Final countdown to the Cork City Marathon & Relay begins...

With just 1 week to go, it's time to kick off with the Marathon week special on this website. Over the next few days, I'll look at each of the relay stages in detail. We'll see where the hills are, where the water staions are (very important for those doing the full Marathon) and which stages are the easiest and hardest. Plus, I'll look at some of the advice regarding nutrition, loading, hydration, etc. As regards the weather forecast, I'll start looking at that from Thursday onwards. It's pretty pointless looking any sooner because it won't be any way accurate.

Hope you find it useful...