I completed my first marathon. It was Oct.14 in Toronto. It was a blast! The number of people that lined the streets to cheer the runners on, the subway so that my wife and kids could go to different spots within the race to cheer me on, the school and rock bands, all the great volunteers.
It was a wonderful experience, even though I did not meet my goal of 3:10 and did not even come close. My time was 3:26 something. I am happy with this result because I know that with the training I had, I could not have run any harder then what I did. I may have gone out a little too fast at the beginning, but I don't think that it was the deciding factor. I started to slow down at the 24k mark from 4:30 to 4:45 /k. Then later on around the 32k to about 5:00 /k then 5:30 and for the very last 2k, something happened that I have never felt before. It wasn't my shins, nor my hamstring nor my head! The top of my legs were just screaming for me to stop, but I kept going, there was no bloody way I was going to stop until that finish line. I tried walking to get some gatoraide but it felt worse then the piddly jogging I was doing. When I got to the finish line I crossed it and could barely walk. I got the medal some food and found my wonderful wife and kids waiting for me. I tapped her on the shoulder and said "who are you looking for". She turned around and said you look like a dead guy, didn't even seem to get the joke! I must have looked pretty bad. I feel good now but for the first 2 days afterward I had to hold railings when walking down the stairs. I can't wait to do it again!
Here is the official breakdown
First 21k-> 1:34:18, 4:29/k
Last 21k-> 1:52:34, 5:21/k
Last 12k -> 1:09:19, 5:46/k
First 30k -> 2:17:33, 4:35/k
Friday, October 19, 2007
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