Just got an email this morning, seems the Pope's election could cause an issue for the Rome marathon on 17th March, start time could be anything from the original 9:00am up to as late as 4:00pm depending on the outcome (maybe he's running it!) with three potential routes again depending upon outcome of the papal election. How can the organisers manage three possible routes, two possible start times, in a matter of three weeks and in a City where half of the religious world be congregating, along with the Irish for the rugby and St Patrick's day, when Liverpool can't get a simple run sorted in 12 months.
