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16.06.2008
Half Marathon
On Sunday I attended Manitoba Marathon – jubilee 30th.Lots of my friends were running the half as well – from school, cross-country skiing, orienteering ... and many people just came to cheer.
The start was sooo freaking early, so I had to get up at 5:30. We got to the start shortly after 6.15 and the actual start was sheduled for 7.00. This year the marathon broke a record in number of participants – there were over 13,000 competitors. Thus you can imagine how many people wanted to go to a washroom before the start. However, the organizators did a great job. The number of "cabin washrooms" was appropriate – it looked there exactly as at O-ringen. I guess there were over 200 cabins – Toitoi party ... actually a Dixie one :)
When I returned from a warm-up to the start there were already many people lined up and ready to go. Thus, I could either go to the back, fight it to the middle or go to the front. I decided to do the first one. Therefore me and my friend started right from the front line. It was an interesting feeling to stay with the top guys for the first two miles – there was the car with the time, motorbikes around ... and so many cheering people. That was great since one speeds up and don't even notices it. Lots of people yelled my name, but I still don't know who was it. I was feeling good and held a pace of 6 min a mile. I drunk and had a "spounge party" at almost every water station and that turned out to be a good idea. The "run through showers" are perfect and there was even one beer station. Started to fell tired at about 11th mile and the finish was kind of pain, but I ended up with time 1:17:52 and 10th place overall. My goal was to go under 1:20 and to beat Jason. The first went fine, but the second one not. This guy is a beast – he run 1:14:something. Great time man! No super intense guys were running here and I think the winning time was something about 1:12.
The organizators had a Czech flag (they make sure to have a flaf for every competitor from a different country) and even said something about the Czech Republic. Unfortunately, I haven't heard it. I wonder if there was someone else from my country as well.
Today it's kind of funny to walk. Especially when one goes downstairs one feels like 80 years old. There is now further damage – just a couple of blisters on places I'd never thought a blister could apper – on the edge of the foot and under a toe. Gonna take couple of rest days now. Yeaaaah ... love sitting in the hot tub. When at school it's funny to spot the people who run the marathon. You can tell as soon as you see them moving. Maybe we should do something like a wheel chair party now.
Halfmarathon and marathon results
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Wow, congratulations for the 10th place and great time. Never mind you didn't beat Jason. :-)
Now, enjoy the hot tub, I think you deserve it! :-)
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