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Hello Almeria-winners!
All of you will get your best record, because here it is cold. The Spanish, we even do not remember how snow looks like...
Sweder, do not worry at all, without wife, Andy will become a naugty boy as well. You are not alone
Good running to everybody!

have a ball at the weekend, wish I was coming too, :-( I'm good at "naughty"

Hmm, I'm begining to wonder if Ana's not related in some way to Will Shakespeare . . .

Well, you shouldn´t forget your umbrellas or raincoats. It´s been raining here since 7 pm although not cats and dogs.

Have a safe journey!

Antonio

PS. You should come more often. We need rain and when the weather learns that you´re coming, the rain, snow etc appear. Let´s hope that it doesn´t rain at the race.

The BBC are being a little more pessimistic than yesterday...

Don't want rain again

Good grief!
Are you sure you punched in 'Almería' and not 'Manchester' Andy?
Oh well. With all that bad weather we'd be best advised to take shelter . . .

Sweder Wrote:Hmm, I'm begining to wonder if Ana's not related in some way to Will Shakespeare . . .

Dear Sweder,
Stratford upon Avon blood running through my veins? Oh, là, là… It sounds to me a little bit ironic… but I must forgive you because 1. I am not able of understand everything, and 2. I am so a nice person…

Be careful anyway, I am so crazy naughty when I get angry…

OK, enjoy a lot and get your best race and rehydratation, you and Andy, Antonio, and the others…

Ana Wrote:It sounds to me a little bit ironic…

Ah . . . you like Alanis Morissette I think, n'est pas?

Ana Wrote:Be careful anyway, I am so crazy naughty when I get angry…

Naughty is good, Ana. I am one of the naughty boys, after all

Ana Wrote:OK, enjoy a lot and get your best race and rehydratation, you and Andy, Antonio, and the others…

Thank you Ana.
I'm certain Antonio will take good care of us.
We will raise a glass of Guinness to your good health on Sunday evening

Right, I'm off. Just heard that the M4 is closed, so the journey to Sussex may be interesting.

I meant to post my entry about running in Bracknell, and complaining that I'm seriously unprepared for this race, but I didn't, so you'll never know. Not till Sunday afternoon, anyway. :o

See you guys tomorrow.

Have a safe trip, amigos!

See you in a few hours!


Antonio

Have a safe trip, amig@s!

See you in a few hours!


Antonio

[QUOTE=Sweder]Ah . . . you like Alanis Morissette I think, n'est pas?

You caught me! But you haven’t found out the second plagiarism, Robby Williams…
Ok, we are really expecting all yours reports…
I had a wonderful birthday party on Saturday as well. Sunday, during your race, I was obliged to sleep a lot… but dreaming “Chariots of Fire”…

How did it go Guys?? Was thinking about you all. Hope you had a blast and all got PB's

Just a few words to say that we all finished the race. The day was cloudy but it did not rain. Sweder got a PB. I couldn´t do it under two hours but nearly, 2 hours 2 minutes 27 seconds according to my watch. We´ve been so busy that we couldn´t write anything.

I´m just off to have the last drink with them since they´re leaving tomorrow.

Happy birthday, Ana!

We missed all of you!

Saludos desde Almería.

Antonio

Hi Guys

Sorry I missed you all after the race, congrats to you all, I was doing great until the last 2/3 k's then it felt like a big bloke had jumped on my back. Looking forward to your post race stories.

take care

Paul

PaulK Wrote:I was doing great until the last 2/3 k's then it felt like a big bloke had jumped on my back

That must be the most concise race report we've ever had on here

Good to meet you, Paul. We were v impressed by your time -- 1:32, I think? Excellent, well done. I hope we'll see you there next year.

I heard you asking Antonio if there were any races in May. Did you manage to track one down?

BTW, what's your wife's name? I mentioned meeting you in my race report but I didn't discover her name. I'll update when I know.

andy Wrote:I heard you asking Antonio if there were any races in May. Did you manage to track one down?

I'm keen to learn if there are any races in May, too.
I find I may have the opportunity to visit that part of the world during that month, though I'm worried it might be a bit too hot for a lard-bucket.

Well done Paul - it's great to have a real runner in our pack. Sorry you couldn't hang around but hopefully we'll get a chance to sup ale with you another time.

I´ve just remembered a race in the province of Almería, not far from where PaulK lives, which is in the month of May. I paste some information I´ve translated into English. Por favor, Nigel, correct any mistakes you find so that it sounds good English.

IV CARRERA DE MONTAÑA VALLE DEL ALMANZORA
4th “ALMANZORA VALLEY” MOUNTAIN RACE
Datos de la Carrera
Lugar: ARMUÑA DE ALMANZORA
Localidad: ARMUÑA DE ALMANZORA (Almería, España)
Fecha: 06-05-2007 - Hora: 10:00
Distancia: 21000 m.
Organiza: JUNTA DE ANDALUCÍA Y DIPUTACIÓN DE ALMERÍA
Inscripción: 950420461
Race data
Place : ARMUÑA DE ALMANZORA ( Almería ) Spain
Date : 06 -05- 2007 – Time : 10:00
Distance : 21000 metres
Organised by : JUNTA DE ANDALUCÍA AND DIPUTACIÓN DE ALMERÍA
Entries : Telephone 950420461



LA CARRERA MAS DURA DE LA PROVINCIA DE ALMERIA

THE TOUGHEST RACE IN THE PROVINCE OF ALMERÍA
SALIDA A UNA ALTITUD DE 624 M Y LLEGADA A UNA ALTITUD DE 1200 M.

THE START IS AT AN ALTITUDE OF 624 M AND THE FINISH AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1200 M.
LA CARRERA DISCURRE POR PAISAJES PRECIOSOS DE LA MONTAÑA.

THE RACE TAKES PLACE IN BEAUTIFUL MOUNTAIN LANDSCAPE.
AUTOBUS GRATUITO PARA QUE LOS FAMILIARES PUEDAN SEGUIR LA CARRERA JUNTO A CORREDORES.
FREE BUS SO THAT FRIENDS AND RELATIVES TRAVELLING WITH THE RUNNERS CAN FOLLOW THE RACE.

RECORRIDO DESDE ARMUÑA DE ALMANZORA-TÍJOLA-BAYARQUE Y BACARES.
THE COURSE STARTS AT ARMUÑA DE ALMANZORA – TÍJOLA – BAYARQUE AND ENDS AT BACARES.

RECIBIMIENTO EN ARMUÑA DE ALMANZORA CON UN DESAYUNO ANDALUZ, PARA PARTICIPANTES Y FAMILIARES. DESPUES DE LA PRUEBA UNA GRAN PAELLA GRATUITA PARA TODOS Y ASI PASAR UN DIA FABULOSO EN LA MONTAÑA.
WELCOME AT ARMUÑA DE ALMANZORA WITH AN ANDALUSIAN BREAKFAST FOR PARTICIPANTS, FRIENDS AND RELATIVES. AFTER THE RACE A BIG FREE PAELLA FOR EVERYBODY AND THAT WAY SPEND A FABULOUS DAY IN THE MOUNTAIN.

PREMIOS EN METALICO Y BOLSA DE REGALO CON PRODUCTOS DE LA ZONA.
CASH PRIZES AND A GOODIE BAG WITH PRODUCTS FROM THE AREA.



I think that you would enjoy it, SW, since it is steep and in the mountains and with a very nice atmosphere. It would be great if you as well as any other forumites could come since you could also go for a swim.

I mentioned PaulK in a e-mail two half marathons in the province of Albacete,around 350 kms from Almería. Albacete half and Almansa half. They both are well organised although I prefer Almansa because it is smaller and the atmosphere and the goodie bag is great. Besides, the fee goes to an association for mentally handicapped children. The former is on Sunday 13th May and the latter is on Saturday 19th May.

http://WWW.mediomaratonalbacete.com

http://WWW.mediomaratonalmansa.com

Good news, Antonio. I won't be able to go myself, but good to know that there are some races in May for the hard-core devotees. Would be a bit hot I suspect? Sweder may be mad enough.

Mostly Antonio's, but some of mine:

http://www.runningcommentary.net/images/.../index.htm