Dreaming of running a marathon? 😴🍰🏃🏽

[roseabi]

The results of the 'what do you love about running' poll suggest that most of us run to get away from life for a while!

So let's daydream a little! If money were no object, you had a pair of Nike Zoom Vaporfly, and a private jet...

Which marathon would you choose? Would it be:

★ ICONIC like the London, New York, or Tokyo Marathons?

★ EXTREME as the Everest Marathon, or perhaps the Inca Trail?

★ SCENIC - Big Sur, Two Oceans, or the Patagonian International Marathon, to name but a few?

★ QUIRKY as the Marathon du Medoc, or Man v Horse!?

★ FLAT & FAST, like the Berlin or Boston Marathons?

Have a vote over at the latest poll:

healthunlocked.com/marathon...

Tell us all about your top choice!

And have you seen this advert for the Reykjavík City Marathon? 😄

youtu.be/T_wBmXLUpFw(Not working as expected?)

[Sqkr Half Marathon]

My pal and I decided on Friday evening that we would do the Reykjavik marathon next year (well, she's up for the 10k)! I was in Iceland in March and it's such a wonderful place and I kept wishing then that I'd bought my shoes so I could explore a bit on foot. So, I figured an easy mistake to fix, I'll just go back! So we've planned a trip next August 😊 Admittedly we'd had a few gins when we planned it, but I'm not going to back down now...

(Not my top money-and-practicality-no-object choice though, I need to give that one a bit of thought!)

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to Sqkr]

It's official!!

And I'm really looking forward to hearing all about it 😊

[roseabi Ultramarathon]

I like the scenic runs best, but I want to try them all, of course! Quirky and extreme are missing from my repertoire to date, hmmm... I suppose the Barkley Marathons could cover both 😂

[misswobble Marathon in reply to roseabi]

Scenic I guess but the city ones would probably tick that box too Patagonia sounds nice 😃. Iceland less nice ❄️🌧☃️ Good advert though 😁

I like England's green and pleasant land mind you 😃👍

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to misswobble]

I think the weather is generally quite pleasant for the Reykjavík marathon - about 15°C and sunny

[pinkaardvark Half Marathon]

It'd be scenic and maybe not too commercial for me. I fancy the most northerly UK one the St magnus marathon in Kirkwall on the orkneys. Have been there but not run there. goo.gl/images/mmrCuC

But I'd be happy with the Loch Ness marathon or the Suffolk or Norfolk coastal trail marathons.. No private jets for me and you can keep your nikes,

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to pinkaardvark]

Ooh, St Magnus Marathon is going on my list!!! Although even that looks like a lot of travelling to me Loch Ness is already noted, it looks absolutely gorgeous!

[misswobble Marathon]

I love me Nikes! Pegassussses

I'm a bit big- marathon averse, preferring small, local affairs. There were only 28 peeps in the one I did.

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to misswobble]

St Magnus Marathon had 58 finishers this year, so that might be a bit busy for you 😉

athlinks.com/event/208625/r...

[pinkaardvark Half Marathon in reply to roseabi]

Oh didn't realise it was so popular 😢

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to pinkaardvark]

[misswobble Marathon]

Sounds fab Runs by the coast for most of by the looks of it An interesting place to visit too 😃

[Decker Ultramarathon]

Definitely scenic. Patagonian, Big Sur. Two Oceans. They all sound amazing. Now all I need to do is get up to 42k Found some additional inspiration: youtu.be/gDsTO5moNhM(Not working as expected?)

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to Decker]

I'd run all of those, except I'm not so keen on needing guns and helicopters

[ju-ju- Marathon]

Great post Abi, and for me its about exploring new places, so mountains are good, the Arctic marathon is on my list as its The Marathon Du Medoc...npmarathon.com/

[Sqkr Half Marathon in reply to ju-ju-]

I do fancy the Marathon du Medoc, but then I think about how much worse my hangovers seem to be as I get older, and then I think about trying to run at the same time, then I think about doing all that full of cheese and oysters...and then I have to have a bit of a lie down to recover from the horror of what might befall me, or indeed everyone around me 🤣 🤮

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to Sqkr]

... and all in fancy dress

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to ju-ju-]

Ooh the North Pole, scary!!

[Lordi Marathon]

This one through Wales looks interesting! The Dragon's Back, 315km and 15,500m height gain!

berghausdragonsbackrace.com...

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to Lordi]

Yes indeedy!!!!!