This picture is as much as you get from the red carpet. Unfortunately not much. But let me assure you, it was GREAT! My running buddy Michael disappeared, I did not tell him about my tradition of taking bad quality pics not only from the start but also the finish. That’s why you see only me grinning. But we ran and finished the marathon together, which was a cool experience. And we managed to get exactly the same time: 4:04:59.…
The title is some kind of German and I am not sure how to translate it. But the important thing is, my running buddy Michael and I made it to the start line. In the background you see the Messeturm. This is we’re we will hopefully come back to in about 4 hours. See you at the finish line (on the red carpet inside the Festhalle)!
Tomorrow I am running Frankfurt, the 8th out if my 12 planned marathons for 2013. My first impression from collecting the bib, having some pasta and seeing the Frankfurt Festhalle (festival hall) where we will finish? It’s gonna be awesome! A lot of music, party and my running buddy Michael (the bloke next to me on the picture) says, tomorrow, there will be a red carpet towards the finish line. Running on a red carpet? A first for me! But…
I am back in the stadium, the atmosphere is buzzing and great. Crossed the finish line about 3 hours and 40/45 minutes later. Not quite sure, because my run keeper stopped working and I had to restart at kilometer 6. But the run was awesome, absolutely loved it. Best thing is to enter the Olympic Stadium with a little something left in your legs to do a sprintish finish. Makes you feel a bit like a real athlete 🙂
I am in the Olympic Stadium from Amsterdam now. In 1928 the Olympics were hosted here I was told. The building does not look that old. The marathon will start from here any minute. Will I be able to do it? It is the first time I am doing two marathons on two weekends in a row.
It starts in 20 minutes and I have not even seen the start line yet. I am lost in a sea of oversized (tall) people, hoping they are all fellow runners of the Amsterdam Marathon. When it comes to crowd management the organisers are not winning an award. But hey, the crowd is still moving slowly towards a sign “ONLY MARATHON ATHLETES”, there are still 15 minutes left and I try not to be too OCD about taking start line…
I am on the plane to Amsterdam. There is a nice quote on KLM’s paper napkins: Time flies, but you are the pilot. I like that. My inner pilot is getting me to the 7th marathon this year and my 11th in total. Somehow can’t believe that they are that many. Time truly flies…
Ok, this time I shared my most intimate thoughts from the start line. I did document it half for myself; it is hard to prove to yourself how bad the thinking was when all went well. I know this from other runs. And Budapest? No exception, it went very well indeed. Let’s revisit my thoughts from before the race: The silly vest turned out to be just right. Especially during the second half of the race, when it got warmer,…
It starts in 30 minutes – I need to take a picture from the start line – what is the creepy guy doing in the background – why is he filming (!) me – while I am taking pictures of myself (!!) – embarrassing – good that there was a red cap in my race pack – it’s supposed to be warm – 25 degrees – and sunny – that’s why I am thankful about the cap – it’s even…
I had the whole Saturday to roam through Budapest. Today was supposed to be my rest day though, but how can you rest in a city like this? Budapest is truly stunning. And the weather was great, too, so I walked around more than I wanted to and walking can sometimes feel more tiring than running. But I found a compromise. Budapest is also the home of many thermal baths. I went to one that has outside areas and with…
What you can see on the shirt Is my official time for the Warsaw marathon. Not the under 3:45 as I hoped for, but who cares if you can show off your time on a race day shirt!!! It’s one of the coolest shirts I’ve got. You get it in a blank version and you need to take a marker and blacken the bits out to represent your time. Very simple but very effective. Loving it 🙂