Isle of Man Mountain Marathon

A number of people have expresed an interest in going to the Isle of Man at Easter to take part in the Manx Mountain Marathon (31 miles ish 8,000ft of ascent) or the Half (talk to Heather about it, she did it last time we went) or the Running Festival which is a 10k Good Friday in Port Erin where we stay, a short hill race on Saturday and a 5k run along the front at Douglas on Sunday (Sandra Pattinson did this so have a chat to her for more info.) We would travel there on Good Friday and return on Easter Monday. Mountain marathon and half are on the Saturday.

We have started to look at ferries and hotel etc. Price for the ferry at the moment for a standard car plus 4 people is £214 (this is one of the dearest ferry crossings in the world). The hotel are getting back to me regarding a price for rooms, they are offering a discount because of the numbers. We have stayed at the Royal Hotel in Port Erin on previous visits. This is good because the 10k is at Port Erin on Good Friday so we can all support those running in that event and because the Half and the full mountain marathon on Easter Saturday both finish on the grass outside the hotel. Also the presentation/pasta party is in the hotel next door on the Saturday evening.

Please let Helen know if you are interested in taking part in any of these events or going just to support, so that I can get an idea how many rooms we may need. Partners and families welcome, there's a beautiful beach at Port Erin and the Isle of Man scenery is spectacular - well pretty good!