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Edinburgh Marathon 2010/2011
The marathon in Scotland’s capital Edinburgh is one of the younger races. The next event
on 23 May, 2010, will be the 8th time the race has been held. However, the Edinburgh
Marathon has over this relatively short time span managed to grow to a significant
size regarding the number of participants, onlookers and the amount raised for charity.
In the latest version of the race more than 100,000 spectators watched 16,000 runners raise £3 million for
charitable causes.
Since 2007, the Edinburgh Marathon has featured a fast and flat course, as
the former course had become infamous for its hilly appearance. The start is placed on a fairly
high level, and the course has an overall elevation drop of 50 meters. The route is thus both flat and nice
and scenic, and it manages to attract both elite runners and runners with less ambitious goals than winning.
Another move made to appeal to top runners is the chance for a free entry if you can show
evidence of running a marathon below 2:40 (male) or 3:00 (female). Slower runners
are of course still very welcome – you just need to put up the pounds.
The start is situated at Regend Road. From here the
course heads down the historic streets of Edinburgh, through hilly, loch-filled
Hollyrood Park and all the way to the coast of the Firth of Forth dropping quite
a bit in elevation along the way. Once the course hits the coast, the runners will turn
eastward and continue along the waterfront through picturesque fishing villages
Cockenzie and Port Seton, before rounding the imposing Gosford House and turning
back towards the finish area in Musselburgh Racecourse.
If you don’t feel up to
42 km of hardcore running, you can sign up for the so-called Hairy Haggis Team Relay
and split the distance between yourself and three fellow runners. Hopefully, the
relay race won’t be as nauseating as the sound of the traditional Scottish dish
that it gets its name from (hairy haggis is sheep’s heart, liver and lungs boiled
in the animal’s stomach for an hour).
For further information and registration for Edinburgh Marathon 2010, please follow this link to the
official Edinburgh Marathon website.
Edinburgh Marathon Course
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the new Edinburgh Marathon course with improved PB potential.
Edinburgh Marathon Results and Information 2010/2011