Istanbul marathon done in an embarrassing time of 4:16:58. I will post the full details in a few days. Not every marathon goes as well as you expect. There were important lessons to be learned from this marathon.
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"Run if you can, walk if you have to, crawl if you must. Just never give up" Dean Karnazas Last Saturday and Sunday I ran the Eiger Ultra Trail, a 101 km ultramarathon with more than 6700 metres of elevation gain. I arrived in Grindelwald on Thursday and went to collect my bib number on Friday morning. The race organisation was quite good for a race in this size. There was a strict equipment check at the bib number distribution which I appreciated during the race. They asked every runner to bring all the mandatory gear listed on the website in order to collect the bibs. Apart from the bib numbers we were handed out a plastic cup in order not to use many disposable cups along the way. There was also a reflective band which we had to wear after 9:30 pm. The mandatory gear that should be carried along the way Weighs around 4kg (including 1.5L of water) Pasta was served from 12 to 7 pm and there was a briefing session on Friday evening at congress centre which ev...
no worries - you still posted a time and that's huge! i also had a disappointing marathon this fall (http://rendezvoo.blogspot.ca/2013/09/2013-erie-marathon-at-presque-isle-race.html) - looking forward to reading about the lessons that you've learned!
ReplyDeleteCheers Patrick! I have Tokyo marathon planned in late February and will train properly for that. I will write about the Istanbul marathon as soon as the race photos are out. Read your story of Erie marathon. Your blog is always inspiring. Keep on running!
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