Costa Teguise (Lanzarote), December 8, 2013 10:30 am Half Marathon (21.098 km)

Time: 1 h 53 m 07 s Location: 238/405 Cat: 34

I participated the third time in this wonderful race that annually attracts more and more runners, thanks to the organizational skills of the director of Sands Beach Resort who prepared everything in detail. This year, because of the road works and other type of reconstruction of the island's roads, the route was completely different, more difficult but very interesting, starting at the Cactus Garden. Finally, the entry could be done easily online using a credit card, perhaps because the runners were more than double that last year. It is a race not to be missed for those who want to combine running a holiday relax. To note the negative long queue after the arrival to pick up the chip and a 20 euro deposit.

Massimiliano Iannotta

Costa Teguise (Lanzarote), December 9^th, 2012,  10:30 am Half Marathon (21.098 km)

Time: 1h 35 m 17 s position: 35/250 Cat: 2

 
The second year in a row I returned to run this very nice race, which is always organized with a great enthusiasm and with a great turnout of tourists, who give themselves a day of sport and a feast during the holidays, not only the beach and the sun. Unlike the last year the route was doubled, and the start was moved to the Sand Beach Hotel. I think it was not publicized well in the surrounding villages, as when I was running from Costa Teguise to Arrecife there was nobody along the road and I ran completely alone about 4 or 5 km surrounded by a surrealistic silence broken only by the impressive sound of the sea and wind.  As usual everything was organized very well, the supplies were sufficient during the race and after and heat was not very disturbing. A T-shirt and a medal for all finishers, see you next year!

Costa Teguise (Lanzarote), December 4^th, 2011 9:00 am Half Marathon (21.098 km)

Time:1h38m45s

The Half Marathon of Teguise was organized only four days after the Vuelta de Tindayo but despite the tiredness I could not resist the temptation to join the race. The route was about 10 km long and it led along the streets of Costa Teguise, a very touristic part of the island and more than a half of it was the waterfront, so the main difficulty was to fight against the wind which was very strong. Of course, my only goal was to arrive at the finish, because I had already run the previous race and my final time was 7 minutes longer than my result in the Tindayo. The vast participation of Spanish runners and a big number of tourists applauding the participants made it a special day that gave a different experience than the normal tourist life in this part of the island. The T-shirt which I was given was very nice and also the usual medal along with many things to eat and drink after the race for all those who had finished the race. One strange thing, that despite the chip I do not result in the rankings of the race.