Almeria 2010

[Sweder]

The only other difference that I can see in the course is at the start where we turned left then right, we are now turning left and left again and then do a dog-leg before returning to the original course. Thought it was a bit strange to add the new dog-leg at the beginning of the course where people are going to be bunched together - it is going to slow the beginning of the race down alot for the mid-pack runners.

Aye carumba; I've just studied the start/ finish in more detail,
How odd is that? The start will certainly be a lot slower (no bad thing for some). I agree it'll be a bunfight for the first kilometre or so but twas ever thus.

And am I dreaming or do we enter El Stadio via a different entrance? (looks like they've taken out the steep drop to the track) AND there's no full final lap, just a part-lap to the finish.

What could possibly go wrong?

Re: the hotel ... I'm not bothered about changing our digs. I'd be surprised if there was availability at the new gaff and it looks no nearer 'downtown', being further up the hill from the Tryp. I'll have a look on MapMyRun and see if I can work it out ...