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MALTA SPORTS DESTINATIONS


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can’t be sure, but I think the guy who overtook me uphill on the Mriehel Bypass was in his 70s. What makes this particularly unusual is that we were both on foot. It was around seven miles in


to the Malta Half Marathon, and while I’d been prepared to see plenty of older British tourists


on the island, I hadn’t really expected them to be bounding ahead of me during the race. Once, those who came to


Malta from the UK in winter were looking for relaxation. Low-season prices brought the over-60s flocking to spend weeks sitting in the balmy winter sunshine.


Now, that bright, fresh


weather is still appealing, but to a different, more active type of visitor. Hiking, biking and diving bring tourists of all ages to this action station in the Mediterranean, while for one Sunday each spring – in 2019, it’s February 24 – Malta becomes one big racetrack.


w ON THE RIGHT COURSE The Malta Marathon has been running – pun intended – since 1986. From just over 100 participants in that first year it has grown significantly, with more than 4,400 runners taking part this year across the full and half-marathon distances. And if you think no one


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