I’ve really gotten into running and completed my first marathon last month and want to book the next one to keep up my motivation!
I don’t take it too seriously, and would like to chase a unique experience, rather than anything too physically extreme, and I’m not particularly bothered about a best time or anything.
You won’t catch me chasing the World Majors or anything like that!
I’m currently looking at Marathon du Médoc and it definitely seems like my cup of tea with the fancy dress and wine and cheese instead of water and gels 
but the dates don’t suit.
Are there any lesser known events? Even a half marathon or something would be fine!
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Hi Kevin, there is a whole world of marathons out there. I am an avid marathon, trail and ultra runner myself and always look for amazing locations or just unique runs myself.
I have done a few trips with this company: https://albatros-adventure-marathons.com/
I did, Jordan, South Africa and China and they were all amazing. But if you just want to do the marathon and in Europe here are a few options I have also done. They have different distances and I am definitely not chasing any time but the below were beautiful:
Another website I use to find my next race inspiration is this one: https://www.ahotu.com/calendar/running/marathon/europe
Let me know which one you are doing next, maybe I will see you at one of them.
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