Rome Marathon
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RV posted 19 weeks ago.
Wowzers - that'll be cool!
RV
It takes a long time to get good. - Scott Molina
Slow is smooth; smooth is fast. - Rich Strauss
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Tamara posted 19 weeks ago.
Beads ~ Have fun! My best friend lives in Rome and she ran the Rome Half Mary yesterday. We're looking at doing the full together next spring. I was in Rome last weekend, and it's gorgeous there this time of year. Have a blast - can't wait for the race report!!!
"It's very hard in the beginning to understand that the whole idea is not to beat the other runners. Eventually you learn that the competition is against the little voice inside you that wants you to quit." ~George Sheehan
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beads1985 posted 19 weeks ago.
I am bringing a small camera on the run so I am hoping to get some decent action shots!
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gfd posted 19 weeks ago.
Looks like a fast course. My in-laws just spent 10 days in Rome and had a spectacular time. Running along the river is going to be a great way to see the city. Have a great time and good luck.
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Anton posted 19 weeks ago.
Scott, have a great time and run well.
"What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?" - Vincent Van Gogh
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stewarba posted 19 weeks ago.
Rome is one of the neater cities I have been to. Its between Rome and Athens for historically cool stuff for me! Have a blast!
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2008 Sprint Tri A race goals
S: 500m in 10:00 – FS Stroke only
B: 22mph avg over course
R: 5K <= 25:00
Place top 50% for my age group
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qb ant posted 19 weeks ago.
Buona Fortuna Beads!!!!! Roma e una citta bella! Have a great time and a great race - can't wait to see the photos!
Ant
"90% of the game is half mental" Yogi Berra
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Star posted 19 weeks ago.
Enjoy the race... and don't forget to have a nice glass or two of Italian vino :) And uhhh, we expect the race report from the JFK *before* the report from Rome!!
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mrearl posted 18 weeks ago.
I did the La Maratona della Citta di Roma in 2005. Its a GREAT race. Just be ready to run on cobblestones!!! Also, you'll have a hard time getting a signal if you use a GPS device. And don't forget that once you get BACK to the Coliseum you still have to KEEP going for like another two miles or so! In bocca di lupa!!!
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mrearl posted 18 weeks ago.
OH! Check that! I just looked at the website and it looks like they may have changed the run course. I did it a couple of years ago. Towards the end of the race, you would be running back to the amphitheater, and it looked like you were done! Then the course veered out of the way, and you had another TWO miles to go before the finish! So, just make sure that's not the case!
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beads1985 posted 18 weeks ago.
I will be taking a look at the website for any race updates.
As long as I find the start I'll just follow everybody until I see the finish line! ;-)
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PJT posted 17 weeks ago.
Best of luck beads! It sounds like an awesome race.
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beads1985 posted 16 weeks ago.
Arrivederci, i miei amici!!
I am now off to JFK, tocatch my flight to Rome.
Rome Marathon here I come!
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kylie posted 16 weeks ago.
best of luck, and have a great trip!
Looks like my honeymoon will involve a half IM ;)
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Tamara posted 16 weeks ago.
Buon fortunata! Divertirsi!
"It's very hard in the beginning to understand that the whole idea is not to beat the other runners. Eventually you learn that the competition is against the little voice inside you that wants you to quit." ~George Sheehan
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tri-ac posted 16 weeks ago.
beads1985 wrote:
I am bringing the wife too!!
nice of you to remember her too on your special day...i'm sure she appreciates it :)
enjoy ALL of Rome! and then report back!
Congrats and have fun!!
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beads1985 posted 15 weeks ago.
I am back!!
The Rome Marathon was quite the experience.
I promise a race report soon.
Time for bed
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cayman posted 15 weeks ago.
Welcome back!
---------NEWS FLASH-------
ROME (Reuters) - A man was arrested before dawn on Wednesday as he drove his Toyota Celica down the Spanish steps, one of Rome's most popular tourist spots where visitors are usually banned from drinking and singing, let alone driving.
Photographs showed police surrounding the sports car as it neared the bottom of the sweeping 18th-century staircase, almost reaching the Piazza di Spagna.
Police told Italian media the driver was a 40-year-old man from New Jersey, U.S. who had turned left at the Trinita dei Monti church at the top of the staircase, apparently mistaking the steps for a road.
Looking forward to the report. ;)
john
I don't need to get faster, I just need to get older!
I am running the Rome Marathon on Sunday March 16th.
Anybody ever do this, or is doing this?
http://www.maratonadiroma.it/eng/home_en.asp