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| Nice little 50k! I may have to fly back to give it a try  Is it normal to have to obtain a medical certificate? I have not had to do anything similar in the States...of course you have to sign a waiver that you are basically insane - which by some definitions may be true, haha!
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All the big French-organized races require medical certificates (including Marathon des Sables in Morocco). The races I've done in Italy (Tirol) require them as well. I've never had a problem getting one though -- just a minor hassle. Any family doctor can sign-off -- stamps are important over here though, so it's gotta be the real deal, signed and stamped. Last time I tried to book an appointment, the doc's office said it would be a couple months before an opening for an exam. I explained (in rough German) that it was for a race and I "need it real quick" and they had me come in for 5 minutes the next morning and it was done. For MDS though, the sign-off required a EKG, so the exam was fairly extensive.