Well this was the biggest one of the year so far, Rotterdam marathon.
A good size group of us from the local running club went over for a long weekend of socialising and running, one of our group after waiting with a fellow runner ended up last across the line in the time limit to be greeted by the mayor and the marathon winner with a bouquet of flowers, a TV crew and a police escort!
My efforts were a little less publicised, Stuart & I planned to run at a 3h45 pace & see how long we could last! Stuart managed for longer than I & came in at 3h49, for me the wheels fell off at 22 & I struggled to 25 with walking breaks then realising the 4h Mark was looming I dug deep for the last section to scrape in under 4 hours by 57 seconds!
I can highly recommend the Rotterdam marathon, great course and organisation, the support from the reported million + supporters was incredible & we all enjoyed a weekend of good food and drink! Surprisingly Rotterdam is quite accessible from the UK too, just 7-8 hours drive from the East Midlands including breaks & the tunnel crossing.
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