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Name
of Race: Edinburgh Marathon
Location:
Edinburgh
Distance: 26.2
miles
Month Held: May
Number of
Participants: 10,000
Website:
Edinburgh Marathon
Information:
Although Edinburgh has been voted as one of the top marathons by readers of
Runners' World it has had a lot of criticism over the last couple of years.
This was not helped by 2009 and 2010 being unusually hot for Scotland
(around 25 - 26 degrees).
In 2009 they
ran out of water (a big boy took it and ran away) - I saw lots of runners
begging for water from spectators - I managed to get some from an ambulance
at one stage. The other big issue is that, rather than running through the
beautiful, historic city, it heads out through industrial wasteland and ends
at Musselburgh - miles from the city. Getting the bus back takes hours!!
Having said all
this, the Edinburgh Marathon, is certainly one to put on your Must-Do list
(hopefully all the little organisational niggles will soon get fixed out).
Some Facts
from the Edinburgh Marathon Website
•The Edinburgh
Marathon was rated the best Scottish running event of any distance (Runners
World – Feb 2008) In 2010, The Edinburgh Marathon will be the largest mass
participation event in Scotland with over 20,000 entrants
•The Edinburgh Marathon was voted World's TOP 10 City Marathon (Runner's
Word, March 2010)
•The Edinburgh Marathon is the fastest marathon in the UK (Runners World –
May 2008), this is a major pull factor for elite runners aiming to get
qualifying times for the Olympics 2012 and Commonwealth Games 2014
•The Edinburgh Marathon provides a platform for our 294 affiliated charities
to raise over £3 million a year for hundreds of worthwhile causes with our
four main charities being Macmillan Cancer, Breast Cancer Care, Alzheimer’s
Scotland and Help the Hospices.
Edinburgh
Marathon Route
Edinburgh Marathon - one
contestant thinks he's at the Loch Ness Marathon
Edinburgh
Marathon Medals 2007- 2010 (Mine . . . all mine!!!!)
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