Marathon

Barcelona Marathon

Type

City, road.

Course

Circular, through city streets. Undulating. Passes lots of sights.

Expo

Large, busy expo. Plenty of retail opportunities.

Start Line / Aid Stations

Well organised bag-drop, plenty of toilets. Wave start.

Medal/Tshirt/Goody Bag

Good-quality T-shirt and medal.

Accommodation

Plenty and varied. We stayed at the Crowne Plaza, a couple of minutes’ walk from the start.

Restaurants

Again plenty and no problem finding somewhere.

Comments

A marathon we’ve repeated, so it must be good! Dramatic start, with confetti cannons and a send-off from Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé singing (of course) “Barcelona”. Worth it just for that!