I have run three times, there are no hills, but it is very hot and humid. The best part of the race are the last 20 km, when you run at the beautiful Boa Viagem beach and at Recife downtown, among its two rivers and many bridges. This is the only marathon at the north of Brazil, so we have always to congratulate the organization.

What a delightful group of people that organized this marathon! Being welcomed by this group made up for all the deficits. Some deficits include: start at 6:00 am sharp, not 6:30, to avoid more heat, make sure ALL the intersections have someone directing runners, including for the slower runners (more than one of us got lost, some for more than an hour), do not omit the first 5K water stop, and have more toilet facilities at the start.