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Sunday 31st March 2019 Constanta Sand Marathon No 28 Romania

Sunday 31st March 2019 Constanta Sand Marathon  Romania No 28 

Richard 02:28:19 Jackie 02:37:41


So this is our final run , Romania was the only country in the EU that we had not visited and run in . We had a late flight from Liverpool and with the 2hr time difference we arrived in Bucharest at 02.55 so it was 4 am when we arrived at the hotel . We were up for breakfast at 9am as we had to catch the train to Constanta on the shores of the Black Sea . Buying a ticket late all seats had sold out and we had to stand for the 2.5 hr journey . It was with great relief that we arrived at our hotel , it was 4 star but very inexpensive and we weren't disappointed . The room was lovely and  had a large balcony overlooking a lake , we had 3 nights here and a chance to relax after all the traveling.
 
    Constanța is a city on the shores of the Black Sea, in southeastern Romania. Its long history,  goes back over 2,000 years.

  Having a beach length of 8 miles, Mamaia an administrative district of Constanța, is the largest and most modern resort on the Romanian coast,  and  attracts many visitors in the summer.

This 8 mile stretch of beach is the home of the Constanta Sand Marathon now in its 6th year . Its an out and back 10.5km up the beach and back with the marathon runners doing it twice . There is also a 10km distance and a 3km race . We checked out the route the day before and it looked really difficult , running in soft sand is not easy . The first 4km was hard on the legs but after that we were running on compacted sand and it got easier . Of course we had another 4km on soft sand at the end . Hats off to the marathon winner who came in just after me .We were the only British entrants and I managed 3rd in my age category whilst Jackie was 4th. It was a good event which we enjoyed and it was emotional finishing all 28 .

















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