Barcelona in 2023

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Before the race

As part of the celebrations of my 60th birthday, my wife and I travelled to Europe, to Spain and Greece more specifically.

In Barcelona we hit all the big tourist spots, like the Sagrada Familia:


We also visited many museums, like the Barcelona History Museum:


We saw many monuments, like the statue of Columbus pointing in the direction of the Americas:


The big fish sculpture near the beach and the casino:


Design is one of our points of interest, so we always try to go to the design museum of the city we are visiting:


The museum of Catalan art is housed in a grand palace:


We had the most wonderful time there.


Race Day

The race didn't actually happen in Barcelona, but rather in Sant Cugat del Vallès, uma comunidade ao norte de Barcelona.

No sábado eu fui até lá pegar o bib, a "expo" had one tent. That is it! I had never seen such a small expo in my life...

On Sunday I went back to the city and passed by the multi-sports center near the start line:


I stayed a bit at the finish line and watched the first guys completing the 5K race that had started at 9 am.


Then I went to the start line two streets south of there and found my starting place:


The monastery is the big attraction of the city:


Here I am with my finisher medal:


I completed the race in 1h54m41s. Not my best time (third, actually), but quite good anyway.



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