After the usual showpiece of the London marathonon Sunday I asked myself where is the Birmingham marathon? Especially as there are a fair few others in not quite so well known locations.
Birmingham is well known for holding excellent sporting events including the World Indoor Athletics Championships so where is the high profile marathon? Being a keen runner I’ve always been underwhelmed by the amount of running events in the area (or maybe just the publicity isn’t up to much).
After digging a bit online I’ve found a couple of events worth looking at but also the promise of a city centre half marathon in October which looks very exciting as it looks like a long term commitment for a distance race in the city (although no details available as yet!). Who knows how this might evolve in the future.
I’ll certainly be running it even if I am still experiencing extreme sleep deprivation due to my first sprog being born (hopefully in September). I think running in your home city makes it an even better experience. Who’s joining me?
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