Sunday 24th March 2019 Sezana Half Marathon No 18 Slovenia (re-arranged )
Richard 02:11:05 Jackie 02:20:51
This is the run that was re-arranged after we had to cancel the Ljubljana half marathon due to my kidney stone in October .
With the internet it is fairly easy to find the runs but a little more tricky to get there . Sezana is located close to the border with Italy and the nearest airport is Trieste .
The only airport we could find a cheap flight to Trieste was Ryan Air from Stansted so this involved a 3.5 hr drive . We got back from Cyprus on Wednesday 20th March and left for Stansted at 5.30 am on Friday 22nd March , just a day to cut the lawn and catch up with bills . Hiring a car from Trieste we realised we were only 1.5 hrs away from Ljubljana and decided to find a hotel there and do the 1 hr drive to Sezana on the Sunday morning for the run . It didn't start till 11.00 am so it gave plenty of time and the roads in Slovenia are very good and driving is a breeze . In theory we could have flown to Ljubljana but we didn't know at the time it was so close . Are we glad we stayed in Ljubljana we had a wonderful day on Saturday in the Capital . I am a real sucker for City's that are surrounded by mountains especially snow capped ones .
We did the usual things , river boat, castle visit and a few treats .
Richard 02:11:05 Jackie 02:20:51
This is the run that was re-arranged after we had to cancel the Ljubljana half marathon due to my kidney stone in October .
With the internet it is fairly easy to find the runs but a little more tricky to get there . Sezana is located close to the border with Italy and the nearest airport is Trieste .
The only airport we could find a cheap flight to Trieste was Ryan Air from Stansted so this involved a 3.5 hr drive . We got back from Cyprus on Wednesday 20th March and left for Stansted at 5.30 am on Friday 22nd March , just a day to cut the lawn and catch up with bills . Hiring a car from Trieste we realised we were only 1.5 hrs away from Ljubljana and decided to find a hotel there and do the 1 hr drive to Sezana on the Sunday morning for the run . It didn't start till 11.00 am so it gave plenty of time and the roads in Slovenia are very good and driving is a breeze . In theory we could have flown to Ljubljana but we didn't know at the time it was so close . Are we glad we stayed in Ljubljana we had a wonderful day on Saturday in the Capital . I am a real sucker for City's that are surrounded by mountains especially snow capped ones .
We did the usual things , river boat, castle visit and a few treats .
Sezana is in the Karst Region or the Karst Plateau . It runs from Slovenia into Italy and is well know for its cave systems and the Lipizzan horse . It is also a great area for trail running and mountain biking with many events catering for these activities .
I really liked this run it was friendly and family focused with events for juniors , there was plenty going on at the start with stalls selling local produce and a free goulash soup and sausage at the finish. The route not the easiest was on country lanes and at times was very peaceful we also passed through a few small villages went over the Italian border and through the Lipica Horse Stud Farm .I loved it . Great music as well
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