II Carrera Popular "Villa Inés"

[Antonio247]

Well, at http://www.carreraspopulares.com/foro/home.asp?tema=1 there was also some criticism.

I think it is a very good half marathon, very well organised and with a lot of things in the goody bag, a T-shirt, a towel, a penknife, drinks, chocolates, cereal bar, etc. However, they have reduced the closing time to 2 hours fifteen minutes. Then, a few runners, among whom I was, arrived just two minutes later and we weren´t allowed to get to the finish when it was just 50 metres away. Luckily, we were given the bag of goodies. It is something unusual since there´s usually flexibility in other half marathons for those who arrive after the usual time limit of two hours thirty minutes. Fortunately, we were given the bag of goodies, pieces of water melon and of orange. Besides, we were allowed to go to the swimming pool where we had a shower.

I really enjoyed the race but I was a little disappointed because we couldn´t get to the finish. What a difference with the UK where there are people who finish in more than three hours.

Anyway, when I can I´ll write a longer report.

Best of luck at Toral, Bierzo Baggie and Riazor Blue!