I´m really glad that there are so many people interested in coming next year. I´ll have to get a bus to pick you up at the airport!
I could try and get a better offer at the hotel for the whole group. Anyway, it was not expensive since it was 53 a double room, which was only 50 if you booked through the official travel agent´s but you had to give your credit card number or send a bank order.
I agree with you, Sweder, and the run from Baños de Sierra Alhamilla could be done offcial and invite other runners to take part as well. I´m sure that the local council would help us. Anyway, there are local elections on 27th May and I don´t know it the local goverment will be the same but if it changes, I hope it will be accepted by the new local council.
I think that we could write some suggestions to give to the organisers to improve the half marathon. For example, I think that they should pay attention to the real time factor so that when we go through the mat at the start line, it works so that we can know our real time when we finish. Another thing would be not to have your name and birthday in your race number just your number and code. It was something new this year that I didn´t like although I didn´t pay much attention later after having my race number on. I also think that one or two euros from the fee should go to a local charity. Any other suggetions? Apart from those about the race, you can say others related to your stay in Almería. Things that you´d like to do or not to do next year.
As Andy says another possiblity could be a first division football match since UD Almería will probably be in the first division, so you could watch them playin Real Madrid, Barcelona, etc. Let´s hope, Sweder, that Celta de Vigo remains in the first division. If the league had ended last week, they would have gone down to the second division.
Congratulations, Suzie, on your last half. I´m sure that with a little help from our freinds and with a little more effort from all of us, we all will manage to break the 2 hour barrier.
Greetings from Almería
Antonio
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