![]() Mind you, Romanian is a romance language, so I was able to pick up the odd familiar-sounding word (‘Scuze’ would come in extremely handy later on).Īfter the usual prerace folderol (whooping, exhortation, high-energy music, overzealous PB-hunters pushing their way to the front), we set off just after 9am. As I waited, resolutely in the ‘might dip under two hours’ section, I found myself rather enjoying not having a damned clue what was being said by the runners around me. This was the fifth time the half marathon had been held here and it was clear the race organisers knew what they were doing, though there was some confusion as runners strolled from one starting pen to the next, to the minor consternation of the marshals. These days it overlooks parties, races and rock concerts, which seems fitting. ![]() The building is now the seat of the Romanian parliament, though 70 per cent of it remains empty. A monument to hubris, delusion and insecurity, it was built on the orders of the dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu, who was executed in 1989. In fact, this colossal edifice (the second-biggest administrative building in the world, after the Pentagon) once cast a shadow over the entire city. The Bucharest Half Marathon begins in the shadow of The Palace of Parliament, in Constitution Square, close to the centre of the city.
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