Almería half marathon 2009

[Antonio247]

not easy to fly direct from Manchester and juggle the few days of my holiday allowance, i'd have to sepnd too long away :-(

Roll on retirement.

Anybody done the Barcelona marathon? Any feedback/thoughts would be welcome, I have a colleague at work, another FLM 2009 reject, who is contemplarting it.

It´s a pity you can´t come this year either, Stillwaddler.

Barcelona marathon is regarded as quite flat, flatter than Madrid which has got a lot of hills although the atmosphere in Madrid is better since there are more runners and public cheering than in Barcelona. Another flat marathon is San Sebastián in November. Barcelona is in March and Madrid in April.

I´ve phoned the hotel but I haven´t been able to talk to the person in charge because he wasn´t there. Anyway, the receptionist told me that she thought it would be difficult to get a lower price since it is really low - only 50 € a room + 7% VAT. Breakfast 5.50 € + VAT. Anyway, the organisation usually gets a competitive fee so that you can get the room and breakfast for the price of the room + VAT.