No one said running marathons was easy, and this one wasn't. I ran comfortably with the 3 hour pacer till the 33k mark then started dropping back. Then I plummeted as I hit the wall at 35k. Try as I might I couldn't keep running and at 40k I had to walk/run. My legs were wobbly and my head giddy. The last two k's took 14 minutes! Oh well.
The positives are that I ran all the way to 35k in 2.30, and the half marathon in 87 mins. The overall time of 3.10 equalled my previous PB on this course. No doubt I would have gone much faster overall, if I hadn't gone out so fast, but I had made the decision to stay with the pacer as long as I could. How often will I get to run with Steve Monaghetti!
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