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It’s a reason

to travel

Race in Malta, for the

beach, or Thailand

(below) for sights

PLAYLISTS!

IF YOU WEAR

HEADPHONES,

A FOUR-HOUR

MARATHON IS

A PERSONALLY

CURATED MUSICAL

JOURNEY OF 80

THREE-MINUTE

SONGS – OR

BORN TO RUN

53 TIMES.

NO. 7

IT BRINGS

OUT THE

BEST IN US

AS STRANGERS

SUPPORT EACH

OTHER IN

THE SHARED

STRUGGLE,

YOU’LL GLIMPSE

ACTS OF

KINDNESS THAT

SHOWCASE

HUMANITY

AT ITS BEST.

No.

MUNICH MARATHON,

GERMANY

Finishes with a lap

of the 1972 Olympic

Stadium and awards

runners with giant

soft pretzels and

cold beer from

Weihenstephaner

(the oldest brewery

in the world) on the

infield.

GIG MALTA

MARATHON

Head straight for the

beach for some of

the clearest water in

the Mediterranean,

or explore the

gorgeous, ancient

stone architecture

of Mdina, the old

capital, where the

King’s Landing

scenes in Game of

Thrones were filmed.

BANGKOK

MARATHON,

THAILAND

Visit the ornate

golden shrines and

Buddhist temples

in the Old City,

or the wonderful

floating markets of

Damnoen Saduak,

60 miles southwest

of Bangkok.

SOUTHLAND

FESTIVAL

OF RUNNING,

NEW ZEALAND

Finish on the

velodrome in

Invercargill,

on the southern

tip of South Island,

and then head

for Oreti Beach,

where you can

rest your weary

legs and drive

along the smooth

sand for miles.

PATAGONIAN

INTERNATIONAL

MARATHON, CHILE

Simply spectacular

from beginning to

end (the views of

Lago Toro are a

highlight) and

afterwards you can

have a much-

deserved pisco

sour by the pool

at the Rio Serrano

hotel (where the

race finishes)

and lap up even

more utterly

breathtaking views.

BIG LOVE

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