Singapore Marathon
I am proud to say that I finished the Singapore Half marathon in 2h:13m:48s. My target was two and a half hour, so I am happy that without any training I could achieve a better time then expected. Probably if I will be able to train for the next one, then I can do a very good time :)
You can find some statistics about my performance here:
http://www.runpix.info/sin07/21/finord.php?LastName=Vajda&lan=&aset=0
Running in general is quite boring, but running a race like this is a fantastic feeling. The atmosphere is amazing and you can see thousands of people running. At this event there were around 40.000 people and I was competing in my category with almost 8.000 people.
Just want to share one moment from this race that I really enjoyed. I was running through the central Business District of Singapore, and there was a nice wind, the street was wide and empty (meaning there were no cars, only runners and supporters). The skyscrapers were there just for the runners standing high as if they would suggest the amount of strength is needed to complete the marathon. A band was playing some very nice songs and the drums gave a nice tempo for the run. People were cheering and encouraging people to keep running. People were motivating other fellow runners who had to stop and were walking. A drop of humanity in Singapore. It just had such a special atmosphere. It was so nice to run through this place, this atmosphere gave me lots of energy and strength as I was just half of the distance and needed a boost.
This marathon was special because it was my Mum’s birthday as well. She just got 54 years old and I was running this race for her. I also wrote this as a Reason for my run. Each runner could write its own reason for running the marathon on his/her back.
Not sure how long my knees will resist, but I will try to train up and run the full marathon. It’s a challenge that I have to achieve. Maybe I can do it in 4 hours?
You can find some statistics about my performance here:
http://www.runpix.info/sin07/21/finord.php?LastName=Vajda&lan=&aset=0
Running in general is quite boring, but running a race like this is a fantastic feeling. The atmosphere is amazing and you can see thousands of people running. At this event there were around 40.000 people and I was competing in my category with almost 8.000 people.
Just want to share one moment from this race that I really enjoyed. I was running through the central Business District of Singapore, and there was a nice wind, the street was wide and empty (meaning there were no cars, only runners and supporters). The skyscrapers were there just for the runners standing high as if they would suggest the amount of strength is needed to complete the marathon. A band was playing some very nice songs and the drums gave a nice tempo for the run. People were cheering and encouraging people to keep running. People were motivating other fellow runners who had to stop and were walking. A drop of humanity in Singapore. It just had such a special atmosphere. It was so nice to run through this place, this atmosphere gave me lots of energy and strength as I was just half of the distance and needed a boost.This marathon was special because it was my Mum’s birthday as well. She just got 54 years old and I was running this race for her. I also wrote this as a Reason for my run. Each runner could write its own reason for running the marathon on his/her back.
Not sure how long my knees will resist, but I will try to train up and run the full marathon. It’s a challenge that I have to achieve. Maybe I can do it in 4 hours? posted by pixi at
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