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Race reviews

One of Europe’s biggest and best. A late summer race: Flat, but hot this year. Plus: Copenhagen travel notes for runners.

Sep 23

A challenging, expensive, imperfect, but special race.

Aug 17

Undulations Down Under. Plus: Sydney travel notes.

May 25

A great race for combining travel with running.

May 9

Brilliant race with a flat, iconic course. Plus: How this race connects with Pan Am, and thoughts on negative splits.

Apr 4

Large, fast race in a fantastic city.

Mar 17

I didn’t end up running it in 2023, but here’s what I learned about planning for the race. Plus: Coping with disappointment when you need to cancel a…

Feb 28

A short trip to Lebanon to run an amazing race.

Jan 20

Great choice for a big-city race in Europe.

Jan 15

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