World Masters Athletics Championships Lyon 2015 : Update 5
A new and hopefully final schedule has been released for the 2015 WMA Championships in Lyon. Key points for the distance events for Men 50-54 and younger: Cross Country August 4 ; 5000m August 7 ; 10000m August 10. The cross country, 10000m and 5000m events are all in different locations. The cross country starts a day earlier than the preliminary schedule. Gap between the events is reduced to 2 rest days for each event. The 1500m (heat and final on different days) is scheduled in the same pattern after the 10000m. I didn't enter the 1500m and won't do so. The half marathon / marathon are scheduled August 16, not doing that either.
Upshot: I gain three extra days after the championships for more holiday (now 12 days). To make the most of it I changed to lease car Renault Kangoo (camping car, can fit bikes) rather than TGV train so I can see more of Brittany before a week based in Saint Malo (hotel on sea). I moved the hotel booking in Lyon away from the train station and closer to the freeway and race venues for easier car parking and reduced the stay in Lyon to 6 nights. The hotel is 2km from the 5000m track, 1km from the cross country in Parc Parilly and 5km from the 10000m track.
Venues for the 5000m and 10000m are boutique tracks, not the main stadium in Parc Parilly. They are only 6 lanes and the only track races at the venues that day. At this stage M55+ races for 10000m and 5000m are a day earlier. It may change when the entries roll in and final numbers allocated?
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Upshot: I gain three extra days after the championships for more holiday (now 12 days). To make the most of it I changed to lease car Renault Kangoo (camping car, can fit bikes) rather than TGV train so I can see more of Brittany before a week based in Saint Malo (hotel on sea). I moved the hotel booking in Lyon away from the train station and closer to the freeway and race venues for easier car parking and reduced the stay in Lyon to 6 nights. The hotel is 2km from the 5000m track, 1km from the cross country in Parc Parilly and 5km from the 10000m track.
Venues for the 5000m and 10000m are boutique tracks, not the main stadium in Parc Parilly. They are only 6 lanes and the only track races at the venues that day. At this stage M55+ races for 10000m and 5000m are a day earlier. It may change when the entries roll in and final numbers allocated?
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