PRO
- Gorgeous city to look at
- Best free t-shirt by far- its black underarmour-ish with a cool logo. and it says "Madrid"
- Words of encouragement in Spanish are somehow more effective: vamos, animos, tienes que volar
- They give out bottled water= easier to drink (this should prob also be a con for environmental reasons...and because the tap water here is like the best in the world)
- They have a system so you can leave your clothes in a bag while you run. This was crucial cause the race started at 43 degrees and ended at 65
- Running with iPods is not taboo
CON
- The first 5km when everyone is still crammed together, the amount of BO I inhaled was sickening. The deoderant quality here is definitely subpar... for those who were even wearing it. (I imported mine)
- The last 3km were all UPHILL. I wanted to die when every turn kept inclining
- The post-race runners area was lacking. I wanted my powerbars, cliffbars...something! We got powerade and bananas. I wonder if they know that in the US we finish races with Ledos Pizza, Phillps Cream of Crab Soup, Bagels, and Beer!
Im thinking of doing the Marine Corps Marathon in October. (openly declaring it here might encourage me to get it over with and register)
Congratulations on your run. Did the altitude matter or have you been there long enough that you couldn't tell?
ReplyDeleteI'll remind you about the Marine Corps Marathon so don't gorge yourself on yogurt all summer.