capital city Palma couldn't be a more idyllic setting for a last-chance jaunty jog in the sun before the winter months set in.Initially chiefly a German race with local Spanish spectators, the 8th TUI Marathon Palma de Majorca now hosts over 9,000 runners

of congestion during the race, and because celebs and VIPs start first, quicker runners will struggle to worm their way through. This is alleviated by the width of the road (the route is largely along a dual carriageway). Unfortunately, this means that the only

of participants, including the most foreign runners recorded in the 21-year history of the race.The two-lap course (one lap if you're running the more popular half-marathon) offers high PB potential. It's flat and the breeze from the Baltic Sea offered a cool

race times are concerned. But because 5K races are so short (and generally run at a higher intensity), the race is run at a pretty high percentage of VO₂. And according to a calculator at runningforfitness.org, I'd need a VO₂ max of at least 49.9. So