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!!

Barcelona or Madrid Marathon Spring 2012?!!

Ok. I'm down to two Spring marathons that I'm interested in: Barcelona and Madrid!

Barcelona will have the cooler weather and the flatter course. But I've been to Barcelona already.

Madrid will have someone I know (the cool Spanish guy that was doing the interviews in Valencia) and I've never been there before. But will have hills and probably hot weather.

I think if it was a simple choice I would choose Barcelona but Madrid has something that Barcelona doesn't and that's ROCK 'N' ROLL!!

Click the link and watch the video at the top of the page and you will see why Madrid Marathon is very attractive to me
http://es.competitor.com/madrid/madrid-splash/?lang=en

What to do! What to do!!

My Barcelona Marathon 2012 Blog

This will be my final post on this blog :-(

I have started a new blog called The Way to Barcelona Marathon 2012!

As every marathon will be special to me and as my goals and training will be different for each one, I think that every marathon should have its own blog :-)

You can find my new blog at www.barcelonamarathon2012.blogspot.com

Barcelona Marathon 2012!!

And so I've picked a new marathon!!

I'm going to run Barcelona Marathon on 25th March 2012 :-)

We're going to Barcelona for a few days over the summer so it will give me a chance to check out the route etc.

Maybe I can watch a football match while I'm there for the marathon.....now that would be great!!

I suppose I'd better start a new blog about Barcelona Marathon now then :-)