THE NIGHT BEFORE COULD WE GET PASTA? (Yes NO PROBLEM) They even had a midday mass which a few of our crew watched. A non threatening protest, very peaceful. We initially thought they were protesting because Les Croupiers came to Warsaw without Mick, but then we later found out it was a protest about going back to old fashioned values and austerity measures. There was a protest the day before the race. Certainly not busy and certainly there was enough good stuff for me. runners food, t-shirts etc to meet most needs) but not every type of food. Easy to get to from public transport – it’s hard to miss the national stadium! I got my number on Saturday at 12 midday, I waited all of 30 seconds to get my number, chip and it was nice that the chip scan showed my name so I was confident it worked. The expo was a small event, only perhaps 10 or 12 stalls, located in the national stadium. Generally the information provided by the organisers was efficiently issued and in a timely manner. Really cheap on train - about £2 one way for 30 mile trip to Warsaw on decent train. Also on return trip, shuttle bus from Modlin station to airport really packed, so leave plenty of time in case you cannot get on. From Stansted on Ryanair, Warsaw Modlin airport is about 30 miles from Warsaw which can tend to mean a long wait at the railway station after short shuttle bus ride from airport. Arriving in Poland you would not have know there was a marathon in Warsaw at the weekend, unlike Llondon and other really large marathon cities. The airport information was fairly clear and the staff friendly. The public transport from the airport to the hotel was really expensive, all of 3.4Zloty (less than £1.
Generally it was fairly easy to get from the airport to our hotel. We all had different routes to WARSAW, some via low cost airlines via Stanstead, others with BA, other with LOT airline and it is less that a 2 hour flight. Cost of official race photos very cheap - 78 photos for total of £8 - giveaway compared with more well known marathons (£8 per photo? AT LEAST! ). only £30 each if sharing Flights were about 100 quid giveor take a bit. Superior twin room in Novotel £60 per night, i.e. The cost of the marathon was low (around £20) and the hotel prices in Warsaw are very reasonable. The majority of us stayed at the Novotel central Warsaw. We arranged for white t-shirts to be printed - getting to become a tradition for the Amanda/Gareth/Dave W/ Gary, James ‘the Bruce’ marathons. During the later stages of prep for the marathon it was good being able to compare notes on expected performances in the marathon with others and training plans. Making us a group of James, Amanda, Gareth, Dave W, Gary B, Caroline N, Gerry C, Brian R, Dave C - all running with Claire Beatty coming along to taste the beer. Throughout the summer we picked up a couple of extras to the trip.
It opened around April 2012 and about 5 of us entered promptly. By mid March quite a few of us had booked flights but not yet actually entered the marathon - it was not open.
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But entries were not actually open yet – contrast with the London ballot that fills up within 6 hours! A few marathons were already full for the September 2012. The previous reviews of the race seemed reasonable and a few of us wanted to try a smaller marathon to see how it was running in less crowded streets.īy about mid-Feb 2012 we had the date of the race confirmed. We (Amanda, Gareth, Dave E W and Gary) started thinking about the Warsaw marathon about December 2011 largely because most of us had run Berlin the previous year and enjoyed travelling as a group (and tasting the German beer!!). Great weekend without the stresses and queuing you get at one of the major marathons (but you will never get a perfect course.). Apart from one very small steep slope after about 25 km, any other slopes were barely noticeable, so essentially a flat course. A good race, good atmosphere, fairly good conditions, good people to go with, Polish food is delicious and reasonably priced, nice course, a no hassle race and a low priced city – beer is good too.
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