Marathon

METRO GROUP Düsseldorf Marathon 2016

Sunday April 24th 2016 I completed the METRO GROUP Düsseldorf Marathon for the second time (first in 2013). The weather was quite cold with some gusting winds and all kinds of thinkable precipitation, however, the sun also appeared somewhat often. Thus the pictures turned out just great, actually, and I hope it is clear to everyone that Düsseldorf Marathon is high quality stuff ! The route is very flat and takes you through the major sites in the artful city of Düsseldorf. I will for sure visit this race again.

METRO GROUP Düsseldorf Marathon 2016 - Tor Rønnow

METRO GROUP Düsseldorf Marathon 2016
The route includes stretches on both sides of the great Rhein river and with several beautiful sights at the Rheinturm.

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METRO GROUP Düsseldorf Marathon 2016 – billeder/fotos af Tor Rønnow (Danish)
METRO GROUP Düsseldorf Marathon 2016 – bilder von Tor Rønnow (Deutsch)
METRO GROUP Düsseldorf Marathon 2016 – pictures by Tor Rønnow (English)
METRO GROUPマラソンデュッセルドルフ2016 – TorのRønnowの写真(日本)
METRO GROUP Düsseldorf Marathon 2016 – photos de Tor Rønnow (Français)
METRO GROUP Düsseldorf Marathon 2016 – foto di Tor Rønnow (Italiano)
METRO GROUP Düsseldorf Marathon 2016 – fotos del Tor Rønnow (Español)
METRO GROUP Düsseldorf Marathon 2016 – beelden van Tor Rønnow (Nederlandse)
METRO GROUP Düsseldorf Marathon 2016 – bilder av Tor Rønnow (Svenska)

Maratona di Roma 2016

Sunday April 10th 2016 I had the pleasure to complete Maratona di Roma for the fourth time. This race and the eternal city of Rome are some of the dearest of my experiences and memories through my life. This was my 15th visit or so in Rome and this time I introduced the city to my youngest son, a very special thing for me to do. We had but two days in Rome and kept a high pace in order to see as much as possible, still, however, also finding the time for relaxation, reflection and just enjoying the unique atmosphere of Rome.

Maratona di Roma 2016 - Tor Rønnow


Rome and the Vatican

Rome is the Eternal city, a treasure of the civilization of Mankind. In Rome you find obelisks from the Egyptians, gold works from the Etruscans, the origin of Christianity, the many landmarks from the Roman Empire and, of course, the famous monuments of the city: Colosseum, San Pietro, the Trevi Fountain and the Spanish Stairs. All this blends into the historical city in the most elegant manner, just as the many picturesque piazzas, the modern fashion shops, the maný churches, restaurents and cafés. Rome has it all and will capture your heart and soul forrever !


Maratona di Roma 2016

The race day was blessed with beautiful sunshine and nice warm weather and hence the pictures turned out just great ! Awesome, actually !

Maratona di Roma 2016 - Tor Rønnow

Maratona di Roma is one of the most spectacular city marathons in the world, no doubt about it. No other route takes you through 3000 years of history right in front of your eyes, and no other route includes sights like San Pietro, Colosseum, Pyramide, Spagna, Piazza Venezia and so on. Objectively, the marathon is superbly organised: professional drink stations, plenty of supplies, fenced-off roads and nice memorablia in terms of a race bag, T-shirt and a beautiful medal. Maratona di Roma is a MUST !

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Maratona di Roma 2016 – billeder/fotos af Tor Rønnow (Danish)

Maratona di Roma 2016 – foto di Tor Rønnow (Italiano)

Maratona di Roma 2016 – pictures by Tor Rønnow (English)

Maratona・ディ・ローマ2016(写真集:TorのRønnow)

Maratona di Roma 2016 – photos de Tor Rønnow (Français)

Maratona di Roma 2016 – bilder von Tor Rønnow (Deutsch)

Maratona di Roma 2016 – fotos del Tor Rønnow (Español)

Maratona di Roma 2016 – beelden van Tor Rønnow (Nederlandse)

Maratona di Roma 2016 – bilder av Tor Rønnow (Svenska)

Tokyo Marathon 2016

Sunday February 28th 2016 I had the pleasure to complete Tokyo Marathon and thus become a Six Star Finisher, ie. to complete all of the six Marathon World Majors. Yay !

Tokyo Marathon 2016 - Tor Rønnow


Tokyo City

Tokyo is one of the largest cities in the world (+13 million inhabitants) and to include Tokyo Marathon  in the World Marathon Major series is nothing but logical. Having run the race now I will add: and very well deserved ! Apart from hosting this great marathon Tokyo delivers a multitude of interesting turist attractions, a few of which I had the time to explore during my short stay. However, I think that just being in Japan and to experience the Japanese culture and habits is mind-blowing in itself ! But surely, to behold places like the Shibuya Crossing and the Shinjuku Metro Station is part of the “Tokyo Essence”. I loved my stay and felt both very  welcome and a bit “Lost in Translation” at the same time, a pleasantly confusing state of mind, actually.


Tokyo Marathon 2016

The marathon itself was a surprisingly scenic experience as revealed in the race report below.

Tokyo Marathon 2016 - Tor Rønnow

The race course was quite flat and took you through/by many of the main landmarks in the centre of Tokyo. The organisation was close to impeccable and it was easy to stay informed on the cut-off times (of relevance to me on a “weak day”). Tokyo Marathon is clearly the one of the sex Majors with the highest percentage of sky-line experience on course and this alone makes up for an extremely attractive race. I would guess that the blend of non-Japanese runners in the field was quite low, it might be an idea to get this increased a bit in the Future to come. Anyways, should you consider Tokyo Marathon ? How could you not ?

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Tokyo Marathon 2016 – billeder/fotos af Tor Rønnow (Danish)

東京マラソン2016 – TorのRønnowにより画像(英語)

Tokyo Marathon 2016 – pictures by Tor Rønnow (English)

Tokyo Marathon 2016 – beelden van Tor Rønnow (Nederlandse)

Tokyo Marathon 2016 – bilder av Tor Rønnow (Svenska)

Tokyo Marathon 2016 – photos de Tor Rønnow (Français)

Tokyo Marathon 2016 – bilder von Tor Rønnow (Deutsch)

Tokyo Marathon 2016 – foto di Tor Rønnow (Italiano)

Tokyo Marathon 2016 – fotos del Tor Rønnow (Español)

Marrakech Marathon 2016

Sunday January 31th 2016 I ran my first marathon of the African continent, namely Marrakech Marathon in Morocco. We stayed in this very friendly and hospital country for five days and really enjoyed the experience ! Morocco is a Muslim country but a wise and free one of the kind, and as we understood this very much due to the good King Mohammed VI of Morocco, whom has elicited great many improvements for the population. He does seem like a very nice guy from the many pictures you see of him everywhere ! Anyways, Marrakech was quite “another thing” and adds great perspective to the daily life back in Copenhagen.

Marrakech Marathon 2016 - Tor Rønnow


Marrakech City and turist impressions

Marrakech is a very busy city almost all around the hours. We stayed at a little Riad in the Medina to get the most authentic arabic experience – boy, did the Medina deliver ! There were all kinds of shops, fragrances and markeds in the Souks and the whole place was just packed with people all the time. Though it was very crowded we found no problems strolling around and we did not feel unsecure at any time of the trip.


Marrakech Marathon 2016

The marathon – and the half marathon – turned out to be an exotic experience runningwise. There were many and many different visual impressions through the race and things worked out nicely. However, we must make a critical remark about the traffic from km 35-40, this situation was unacceptable and must be fixed in future races ! Apart from this I can easily recommend a trip to Marrakech Marathon and to the beautiful and interesting country of Morocco.

Marrakech Marathon 2016 - Tor Rønnow

The race course was quite flat and with many very long straight passages. We were thrown between both city and dessert impressions during this race.

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Marrakech Marathon 2016 – billeder/fotos af Tor Rønnow (Danish)

مراكش ماراثون 2016 – صور تور Rønnow (العربية)

Marrakech Marathon 2016 – pictures by Tor Rønnow (English)

Marrakech Marathon 2016 – beelden van Tor Rønnow (Nederlandse)

Marrakech Marathon 2016 – bilder av Tor Rønnow (Svenska)

Marrakech Marathon 2016 – photos de Tor Rønnow (Français)

Marrakech Marathon 2016 – bilder von Tor Rønnow (Deutsch)

Marrakech Marathon 2016 – foto di Tor Rønnow (Italiano)

Marrakech Marathon 2016 – fotos del Tor Rønnow (Español)

Valencia Marathon 2015

Sunday November 15th 2015 I ran my third odd marathon in Spain, namely Valencia Marathon (an IAAF Silver Label Race). I have had this race in my plans for many years and boy did it deliver ! Valencia Marathon is for sure one of the best events I have ever participated in: nice route, ecstatic and cheerful crowds and an unbelievable spectacular finish at the “City of Art and Sciences”.

Valencia Marathon - Tor Rønnow


Valencia City and the beach

Valencia itself is a beautiful, charming city by the shore of the Mediterranean Sea. The food is said to be exceptionally good and besides various turist attractions for sure the beach and the resteaurants should suffice for a visit.


Valencia Marathon 2015

This event is probably most renowned by it’s spectacular finish at the futuristic “City of Art and Sciences” and with the light-blue swimmingpool water on  the pictures. This is admittedly what caught my attention originally and now, having seen it myself, I must say: the trip to Valencia Marathon was worth every penny, every cent.

Valencia Marathon - Tor Rønnow

As you will find in the the race summary below Valencia Marathon is a truly unique and outstanding event.
I can’t wait to revist !

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Valencia Marathon 2015 – billeder/fotos af Tor Rønnow (Danish)

Valencia Marathon 2015 – pictures by Tor Rønnow (English)

Valencia Marathon 2015 – beelden van Tor Rønnow (Nederlandse)

Valencia Marathon 2015 – bilder av Tor Rønnow (Svenska)

Valencia Marathon 2015 – photos de Tor Rønnow (Français)

Valencia Marathon 2015 – bilder von Tor Rønnow (Deutsch)

Valencia Marathon 2015 – foto di Tor Rønnow (Italiano)

Valencia Marathon 2015 – fotos del Tor Rønnow (Español)