Marathons, social organizations, and music.
Updates on me.
1) On October 15 I successfully finished my first marathon with a time of 3 hr and 32 min. Some highlights:
- I hit the wall like you wouldn’t believe at km 35, the infamous 21 mile mark. Frankly I wasn’t prepared for the distance (the furthest I had run before the marathon was 30 km) and I set too quick of a pace at the start of the race (I did the first half of the marathon in 1 hr 32 min). Hands down, it was the worst I’ve felt physically. Ever.
- The last km, the finish in sight and the street crowded with spectators, is a memory that will be burned in my mind forever; my proudest sporting moment. There was lots of fist pumping and crowd high-fiving to compliment my huge smile. A very big thank you to Allan and Diane for showing up and taking a few seconds to celebrate with me before I crossed the finish line.
- CBC interviewed me when I finished because of two brutally bloody ankles (seriously, the visual was astonishing). Here’s a snippet of the exchange:
Interviewer: Wow. How did it feel running for 30 more km with blisters/cuts so bad?
Me: When your legs start to fail everything else doesn’t seem that bad.
Interviewer: Can you contort your leg up onto the chair and slowly pretzel your foot out of your shoe so that the camera can get a good shot?
Me: (blank stare) I think I need to go to the medical tent now.
2) Retune is building nicely. We’re assisting a few local social organizations with some projects and it has been a very positive experience to validate assumptions and start to refine the vision. I’m looking to grow the organization in the coming months – stay tuned.
3) A great song from a great movie.
4) You wouldn’t believe how many ‘comedians’ I’ve had stare into my eyes with bug eyes followed with a “contagious” laugh. Hilarious everyone… hilarious.
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2007 Goals: Earn the Right to Visit Heartbreak Hill at Disruptive Thoughts added these pithy words on Jan 02 07 at 10:47 pm[…] A bit scary to write it, but after finishing my first marathon with a time of 3:32 and a split of 1:32, I feel that if I follow a realistic training schedule and eat better that I’ll be able to make a push for the qualifying time (which will be ~ 3:10). […]
Ashley Cecil added these pithy words on Nov 02 06 at 5:56 amCongratulations. I had a very brief running career that topped out at a 10miler, so I’m in awe of marathon runners. Are you guys human?
Fraser added these pithy words on Nov 02 06 at 7:58 amThanks Ashley. We’re definitely human. Maybe a bit insane… but definitely human. It’s funny how slippery the slope is - 10 km becomes 15 with a bit more training which becomes 20. And on and on. (Actually, that doesn’t sound that easy at all, does it?)
Ashley Cecil added these pithy words on Nov 02 06 at 9:56 amCongratulations. I had a very brief running career that topped out at a 10miler, so I’m in awe of marathon runners. Are you guys human?
Fraser added these pithy words on Nov 02 06 at 11:58 amThanks Ashley. We’re definitely human. Maybe a bit insane… but definitely human.
It’s funny how slippery the slope is - 10 km becomes 15 with a bit more training which becomes 20. And on and on. (Actually, that doesn’t sound that easy at all, does it?)
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