Not sure there is a thread for the MCR marathon.
Are there many traveling for it? Whats your travel plans etc?
Has anyone run it before? I see it is a flat course which is nice. Hopefully weather is as nice as Dublin has been the past two years
2 months to go. Hope training is going well for everyone. Very happy so far. Completed 5 runs a week for the past 9 weeks.
Have a 2hr long run coming up this weekend. More worried about the tempo run I have tonight though.
The official website is a bit, eh, crap, isn't it. Dont even know what time the marathon starts at :D
6weeks training completed. 12 more to go.
16km Long run today, was the first one that felt a bit like an actual long run. Distances are starting to ramp up a bit. Covered 43Km this week.
Really enjoying the training at the moment
Completed week 4 today. Averaging 29km per week at the moment. All going well so far
Well my 15 week training plan started yesterday. How’s everyone doing?
17c in Manchester during that run today. Probably be snowing in April.
Just did that for Chicago. I'm hoping for sub 3:20 in Manchester, but that's all dependent on how the training is going after 8 weeks. If I feel I'm struggling, I'm going to revert to the sub 3:30 training plan
I registered for the Kinvara half marathon which is on March 4th. Fits perfectly in with my training plan. My long run that weekend is due to be a 90min run anyway, so will push it a bit, and do the half at marathon pace.
Just signed up for this. I’m running alone. Anyone in else here targeting sub 3:30? ( but not by much!! ) It’s a bit of a no mans land. But I’d love to be tackling it with a bit of company on the day.
I flew to Faro (from Shannon)..you can get a bus from the airport to Seville,approx 3 hours.
On another trip I have flown to Stanstead, then direct to Seville which would better for the race.
Which Airport did you fly into for Seville and how did you get to Seville from the airport?
interested to hear your experience of BCN as it will be my first time. looks decent from what i have seen on youtube
I ran Barcelona in 2018..i think i was lucky as it only got warm for the last few miles..
Would you consider Seville ? I ran it 2 years ago, it was very cold for the first few miles but warmed up nicely without being too warm..and it's flat..
Beautiful city too..
sure nobody is dry when they cross the finish line no matter the weather :)
Yeah a certain element of luck with the weather in any marathon, it could be lashing rain in Manchester in April no doubt.
apparently it can be hit and miss, might not be too warm in march, especially if marathon starts early am.
consider that DCM this year was around 14-15 degrees.
Barcelona March Averages:
My friend ran it a few years ago and the heat killed him.
Im thinking of doing Manchester again, I really enjoyed it last time I ran it . I have done Paris previously but Barcelona is certainly tempting...has anyone run this before??
Barcelona is on in March (paddys weekend) and is 80 euro or something
That's my next one
Maybe straight after with surge pricing, by the time we got the taxi the crowd had gone into town while we were still out around Old Trafford.
Certainly considering going to Manchester again.
It's between Edinburgh, Manchester, Paris or Hamburg.
Hmmmm, might because last time it was for the marathon as it's showing £25 for me also
Seems expensive, I just checked and at this moment Uber is £22.93.
Train to the airport only takes 20mins. You can also rent out an electric scooter to get ye around. Just need an app on the phone.
Uber to the airport costs £45 these days.
Signed up for this in September when the early access came out, just completed my first marathon on sunday but really looking forward to putting in a decent training block and hopefully sickness doesn't get in the way this time!
I have a 18 week plan starting in December but reckon i'm going to keep the legs ticking over for the next 4 weeks to build up even more of a base and add some speed training to start working towards getting a sub 4 hour marathon. Thats my main goal for next year whether it happens in Manchester in April or Dublin in October
We went to a pub around the corner and stayed there for 3 or 4 hours and then got an uber directly to the airport think it was £25 or so.
We didn't use the Metro but did see it running straight past our hotel.
Nevermind, I just changed my flight to the later time. Don’t want the stress of worrying about catching a flight.
And once you finish and get your bags what’s the best way to head then? Will the metro remain open during the marathon around that area?
Plan was hopefully get a metro straight after to a train station to go straight to Airport.
Just checked, when I did it we'd booked the Aer Lingus 20:15 which was delayed anyway.
From memory I reckon we would have comfortably made the earlier flight but didn't want any pressure.
The bag drop was seamless less than 90 seconds to get the bag very well organised.
I booked the Aer Lingus 5pm flight out of Manchester on the Sunday.
Now I’m starting to wonder have I left myself enough time to catch the flight?
I wondering really have I left enough time if there are any delays in getting bags after marathon, getting to airport or even getting through security at airport.
Oh cool didn’t know there was a thread.
Just did the same!
Just registered for 2023.
Can't wait
Thought I was over the covid but it sucked everything out of my legs, honestly the sorest I've ever been after a marathon. Hardly able to walk today. Like I never trained for it at all. That second bout of it on the 18th March sealed my fate, was just happy to finish in the end
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