of year, and you never know you might just win;)

RacoonQueen

I've had one of these for a few years.

London
Edinburgh (one day :rolleyes: )
New York (have had an entry but couldn't go)
London
Las Vegas
Connemara
Chicago
Boston
Berlin
Honolulu
Midnight Sun
Polar Circle

I'd really like to run Antwerp as well since I was all set to run it this year.

Krusty_Clown

Chicago and Boston (registered for both), then:
London
Comrades
San Francisco
Venice
Rotterdam
Sydney

I would also buy one of Sideswipe's marathon buckets.

Woddle

Forget Paris, it sucks ass imo.

Berlin (done)
London
Rotterdam
Stockholm
Memphis
Auckland

Mainly cause I like the place or would like to go so why not do a marathon.

rainbow kirby

The 5 majors (will need to get old to qualify for Boston though), Connemara (was supposed to do it this year but got injured 5 weeks before it), Comrades, Big Sur, Medoc, Tokyo.

jprender

Woddle wrote: »

Forget Paris, it sucks ass imo.

Berlin (done)
London
Rotterdam
Stockholm
Memphis
Auckland

Mainly cause I like the place or would like to go so why not do a marathon.

Yeah, I've read mixed reviews on the Paris marathon alright.

I personally love Paris though, one of my favourite cities, and that's why it makes it in there.

tHE vAGGABOND

Dublin :cool: [doing in 5 weeks!]

Paris - [Entered for next April, love the city and the people I know who have actually done it have nothing but good things to say about it]
Berlin - [Intend to do it this time next year]
New York
Comrades
San Francisco - Several family members married and living there
Chicago
London - Lived there myself for 5 years
Boston
Tokyo [almost as hard to get into as Boston, London or NY!!]
Disney [Florida] - Would love to do it with family members who live in San Fran, and have gotten into running!

Woddle

tHE vAGGABOND wrote: »

Paris - [Entered for next April, love the city and the people I know who have actually done it have nothing but good things to say about it]

I have actually done it and it does suck ass too many bottle necks and after 8km at a water station evryone had to come to a full stop, crazy. Reviews of this year do seem a little better although still very mixed.

Although the marathon was crap it was one of the best family holidays I've had. A weekend checking out Paris city and then heading down to Euro disney for 5 days made it all worth it.

Woddle

tHE vAGGABOND wrote: »

Berlin - [Intend to do it this time next year]

I'll be joining you for that, done it twice already and love the city and everything about the race.

ecoli

I have two lists the first being while I am still aiming for times and being competitive:

Berlin
Paris
Rotterdam
Chicago
Boston
Fukuoka
London
Houston
Dubai
Tokyo

Once i start to slip in performances and will start to doing races for the pure enjoyment of participating this will be the list:

Comrades
Great Wall Marathon (yes running on great wall of china)
Niagra falls Marathon (As far as i know only one that start and finish in different countries)
North Pole Marathon
Mt Everest Marathon
Marathon Des Sables
Athens (for the historical value)
Midnight Sun Marathon (Alaska night marathon during 24 hour daylight)
Dead Sea Marathon
Siberian Marathon

TFBubendorfer

Some great races mentioned here.

My own list:
Boston (done)
Connemara (done)
Dingle (done)

London
New York
Chicago
Berlin

Neolithic Marathon (Avebury, UK)
Big Sur
Mount Desert Island (Bar Harbor, Maine, USA)
Pikes Peak
Avenue of Giants Marathon

But most of all, I'd love to have a go at the ultras:
Western States
Badwater
Spartathlon
Comrades

Update: shamelessly stealing 2 from ecoli's list:
Mt. Everest
Great Wall

donothoponpop

Marathon Du Medoc I have dedicated years of quality training towards this one, but always seem to miss it. Maybe next year...

TFBubendorfer

donothoponpop wrote: »

Marathon Du Medoc I have dedicated years of quality training towards this one, but always seem to miss it. Maybe next year...

I must be the only one who has absolutely no intentions of running that race event, ever. I really do not see the appeal. I keep my running and drinking strictly separate.

RacoonQueen

It's the day before my birthday next year. Interesting...

Brianderunner

Mine are;

Berlin (running it in 10 hours time :eek:)
London (i live there)
LA
New York
Athens
Tromso midnight marathon

central park

I have done 9 marathons and would like to do one more , any suggestions for the final hurrah!!

Have done:
New York 2002
London 2004
Chicago 2005
Stockholm 2007
Berlin 2007
Niagara Falls 2008
Dublin 2009
Edinburgh 2010
Paris 2011

Killerz

For me, in no particular order (some are more/less than marathon distance.... Poetic licence)

Marathon du Medoc
Western States
The rest of the Majors - Boston done, Chicago coming up in 2 weeks
Hood to Coast Relay
Dingle
Goofy Challenge at Disney
UTMB
Big Sur
Prague

ThePiedPiper

I actually have an Excel file with my wish list and an approximate timetable!! How sad is that?!

London (next year)
Chicago (hopefully next year, it'll be the last of the 5 majors for me)
Rotterdam
Barcelona
Connemara Ultra
Athens Classic marathon
Milan
Venice
Dingle Ultra (if it happens again)
Comrades
2017 Rio but I hear the qualifying times are a bit high