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Xia · Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2005 3:18 pm Subject: Marrakech Marathon 29 January 2006

I have asked a bit more informatino about it, but reading on last year event it looked fantastic.
Alex

Last year reports (in french)
http://www.planetroller.com/article.php3?id_article=237

darylw · Joined: 19 Oct 2004 Posts: 28 Location: Bristol

I had a look on their website and it seems like it will be fun and certainly warm and dry !! Does the French review mention anything about the terrain ? The google translation isn't brilliant !!

http://www.marathon-marrakech.com/presa.html

Xia · Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 3:54 pm Subject:

yeah its goes something like a loop of 42 km thoruhg the oasis and a fnatastic landscape all over a really smooth tarmac....
I had some feedback, but unfortunatly nothing clear about Marakesh yet.

Xia · Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 4:30 pm Subject:

I finally have a price for it (and dates) before haggling - overall £320 for a week.

Hotel "EL ANDALOUS"
27th of Janvier to 03rd feb:
LONDRES-MARRAKECH return: 238 EUROS with Atlas-Blue (price on 07/11/05)
Hotel EL ANDALOUS: 35 EUROS / person / night
single supp: 20 euros

assuming sharing a room: Euros483 = £320 (give or take)
I'll talk with Cat and see if she is interested to go.
If we go as a group, I'm pretty sure that we can negotiate some type of discount there.
ON top of the prices, there is the marathon entry fee (something like £30)
Alex

link to marathon info:
http://www.marathon-marrakech.com/consa.html

Xia · Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 8:49 am Subject:

is any one slightly interested by this trip?

merten · Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 10:30 am Subject:

I was thinking about it, but decided against it. Seems to be too much hassle and this marathon would be in the middle of my pre-season training. So I wouldn't be at my personal peak and disturb that as well.

Xia · Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 8:29 am Subject:

Flights and Hotel booked. We (Cat and me) will be having a full week holliday in Marakkech and be racing the first skating Marathon of this year.

Instead of the hotel in the post, we will be staying in a small Riad right in the center of town, cheaper and with tns of charater: http://www.riads.fr/marnet-riad-nejma_lounge-marrakech-maroc-55.html

Lets add a new country to the list of events LSST is going!
Alex

Gav · Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2006 10:39 am Subject:

Alex, I had a query through FISS about someone that is attending this marathon (the running part actually), and was asking about medical certificates. Apparently it's a requirement. Have you seen anything about this?

Xia · Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2006 2:24 pm Subject:

yes they are.
I'm not decided yet if to use the Lemans type of certificate or not Cool

Rick · Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 10:30 am Subject:

Are you back yet? How was it?

xsfred · Joined: 21 Apr 2004 Posts: 125 Location: Paris

Christian (PUC) won in approx 1:30, through a half-race solitary breakaway. Not much more known as Christian is not back yet.

Xia · Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 10:16 pm Subject:

back tonight,
Was great, will post more tomoroow or day after

Race ok, Missed first pace line at the start so was in a tiny group finished in 1h50 (not happy) but 16 out of 85 so not too bad.

The place was great to skate. Will probably try to write a small article with Cat for LS-Mike to publish

I have pictures of Cat overtaking a Cart pulled by a Donkey!!!! Only in Marrakech!

JamesM · Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2006 1:28 pm Subject:

I was looking for the details for the inline marathon in Marrakech for Jan 2007. I can see the website for the running marathon but not the skating one.

Does anyone have details for booking?

Rick · Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2006 2:22 pm Subject:

80 odd registered and only listed 20 finishers, they might not think it worth doing again for skaters.