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Create your bucketlistCompleted the 10km at the Seoul Marathon festival 2019. This is a great route to do a PB for 10km. Temperature is probably too cold for a PB for the marathon, but is ideal for the 10km. Positives: Well organised. Wide track, practically flat, and only a few corners to navigate for the whole course. Easy to drop off your bags and easy to pickup after the race. A little bit cold at the start at 10am but the sun and cramming in with other people in the chute made it tolerable in just singlet and shorts. You were warm and sweating by 0.5-1km into the race. Availability of information in English made communication and finding out information easy. Start area was buzzing with excited people, music and dancing. Negatives: No seeding in the start chute - this made it a little difficult to overtake slow people at the start who have decided to put themselves up the front. I was lucky not to have to do much overtaking but friends running further back said it was difficult to weave between slower runners costing them time. Expo didn't have many things to see and do - was really only there to pickup bibs - would have been nice to see some Korean running products on show and for purchase.
The ile-ife Heritage Marathon marked the second time i would be attempting a full marathon. The race was very well organized and not crowded which gave me the opportunity to interact with many inspirational runners across the route of the race. There were several points of the race that particularly stood out for me, Start Time; the start time was spot on, much earlier before the sun rise. Route: the route was a mix of road and trail which was filled with great ambiance and so many beautiful and serene sights. Route support: The organizers ensured more than enough supply of water, electrolyte drinks and fruits to keep us energized throughout the race. The icing on the cake was a surprise traditional dance and music performance by a local troop, this was at the 30km mark and was such a refreshing feature of the race. Co-Runners: I also enjoyed sharing the route with the legendary Grandpa Brent who started running at the age of 18 and was currently 70, he was quite an inspiration and i sure ensured that i took a selfie with him. there were many more living legends on the race course as well and it was such a privilege to run along side them. Post-Run experience: The post run experience was the best part for me, getting the ice bath and massage from the health team felt so well deserved after the race. Overall Experience: For me the ile-ife heritage marathon is an experience. A race that would leave you speechless and in a continued state of I would do this again. I highly recommend this race especially for a first time marathon.
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