I can hardly organise myself to do my weekly parkrun, but I’d love to set myself the challenge of an international city marathon. Am Imad to even think about this?
The question is not whether to do the marathon or not; it’s more about where to do it. Should you shoot for glory with a destination race or stick to home shores and keep things simple?
Lily Rice, runner and founder of ethical teamwear supplier The Long Run Club (long-run-club.com)
Firstly, let’s not say ‘mad’, but you certainly need to be a little adventurous to even consider dragging yourself around a 26.2-mile course in return for a small medal and one day of social media glory. That said, more and more of us are unable to resist the lure of ‘the big one’! With nearly 300 races per year in the UK alone, why add the hassle of travel to your already-packed schedule?