JUNGFRAU: THE WORLD'S MOST GORGEOUS MARATHON?

Argh... Swiss...JungFrau... A small town that i visited before during my Europe trip during UK summer degree top up program.

The Jungfrau Marathon, a fall race in the Swiss Alps, bills itself as "the Most Beautiful Marathon in the World," and it's easy to see why. 

Photo by Victah Sailer, Photo Run 

Text by Mark Remy  

The race starts in Interlaken, altitude 1,857 feet, and is fairly flat for the first 10K. Then it's not. The course ends on the Kleine Scheidegg, between the Eiger and Lauberhorn peaks, altitude 6,890 feet.

Photos by Victah Sailer, Photo Run

Text by Mark Remy

This is what an aid station looks like at the Jungfrau.

Photos by Victah Sailer, Photo Run

Text by Mark Remy

Look out! Glacier!

Photos by Victah Sailer, Photo Run

Text by Mark Rem

One downside: Few spectators along the course. Oh well.

Photos by Victah Sailer, Photo Run

Text by Mark Remy

We said few spectators... not no spectators.

Photos by Victah Sailer, Photo Run

Text by Mark Remy

No one will blame these guys for walking a bit.

Photos by Victah Sailer, Photo Run

Text by Mark Remy

We REALLY won't blame these guys for walking a bit.

Photos by Victah Sailer, Photo Run

Text by Mark Remy

The race takes runners above the "tree line."

Photos by Victah Sailer, Photo Run

Text by Mark Remy

The final kilometer of the race, a steep descent, tests runners' quads.

Photos by Victah Sailer, Photo Run

Text by Mark Remy

Source: Runner's World