There must only be a small number of people in the UK who
google beer and half marathons together, well actually there were 34, 2 of
which were myself and Victoria.
Ready for the start
The route through the Countryside
There were actually 3 events taking place on the day, a
Marathon, a 25km run and a 25km walk. I opted for the run, Victoria the walk. The
race centred around 3 breweries just outside Brussels; Duval, Palm and Karmeleit.
The race began next to Duval and then meandered through the beautiful countryside
of Belgium on a mixture of single track roads and cross country tracks. It also
incorporated running through 2 breweries, literally the track went through the
beer hall!
Running through the beer hall (and a bit of truck spotting)
For the Walkers there was the opportunity to try various
beers on the route, the runners unfortunately were restricted to water and energy
drinks. Probably a good thing as it was 25 degrees, probably too hot to run
comfortably. Victoria managed to be first female walker home although it wasn't a race or timed.
First lady walker home
I thoroughly enjoyed the route, just hated the heat. To
compound it a little further, the route had to be changed slightly due to
flooding and the 25km/15 mile route was almost 16 miles by the time I shuffled
over the line.
Great route, well organised, nowhere near a PB but free beer
for all at the end. If I hadn’t been driving it could have been a messy day.
Every entrant got up to 3 free beers to sample at the end, plus 3 bottles to
take home. The finisher’s medal even incorporated a bottle opener – a nice
touch.
42 runs now completed and less than 3 weeks until the next
run in Iceland (hopefully a little cooler than the last 2)
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