Valencia Marathon 2022

quintain

thank you

Trampas

It was around May last year I booked the flights and that was when they released the scheduled. I few headed over via Madrid and said the train down was great. Depends on cost but if I was doing that I’d be doing it on the Friday

quintain

thank you trampas, i will keep an eye out for the flights in a few weeks time.

i'm thinking maybe fly in to Valencia, and afterwards get the train to Madrid and fly from there after staying a couple of nights.

4Ad

You could also look at Alicante, and get a train up, 2-2.5 hour journey.

Trampas

Accommodation prices really gone up this year. Just looking at a place I stayed in last year is sold out but gone up about 15% from what I can work out

Wottle

I had a hotel booked for €560 for 2 nights. Went back to a previous Airbnb host and I've now got a flat for €260, close to the start.

Feeling a lot better now as the hotel price had me feeling uncomfortable.

Maybe give Airbnb a go.

splashthecash

Myself, my wife and about 8 others from our local club are heading over this year - first time for most of us. I'm really looking forward to it….meant to be a great fast course and a bit of sun in December will be a cherry on top. Myself and wife have a hotel room booked as a backup but we are looking to get an AirB&B for maybe 6-8 of us if possible but not a lot showing as available already.

Got 2:54 in Dublin last year so I'll put in a good training effort and try for a sub 2:50.

How many boardies will be heading over in December?

kd82

Starting to look at plans now. Really looking forward to it the more I hear about it. I had a Dublin entry but this was on a whim as a friend was going over and I was thinking more of a support but now I'm thinking I should focus on Valencia.

Nothing booked yet, was waiting to see what flights came up but probably looking at a Friday/Monday trip. I should probably get a room at this point.

Itziger

3 Bedroom place here for 3 nights….. Might work out for someone. I'm giving the full a rest this year. Have signed up for the Half but I'm not even sure about that.

https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/922220682342419848?adults=6&search_mode=regular_search&check_in=2024-11-29&check_out=2024-12-02&source_impression_id=p3_1713356619_vOoODq%2BIlIvTw1GK&previous_page_section_name=1000&federated_search_id=421c4944-2634-4c44-9da9-1b666a3c033a

racersedge

Have a place myself, but nothing booked as of yet while I wait for flights and such (and y‘know, tell the wife about it!). Probably a lot of it also depends on how spring marathon goes next week as well.

maybe those who have done it before have an idea of when flights appear? Likely to go AirBnB myself to sort myself out but hard to judge exactly at the moment until transport over is sorted. But get through next week first!

Wottle

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122037249#Comment_122037249

I looked back in my Gmail for last year and it was May 19th when I booked.

jconn

two of us heading over this year, good info on the flights thanks. I was going to book DUB>ALICANTE but if direct flights come available to Valencia in May thats great

Diablo Verde

Back at this again this year. Still a while off but beginning to get excited.

We've flown to Madrid a few times and traveled down by train, and it's never been all that much of a hassle.

kd82

Ryanair flights are up now for those who were looking. 280 return for Fri-Mon

Trampas

I heard. The Sunday flight is not an option. I’ve booked the outbound flight

splashthecash

We booked ours last night - flying out on Thursday and returning home on Monday was €600 for two people

Flying over there on Friday was coming in very expensive (as of last night anyway)

No going back now!

racersedge

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122114871#Comment_122114871

made some similar decisions myself. Flying Thursday given the price and actually coming back on Tuesday. Made the decision to bring (in reality, bribe) the wife and the two kids over to make a mini-trip out of it - wife hits a milestone birthday so an excuse for it! For what the cost would have been to come back on Monday pretty much covers an extra night in the AirBnB I have booked.

But yeah, definitely no going back on it now as you say!

Wottle

I've booked outbound flights / for my wife and I, €308. Last year there was a late night flight home on the Sunday, so going to hold out for that.

205 days to go!

jconn

Is there any way around having to attend the expo to collect race numbers Sat eve i.e. post them out? Or does anyone know the latest time for collection Sat eve?
We're just lookign at the different flight options Madrid and Alicante and train down, Valencia flights look very expensive.

CR 7

I think if you book one of the official hotels there's an option to have the number sent to that hotel. I'm tempted to do it too this year to avoid the mile long one way maze through the expo.

splashthecash

How is everyone getting on with their plan for Valencia?

I have a number for Dublin so will probably run that as a 18-20 MP run. I was toying with the idea of racing it properly, however i'll still be 4 weeks out from the end date of my current plan

Wottle

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122510031#Comment_122510031

I've raced both before, don't recommend it, put all your eggs/oranges in the Valencia basket.

I'm doing Dublin, pacing a small group to sub 4.

After a disastrous few months, I've now got six decent weeks behind me, starting to get excited.

Still yet to book my flight home, hoping Ryanair put on a Sunday night flight like last year.

Trampas

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122510682#Comment_122510682

as said you be crazy to do both. You’d be much faster in Valencia on same effort. Even people down at 2:50’s have done mid 2:45’s.

I’ve booked in to fly home from Madrid on Sunday night. 10pm with EI €78. Ryanair are not going to add one now. Train about €40. Thought about flying home Monday morning but I’d be glad to wake up in my own bed on Monday than crawling out of a hotel in Madrid and getting on a plane

kd82

Starting to build into it now and try not get injured with gaa the next few weeks. I transferred my Dublin entry after some advice elsewhere on here. I'm Fri-Mon with Ryanair. Looking forward to it now, up around 25k on the long runs. I think I'll jump into Ratoath half or the 3/4 marathon in Longwood but not sure yet. Nothing booked in.

Trampas

If anyone has an entry to transfer can they pm or comment here.

Itziger

Trampas, sorry fella, I don't have a marathon bib….. but I do have a Half. Anyone interested? I could pass on the code to enter. End of October.

Trampas

Got sorted on some Facebook page. Doing Dublin as a lsr but one I’m thinking about going forward

kd82

Ryanair are after removing the Monday flight home 😡

Trampas

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122575293#Comment_122575293

Strange. That flight would have been fairly full I expect

Wottle

I've booked the Tuesday home.

I was also going over for the 10k in January, Ryanair removed the return flight, so just requested refund, will do Raheny instead.