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Friday January 18th 2019 I completed the Muscat Marathon 2019 in Oman. Find below my full race coverage plus some tourist impressions from the surprisingly amazing and friendly country of Oman.

Muscat City and Wadi Al Shab
Oman is just south of Saudi Arabia and that itself might put some prejudicial fears into you, but let´s get it straight right from the top: Oman is a SUPER friendly, interesting and nice country to visit. I had only like three days and quickly realized that I could easily have used 2-3 weeks to exhaust all the stuff there is to explore in this gem of a Gulf State. There is simply everything! A vast, beautiful sea line, desserts, mountains, luxury hotels and malls to fulfill any desire and a warm and friendly outlife on cafées, restaurants etc. As you will find in the report I undertook a 10 hours tourist tour Saturday after the marathon and amongst things I visited was one of the major landmarks in Oman, namely the incredible Wadi Al Shab. I am sure the pictures will blow you away!

Muscat Marathon 2019
Muscat Marathon 2019 somewhat unexpected turned out to be an insanely warm and humid experience; even the locals suffered! The race took off from Al Mouj at 6.30 AM Friday morning and the route was partly scenic and partly less so. It was, however, nicely flat all the way and the helpers were friendly and forthcoming. There was a time limit of 6 hours which I just barely met, but grace was given to the last few runners needing a bit more time. I guess the biggest WOW of the event was the chance to meet former elite runner Paula Radcliffe at the race EXPO, I was lucky enough to get a few pictures and a short chat. Great! Radcliffe is of the opinion that Muscat Marathon belongs on any runners bucket list, read about that here.

See or relive Muscat Marathon 2019 here (and in , arabic, urdu, hindi, punjabi, and turkish):

Muscat Marathon 2019 – billeder/fotos af Tor Rønnow (Danish)
Muscat Marathon 2019 – pictures by Tor Rønnow (English)
Muscat Marathon 2019 – beelden van Tor Rønnow (Nederlandse)
Muscat Marathon 2019 – photos de Tor Rønnow (Français)
Muscat Marathon 2019 – fotos del Tor Rønnow (Español)
Muscat Marathon 2019 – bilder von Tor Rønnow (Deutsch)
馬斯喀特馬拉松2019年 – TorRønnow（中國）的圖片
マスカットマラソン2019 – TorRønnowの写真（日本語）
Muscat Marathon 2019 – foto di Tor Rønnow (Italiano)
Muscat Marathon 2019 – bilder av Tor Rønnow (Svenska)

Sunday November 18th 2018 I completed the Radisson Blu Larnaka International Marathon 2018 in Cyprus. Find below my full race coverage plus some tourist impressions from beautiful Larnaka.

Larnaka City
Larnaka is one of the oldest cities/settements in the western civilization and points towards Greece in many ways. However, the top-1 attraction remains the beautiful Church of Saint Lazarus (widely covered in my report) not to mention the views of the sea and the relazed atmosphere in this very small city. As seen, I also visited the Kamares Aqueduct and the Larnaca Salt Lake and a few other places of general interest.

Radisson Blu Larnaka International Marathon 2018
Radisson Blu Larnaka International Marathon 2018 was a really good experience runningwise: nice, scenic route, well organized and an event with several distances, thus with a “family” appeal. The races took off from the Town Hall in Larnaka and passed most of the landmarks in and sorrunding the city, worth mentioning is the mosque Hale Sultan Tekke, the Salt Lake and, of course, the beautiful Mediterranian Sea. It is for sure a somewhat long journey from central Europe to Cyprus and Larnaka but I think the race fully justifies a trip.

See or relive Radisson Blu Larnaka International Marathon 2018 here (and in greek, turkish and hebrew):

Radisson Blu Larnaka International Marathon 2018 – billeder/fotos af Tor Rønnow (Danish)
Radisson Blu Larnaka International Marathon 2018 – pictures by Tor Rønnow (English)
Radisson Blu Larnaka International Marathon 2018 – beelden van Tor Rønnow (Nederlandse)
Radisson Blu Larnaka International Marathon 2018 – photos de Tor Rønnow (Français)
Radisson Blu Larnaka International Marathon 2018 – fotos del Tor Rønnow (Español)
Radisson Blu Larnaka International Marathon 2018 – bilder von Tor Rønnow (Deutsch)
Radisson Blu Larnaka International Marathon 2018 – TorRønnow的圖像/照片（中文）
ラディソン・ブルー・ラルナカ国際マラソン2018 – TorRønnowの画像/写真
Radisson Blu Larnaka International Marathon 2018 – foto di Tor Rønnow (Italiano)
Radisson Blu Larnaka International Marathon 2018 – bilder av Tor Rønnow (Svenska)