Tuesday - 10 mins slow, 20 mins fartlek, 10 mins slow
Wednesday - 35 mins slow
Thursday - 35 mins slow
Saturday - 35 mins slow
Whoops it turned into a tempo! I blame my new shoes - more later :)
Sunday - 50 mins slow
Adidas Auckland Marathon 2012:
We walked down to watch the finish of the marathon this morning and managed to see the first male finish (Rowan Walker, 2:24), and as we walked round a bit we saw the first female (Alexandra Williams, 2:41) enter the final straight, and saw the second and third women near the finish too - amazing to watch!
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| The winner Rowan Walker a few metres from the finish |
It was a magic morning and Victoria Park filled up as more and more finishers rolled in:
One last shot as we left the park - I couldn't hang around too long as I had my own run to do!
However I did leave with fancy ideas of running the half-marathon next year...
I have to warn you, it is almost impossible to just run one half marathon :)
ReplyDeleteYes - knowing me I will want to improve on my finish time!
DeleteHaha, I would've been standing right across from you when Rowan Walker finished! It's so hard to pick out faces when there are so many people around. I've already signed up for next year's half (as well as the Unitec Run/Walk lead up series, and the North Shore half. Went a little bit crazy... ahem...) so maybe I'll see you there ;-)
ReplyDeleteGood on you! It will be great fun to run over the harbour bridge. I want to increase my distances injury-free before I commit, hopefully in the new year and before it sells out!
DeleteAh! so much FUN! If you get emotional watching a marathon now, imagine running one after 4 months of prep (and all the highs and lows) :)
ReplyDeleteYes it is such a major commitment and achievement. And I can't even begin to understand how all the runners who have prepared for the cancelled New York marathon feel!
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