We’re running the Copenhagen Marathon
Two of us from Eye for Image are entered in the Copenhagen Marathon on 24 May. Chris Ramsden and I have been working towards this for several months. Even though we’ve both run marathons before, the thought of another 42.2 km is still quite nerve-wracking. You can’t be absolutely sure how the body will react on the day. Today, I’m wondering what will happen to the niggling pain in my ankle that I’ve noticed the last couple of training runs!
Even so, now that it’s less than two weeks away, we’re pretty excited, aren’t we Chris?
The Copenhagen Marathon has grown into a major international event, with more than 8000 participants expected this year. That’s a lot of people, but if you look carefully, you should be able to see our bright blue t-shirts! We hope you’ll see us both cross the finish line on two legs.
May 12th, 2009 at 9:11 am
So, it’s official - no backing out now!
I’m really looking forward to the beginning of the race - the atmosphere is something to savour as 8,000 runners crowd onto the road outside the Black Diamond. And I’m dreading the last 8 or 9 km. That must be about as close a guy can get to experiencing the pain women go through in childbirth voluntarily.
David and I have discussed using aspirin during the race, but perhaps we really need an epidural. Our legs will be wobbling all over the place anyway once we pass 35 km.
May 12th, 2009 at 12:25 pm
Previously, I used to look at joggers and runners and I thought, why are you doing that?
But I recently started running regularly, partly to get some movement into an otherwise desk-related day, and I enjoy it. But a marathon! I can’t begin to imagine what that must be like.
Good luck guys!
May 29th, 2009 at 9:56 am
So, what were you times, guys? And how did it feel out there?
June 2nd, 2009 at 7:39 pm
Well, Eye for Image did pretty well! Both of us finished under 4 hours.
My time was a personal best of 3 hours, 15 minutes and 30 seconds. So all in all I was quite happy with that. Chris came in at around 3 hours 50 minutes, I think.
But how did it feel? It was a great experience and fun to be one of more than 10,000 participants. But it certainly had its tough moments. Running into the driving wind and rain wasn’t much fun after around 30 km. Then I had my first real experience of the infamous “wall”. For a few minutes, I couldn’t physically run. But when I saw the 40 km mark, I got my second wind - or was it the fourth or fifth? Somehow, I could actually pick up the pace and finish quite strongly.
So now I have something new to work for next time. How do I avoid the wall?