[almost_no_specifics]

So... I'm thinking next year I definitely want to do a marathon... but which one? Thing is... if I don't enter NOW whilst I'm feeling positive, I'll never get around to it. I know I don't want to do the London marathon - might as well go somewhere interesting! So... ideas ideas ideas... pwease!! Maybe the year after a 50 miler... hahaha... ha... *wonders about sanity*.

 

[Slowsteve]

I did Florence. Flat course, lovely city, about 7,000 runners, Highly recommended.

 

[Katten]

Nice one, A_N_S Looking at your mileage and motivation I think that's a really good thing to do :d

Paris makes for a nice marathon, or loads in Eastern Europe. Prague in may is supposed to be nice

If you're feeling really motivated, you could put in for one this autumn... Amsterdam in October is pretty groovy, and a nice flat course...

 

[almost_no_specifics]

Hrmm, it's not motivation for doing on this year that's an issue - it's money and time heh, as with most things. And I'm doing three halfs this year anyway, so was thinking middleish of the year next year would be ideal... april-october would be good... keep the ideas coming! (thanks for those so far...)

 

[Owain]

Come up to the Edinburgh Marathon, I will be taking part this year and I have ran a lot of the course already during my 1/2 marathon run, its a lovely course and mostly flat.

O.

 

[steepler]

Amsterdam is a good one

 

[Trinity]

I fancy Hamsterjam

 

[steepler]

Hamsterjam is messy but tasty
Better than squirelljam as that contains nuts!

 

[JBBury]

My friend did the Loch Ness marathon last year and she said it was a blast. I think it's around September/October

 

[Grant]

Amsterdam is a good one

I've heard good things about Amsterdam too.

I've only run Frankfurt so far, but thought it was a great event. Its starts and finishes in the same place, its a nice course and the organisation was fantastic.

 

[Steve]

Amsterdam is a good one

Am doing this year with SWMBO.:d

 

[Steve]

Chicago is good too.

 

[LEECE]

Was going to try and get there too, Mr Leece is Dutch so gives me an excuse to try and do the Half and at same time possibly see the in laws

 

[Steve]

Was going to try and get there too, Mr Leece is Dutch so gives me an excuse to try and do the Half and at same time possibly see the in laws

InLaws in Chicago then?

 

[LEECE]

yeah got them everywhere

Chicago, Amsterdam yada yada

 

[Steve]

Inlaws everywhere....been married to many a man then?!!

 

[LEECE]

Nah only one thank god.

Twas a joke Steve

*going home now ready for 5m race

 

[Steve]

Twas a joke Steve

Yes I know..twas joshing!

 

[PinkCheeseMuffler]

This blog has a few marathon-realted posts, and Iliked this one about alternative marathons
http://www.runflux.com/blog/2007/10/16/an-alternative-top-ten-world-marathon-races/
One poster nominated Amsterdam, which I have done and thought was pretty good. Have done barcelona, and wished I'd just gone for a weekend break withoiut the marathon - most of it seemed to go out into dull suburbs and industrial areas...
Good luck!

 

[steepler]

Try the aims site for marathons
Very good