The Marathon Oscars!

After running Barcelona and Rome marathons last week, which were organised completely differently from each other, I decided to rate each marathon I've run out of 10 for different categories. It's kind of like the Marathon Oscars.

I invite comments below for you to rate your own marathons by the categories too and then, when I have quite a few marathons rated, I'll make a Marathon Oscar stand alone page. If you can think of any categories I have missed let me know and I'll add them to the post.

Remember these are my ratings. Maybe you ran Berlin last year when the start number pick up was supposed to be a nightmare? Or you don't agree with my low rating about Rome marathons course? Again rate your marathons in the comments section below.

My hope is that this will help other runners decide which marathons will be great to run and which they should avoid!

Welcome to The Marathon Oscars!!!

Registration

Copenhagen 9/10

Valencia 7/10

Madrid 9/10

Berlin 8/10

Barcelona 9/10

Rome 6/10

Expo

Copenhagen 6/10

Valencia 7/10

Madrid 7/10

Berlin 9/10

Barcelona 9/10

Rome 7/10

Race Number Pick Up

Copenhagen 8/10

Valencia 8/10

Madrid 7/10

Berlin 9/10

Barcelona 10/10

Rome 8/10

Start Line

Copenhagen 7/10

Valencia 8/10

Madrid 7/10

Berlin 7/10

Barcelona 10/10

Rome 5/10

Refreshment Stations

Copenhagen 7/10

Valencia 7/10

Madrid 9/10

Berlin 6/10

Barcelona 9/10

Rome 4/10

Toilets (Start Line)

Copenhagen 8/10

Valencia 7/10

Madrid 7/10

Berlin 8/10

Barcelona 8/10

Rome 7/10

Toilets (Around the Course)

Copenhagen 7/10

Valencia 0/10 (no toilets)

Madrid 7/10

Berlin (I never used them so will give the average point of 5/10 from the other marathons)

Barcelona 7/10

Rome 4/10

Course

Copenhagen 6/10

Valencia 7/10

Madrid 9/10

Berlin 8/10

Barcelona 7/10

Rome 4/10

Sights (based on how many of the city sights were part of the course)

Copenhagen 6/10

Valencia 9/10

Madrid 9/10

Berlin 8/10

Barcelona 9/10

Rome 7/10

Finish Line

Copenhagen 8/10

Valencia 10/10

Madrid 7/10

Berlin 10/10

Barcelona 8/10

Rome 5/10

Medal

Copenhagen 6/10

Valencia 6/10

Madrid 9/10

Berlin 8/10

Barcelona 9/10

Rome 10/10

Other Runners (considerate, friendly, etc.)

Copenhagen 8/10

Valencia 8/10

Madrid 8/10

Berlin 5/10

Barcelona 8/10

Rome 4/10

Spectators

Copenhagen 7/10

Valencia 8/10

Madrid 9/10

Berlin 10/10

Barcelona 9/10

Rome 4/10

Overall Marathon Oscar Champion Ratings:-

WINNER!!!

Barcelona 112/130 points

Madrid 104/130 points

Berlin 100/130 points

Copenhagen 93/130 points

Valencia 91/130 points

Rome 77/130 points

Mike's Sightrunning Berlin Marathon Orientation!

While in Berlin Paul, Latimer and I met up with Mike from Mike's SightRunning Berlin who had kindly offered to give us a Berlin Marathon orientation tour :-)

I first met Mike when I visited Berlin to see the 'Festival of Lights' in October 2010. I thought it would be great fun to run around the city at night seeing the lights and having a guided tour at the same time. You can read my review of that tour here Festival of Lights Sightrunning Tour and here More Photos of Light Sightrunning Tour. As you can see, I had a great time and highly recommend Mike's SightRunning.

Anyway on the Friday morning before the marathon we met Mike outside the main station along with two other guys. He took us over to the marathon start/finish area and then proceeded to tell us everything he could about the marathon. This was a lot as Mike has run the marathon over 10 times!! Mike told us about the different ways into the start area, the best way in to avoid the crowds, how we would have to walk a long way once we finish and be penned in like sheep again. He gave us tips on drinking water and how to avoid lots of toilet visits (I certainly needed help there). He is very interesting to listen to.

We enjoyed very much our time together with Mike and it won't be the last time I see him as I'm hoping to visit Berlin for a little holiday next year and will definatly be doing another sight running tour with Mike :-)

Berlin Marathon 2012 Write Up!

First things first:-

 I GOT A NEW PERSONAL BEST IN BERLIN MARATHON 2012!!!
I FINISHED IN 4 HOURS, 27 MINUTES AND 19 SECONDS!!! I'M SO HAPPY :-)

I've had such a strange month leading up to this marathon that I knew it would be hard! I managed to get in a 25k run 4 weeks before and then a 17k with three weeks to go but it was all downhill from there.

I had a mole removed so wasn't allowed to run for 10 days until the stitches were out and then, the day before they came out, I caught a very bad cold so I couldn't breathe very well. I wasn't going to run like that and make it worse! So my goal for the last month has been to make it to the start line.

My friend Paul from 50-is-the-new-30.blog was to be my pacer for the whole race! I was so glad he was with me especially at the end but I'll get to that later :-)

The weather marathon morning was sun with a big blue sky! It was going to be a hot one....

At 8am on race morning Latimer (my son) and I met up with Paul and Toni. Toni would be looking after Latimer while I was running :-) Latimer and Toni both had huge cowbells that Paul had bought for them so we would hear them in the crowds of spectators :-)

We said goodbye to them and headed down to the beginning of block H where we would be starting from. Of course, I just had to go to the toilet before we got penned in. I actually starting bleating like a sheep as that's what I felt like. It was very squashy waiting to begin running.

At 9am the first wave of runners started their marathon and lots of blue balloons were let up into the sky. It looked very pretty! At around 9.10am the second wave of runners were off. We started walking towards the start around 9.15am and were over the start line and on our way by around 9.20am.

The blue race line

For around the first 7 or 8k it was pretty crowded and very hard to keep an even pace going. There were so many runners. I haven't done a large race like this before so it was a completely different experience.

At the first water station I knew that my fear of plastic cups all over the ground was going to be a reality :-( The stops were every 5k to begin with and then became every 2.5k. So every time there was a stop for around the next 300 metres or so you had to watch the ground and hope that you will not step wrong and slip over! It seemed that everytime a water stop came up it was on a narrow road so you would grab your drink and try to keep running while watching the ground for cups. This made it impossible to get an even pace going again until the stop had been left behind. Paul actually saw a man go down from slipping on a cup at a water stop later in the race!!

We looked out for Latimer and Toni (and listened for their cowbells) at the 7k mark but didn't see them there. We found out later that they didn't make it there in time. They were also standing at 21k, 32k, and 42k and we saw (and heard) them at each of these stops :-) It was fantastic to be able to run over and give Latimer a kiss before running on again!!

For the first half marathon I was pretty high and talking lots and just enjoying the whole atmosphere :-) There were so many Danes (around 30000) cheering the runners on and Danish flags were everywhere. I didn't have a danish top on but I found out that if I waved my arms like crazy and shouted out 'Danmark' they would all shout back at me :-) They really helped me along! Thank you so much to all the Danes that were there!!

I didn't do my usual stop at 30k where I play my own mind games and pretend I'm just about to start a 12k race. I still did try and pretend I was just starting the run for the day but I did it this time after having my water and continuing to run. I just clenched my fists together and started saying out loud 'it's a brand new day' 'it's a 12k run'. This helped for a little while.....I remember starting to count down the kilometres from there but stopped after saying 'nine to go'. This is where I started getting into a little trouble!!

Thank you Paul for being by my side!! He had done a great job of trying to keep me doing an even pace and we had even started to make up a little of the time we lost at the beginning with the crowds of runners. I was so tired by 40k that I just had the urge to stop and walk but I didn't. I could hear Paul behind me telling me that I was looking good and that my pace was still on track. This helped so much!!  I had nothing left to give and just tried to run the same speed as before. I think we slowed a little for the last 2k though. I was struggling so much! I didn't hit the wall but it was so hard to keep up the pace!!

Then there it was! The Brandenburg gate was right before me!! What a fantastic sight :-) We ran through the middle gate as Mike from mikes sightrunning had said we should! Paul had been trying to get me to speed up since around 41.5k but I kept saying that it wasn't possible and I couldn't do it. Then with the finish line around 150 metres away I shouted 'sod it! Let's go!' It wasn't exactly a sprint finish for me but I did speed up my pace and just crossed the line while clenching my teeth together :-) A great video that will make!

I finished in 4 hours, 27 minutes and 19 seconds so got my new personal record!! There is no way I would have done it without Paul as he really kept me going the same pace for the last few kilometres!! By myself I would have slowed down!! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you Paul :-)

After crossing the line I was breathing very quickly and loudly. Someone asked if I was ok and I kind of said yes and waved them off. It was time to become a sheep again! We had to queue up for our medal and then to get past the plastic sheets being handed out. All I wanted was some water but it took us about 20 minutes to get to the people handing it out. Then me and Paul went for the beer :-)

Then we made our way to the family reunion area and found Latimer and Toni :-) We all had dinner together that evening too. It was great to see Toni and Paul again and we talked about meeting in Spain when they travel there :-)

One last thing here which is very important:-
I DID NOT HAVE A SINGLE TOILET STOP DURING THE MARATHON ;-)

I do think that there were too many runners for the course. Maybe if there were 30000 runners instead of 40000 it would improve the crowding at the beginning and also the waiting around times?

My overall experience of Berlin Marathon was fantastic!! And I would recommend everyone to try it at least once!!! Oh yeah and the medal looks great :-)


Knightley, Lynne-Deanne (GBR)
Overall: 4289
Overall: 696 (in Agegroup: W35)
chiptotal: 04:27:19
clocktotal: 04:47:43
First half: 02:13:11
Second half: 02:14:09
Time per km: 06:20
Speed: 9.47 km/h
5 km: 00:31:33
10 km: 01:03:33
15 km: 01:34:50
20 km: 02:06:08
25 km: 02:37:43
30 km: 03:09:38
35 km: 03:41:34
40 km: 04:13:07

Cool 3D Video Berlin Marathon 2012 Course

Ok I wasn't go to post today but this video is way too cool!

And for anyway wanting to know the Berlin marathon weather with only 5 days to go....

Partly sunny and still 15 degrees :-)

Too Sick for Friløbet Run!

I forgot to write yesterday about the Friløbet run in Copenhagen. This was probably because I never ran it as I've been ill since Thursday evening :-(

What started as a little bit of an itchy throat turned into a full blown head cold and chesty cough by Friday. I decided not to run yesterday because I was scared that I would make myself worse and all I want to do is be well for next Sunday!

I have been feeling really sorry for myself and worried about how I will be for Berlin Marathon! I keep trying to think positive thoughts. I mean aren't I glad that I was ill this weekend and not next? It doesn't work because I just think why did I have to get ill at all?

I am taking loads of vitamin c and washing my hands every time I use public transport and am using anti bacterial wipes all the time. I am worried because I have hardly run within the last few weeks. First I had that mole removed (the results came back fine by the way), and then this cold.

The good news is I am feeling better today so I'm sure I'll be fine by the time I leave Copenhagen for Berlin on Thursday. I'm just hoping Latimer hasn't caught it!

Anyway I'll stop moaning now :-) The weather for Berlin marathon with 6 days to go is:-

15 degrees with clouds and sun! NO RAIN!

Berlin Marathon in 7 days!!

I can't believe that this time in 7 days I will be proudly wearing my Berlin Marathon medal around my neck!!

It is so close now that all my nerves and emotions are beginning to kick in :-) I am so excited but also so scared of such a big marathon. He he not long to go now!

I arrive in Berlin on Thursday so have loads of time to explore. I've been there before but this time I have my older son with me so will be doing lots of kids stuff. 

Good news is I should have my own computer back within a week!!!! About time too! So I will have LOADS of photos for my Berlin write up :-)

Bad news is the weather is looking pretty bad right now :-( It says 15 degrees and RAIN. I don't care what the temperature is but I really don't want rain!!!

Berlin Marathon weather 15 days to go!

Just a quick post today :-)

I couldn't help myself and had to try and find out what weather is being predicted for Berlin Marathon. It is:-

RAIN
15°C

Berlin Tapering and Ouch!

First things first:- Only 20 Days until Berlin Marathon!!!

As usual things just don't seem to go as planned!

On Saturday I ran a 17k run with a pace of around 5:45. I was very happy with this :-)

On Sunday there was the Powerade Half Marathon in Copenhagen. I decided not to run for a few reasons. The main ones being that I need to pay for my race number for Valencia and didn't want to pay 300kr for a half marathon, I didn't want to risk my stomach playing up again because I'd already done a good run the day before, and Felicity was running it and I thought it should be her day not mine.

I have been instructing Felicity since last October when she could only run 2 minutes, then walk 2 minutes. Now she has finished a half marathon! I'm so proud of her!! She finished in a good time of 2 hours and 19 minutes :-)

Right back to my troubles this week....

I had an appointment yesterday with a skin doctor as I had noticed a couple of my moles were looking a little strange. She checked them out and everything was fine with them. All good so far...

She then checked all the moles on my body and found one on my shoulder blade that looked asymetrical so she removed it by punch biopsy and has sent it to be checked out!! I asked to see it afterwards and it was horrible! She had removed the mole and about 6mm of the skin layer below it!!

It's got stitches in it that will be removed on Friday 21st Sept. My problem is because of it being on my shoulder blade I can't really run until the stitches are removed. What am I supposed to do about my tapering?? I can bike so I'm thinking about just doing a lot of biking between now and Berlin. The doctor did give me the go ahead to run Berlin but I will have to have some tape over the scar.

I'm wondering if I should drop my idea of trying for a 4:15 marathon and just try to finish in under 4:30 instead? Grrrrrrrrrr...........

Berlin, Valencia, and Gran Canaria Marathons!

First of all sorry there are no photos on this blogpost. I know how we all love to see them. My computer is still being repaired so I have no access to all my photos :-(

I had no idea what to call this blogpost as so much has happened and I have so much to share! I'll start with Berlin Marathon...

My training is going ok except.....I have had stomach pains for over 3 weeks but just kind of ignored them and cut back a little on my running. Last Saturday I thought it was time to have a long run so I did 25k with a 6:25ish pace. Early Sunday morning I woke up with a really sharp pain on my left side and extremely bad nausea so I went down to the ER on the Sunday. They didn't give me an ultrasund but I thought I needed one so I rang my doctor monday and had a scan. Nothing is wrong and it seems I just had a bacterial infection. So I'm now on antibiotics and am feeling the best I have for over a month.

So back to training for Berlin I think :-) I'm planning on a 17k this Saturday and next Saturday with a couple of smaller runs and some interval training inbetween. I do feel ready for Berlin and will be happy as long as my time is under 4:30:00!!

Now this is where my world gets complicated.....

As you know I have signed up for Gran Canaria marathon 2013. My good friend (lost long sister) Ciry from conquering26-2 was going to run Rome in 2013 and I was going to meet her there. I found out the other day that she will no longer be coming to Europe in 2013!! Ahhhh but I really want to see her again! I knew that she would be in Gran canaria in late November so started looking at my flights to Gran Canaria to see if I could change them.

As it happens because one of my flights down to Gran Canaria had been changed by the company and I hadn't accepted these changes I was entitled to a full refund :-) I decided to do this, then buy some flights to barcelona for November and from there take a train to Valencia and back a few days later. (it's actually cheaper than flying from Copenhagen to Valencia as there are no direct flights anyway).

You see Ciry will be in Valencia running the marathon on Sunday 18th November!! What does all this mean for me?

Basically as I am no longer going to Gran Canaria I will no longer be running the marathon there! I will try and transfer my entry to 2014 if I can.

On the other hand as I'm in Valencia to see Ciry I suppose it would make sense to run Valencia marathon together with her :-)

No times or anything just run and have fun!!

Hot Hot Denmark!!

Yesterday was the hottest day in Copenhagen for the last 37 years! Because of the 'extreme heat' I decided to cancel the half marathon training and advised everyone to run once the sun had set or in the early morning.

One of the girls still wanted to get some exercise in so biked 1 hour to my home and then we both biked to the beach and went swimming :-)
It was really great to cool off in the sea!

It's supposed to get rainy and cold again from tomorrow so it looks like our 17k run next Monday will still be on....

Berlin marathon is only 40 days away now and coming up fast!! I feel ready for it as I have done lots of biking this summer on top of my running so actually feel really fit right now :-)

I'm planning on running the Powerade half marathon as an instructor to help one of the girls round and then running home afterwards. This will then put me at around 27k so will be used as my long run before Berlin!

No photos today I'm afraid as I'm on a different computer as my one has died....as least I've got the internet back working properly again!

Berlin Marathon in Less Than Two Months!

July seems to have really gotten away from me this year!

I have been on holiday for most of it so I think I've been a little lazy with my writing ;-)
I have still been out running and am really enjoying my 17:30 run every Monday evening where I run with others. We add an extra kilometer each week which is really working out well. Once we get into the middle of August I'm going to add an extra 5k or so onto the distance just for myself and use the Monday training for my long runs.

I'm nearly half way through my running coaching of my beginners group and it's going very well. They are surprised at how much fitter they feel now compared to just 6 weeks ago!

Team Hvidovre

I'm still planning on just having one longer run each week and doing some hill training too. The other days I will be doing interval training so I can finish Berlin in 4 hours and 15 minutes or under :-)

100 Days until Berlin Marathon!

The title says it all. This time in 100 days I will have run one of the best marathons in the world, Berlin! And I hopefully will have a new PR too :-)

My training program is in place. I've kept the hill training in my schedule because I enjoy it and it builds up my stamina. You can see it here http://beginnersmarathon.blogspot.dk/p/berlin-marathon-training-program.html

Here are some photos I found from last years Berlin marathon

Not Being Able to Run Sucks!

One week ago I went to London and had a mole removed from under my nose and just above my upper lip. I, of course, asked 'when can I run again?' and was told 'after 2 weeks'.

So I am now one week down and one week to go! It is so depressing...

We have had great weather over here this week and Copenhagen Marathon was last Sunday. It seems that everyone in Copenhagen is out running except me :-(

I think I'm feeling the withdrawal really bad as I have just had a week recovery at the end of April after Madrid Marathon so what do I need another one for?

In London I did buy a great running book though. I mean, if I can't run then I'll read about running! It's called 'Keep on Running - The Highs and Lows of a Marathon Addict' by Phil Hewitt. As I think I'm also becoming a marathon addict I can really relate to this book.
I've also just bought 'Worlds Ultimate Running Races - 500 Races, 101 Countries'. I'm waiting for it to arrive from Amazon UK. This is another book which I think will be great for me (some say it will be dangerous). It will give me ideas for many more marathons and if I'm not careful I'll soon have all my marathons sorted for the next 10 years!

My plan, once I'm allowed to start running again, will be to really knuckle down for my Berlin training as I'm hoping to finish somewhere between 4 hours and 4 hours 15 minutes :-)

It's Funny How Quickly Plans Can Change!

Maybe I could get a medal like this :-)

I was just re-reading my old blog post from 2nd December 2011 50 marathons, 50 cities, before I'm 50 and looking at my planned marathons from that time. This is how they looked 6 months ago:-

May 2011 - Copenhagen Marathon
Nov 2011 - Valencia Marathon
Spring 2012 - Madrid or Barcelona Marathon
Autumn 2012 - Berlin Marathon
Spring 2013 - Barcelona or Madrid Marathon
Autumn 2013 - Nice-Cannes Marathon
Spring 2014 - Seville Marathon
Autumn 2014 - Venice Marathon

This is how they look right now:-

May 2011 - Copenhagen Marathon (04:43:33)

Nov 2011 - Valencia Marathon (04:31:55)

April 2012 - Madrid Marathon (04:35:41)

Sept 2012 - Berlin Marathon (signed up)

Oct 2012 - South Coast Marathon Denmark

Jan 2013 - Gran Canaria Marathon (signed up)

March 2013 - Rome or Barcelona Marathon

April 2013 - London Marathon (if I get a lottery place)

May 2013 - Copenhagen Marathon (free entry. signed up)

Aug 2013 - Brisbane Marathon 

Allowing for an autumn marathon as well, (and getting a place in London) I will have run 11 marathons by the end of 2013! Taking out Copenhagen which I will have run twice, I will then have 10 marathons in 10 different places towards my 50 marathons goal. 

When I made the goal it seemed like I would maybe just about make it before 50. At the rate I'm going I'll have it done by 40!!

Gran Canaria Marathon Wins!

Gran Canaria Marathon wins over Valencia and I will be running it if I can get cheap flights down there.

This is because I don't have any accommodation costs as one of the most WONDERFUL people I have met in a long time has invited me to stay with them :-)

The price of registration looks like it goes up at the end of June so I have given myself until then to decide.....

Also I signed up yesterday for the London Marathon 2013 lottery. This is the 2nd year running! I don't like lotterys but have to try to get a spot if I can.

So we've got Berlin Sept. 2012 as a definate, Gran Canaria Jan. 2013 as an 80% chance, Barcelona March 2013 as a 95% chance (just have to convince Ciry), London April 2013 as a 50/50, Brisbane August 2013 as a 80%. I bet you thought I'd forgotten Brisbane (ok I actually had). And that will probably be it for 2013.

If I keep going like this I'll be getting so much closer to my 50 marathons, in 50 cities, before I'm 50 goal :-)
I'm already at 3! Only 47 to go in ___ years......Well I'm not telling you how 'young' I am!!

My Marathon Wish List for the Next Year!

Madrid Memories

My plan is now to become a 'Marathon Maniac' like my friend Paul from 50 is the new 30. All I have to do is run 3 marathons in 90 days. I'm not sure if I can do that this year or not. There is a marathon not far from me on October 14th which is 2 weeks after Berlin and one month before Valencia. You don't have to sign up much in advance so I think I'll see how I recover from Berlin and take it from there. If I do run all 3 I'll be doing three marathons in less than 2 months!!

This is my 'marathon wish list' for the next year (or so).

30th Sept 2012 - Berlin Marathon (already have a place)

14th Oct 2012 - Sydkyst Marathon (this depends how easily I recover from Berlin)

18th Nov 2012 - Valencia Marathon (again)

17th March 2013 - Barcelona Marathon (please please please Ciry)

April 2013 - London Marathon (if I get a place in the lottery draw)

Jan 2014 - Gran Canaria Marathon (for Pancho!)

I was looking at Athens in November 2013 but think that 90 Euros is a little steep for race entry. I know London will be expensive too but it's almost my 'home town' so if I get a place I have to pay out for that one :-)

Valencia looks like it will be a definate one as I'm hoping to go there for a week and take 'part one' of a beginner Spanish course. I'll take part two 'when' I am in Barcelona to run the marathon there next March!

I'm really hoping that Ciry wants to run Barcelona in 2013!! There are so many people we know that are going to. Come on Ciry......you know you want to :-)

Valencia - To Be or Not To Be??

As I seem to be visiting Spain so much I want to take some Spanish lessons in a school somewhere there.

First I was thinking of just visiting Madrid again in July but then I come up with the idea of taking them in Valencia and running the Valencia Marathon again while I'm there :-)

Maybe I could go to both places?

I have Berlin marathon on 30th September and as Valencia Marathon isn't until 18th November I have time to recover in between. But then again if I can run another marathon after Valencia would that then make me a member of the 'Marathon Maniacs' club?

BRONZE LEVEL 
1. 2 Marathons within a 16 day time frame.

2. 3 Marathons within a 90 day time frame.

Decisions! Decisions!

50 Marathons, 50 Cities, Before I'm 50

I shared a dream of mine with a Spanish guy that I ran some of Valencia Marathon with.

That dream is to run 50 marathons in 50 different european cities before I'm 50!!

These are my marathon ideas (not set in stone) for the next few years:-

May 2011 - Copenhagen Marathon
Nov 2011 - Valencia Marathon
Spring 2012 - Madrid or Barcelona Marathon
Autumn 2012 - Berlin Marathon
Spring 2013 - Barcelona or Madrid Marathon
Autumn 2013 - Nice-Cannes Marathon
Spring 2014 - Seville Marathon
Autumn 2014 - Venice Marathon

From 2013 I will probably begin to run three marathons a year!! There are so many others I want to do such as Milan, Lisbon, Budapest, Florence, Hamburg, Rome.........

I'm not sure if I can be called a beginner anymore. Maybe I should change the title of my blog to the title of this post??

Another Snowy and Windy Cold Run!

See my run at http://go.nike.com/21dlkh5



By the title of this entry you will probably realise that the weather has once again gone down hill!

                                                                   It is so cold outside

This afternoon the sun was out for a little while so I thought it best to do my run then.
The wind was making my whole body feel like ice especially while running into it! It wasn't so bad on the way back other than having the sun reflecting on the snow :-)

I went down Ørestads Boulevard all the way to Islands Brygge metro station and then ran down and along Islands Brygge water front. Then back through the Amagerfælled where I got lost and ended up with 1.5km extra on my distance :-)

You may notice that the routes I run are usually not the same. This is so I don't get bored and I get to see different things each time I run.

I can honestly say that I am finding my marathon training so much fun right now :-)

If Copenhagen Marathon goes well I am seriously thinking about running Berlin Marathon this year too!!

Now I know I really am strange ;-)