I had aimed for 2 hr 15 min. But I guess this is the best I can do on 2 hours of sleep. So anxious I pee-ed all night. That aside I think there were other considerations, like the CROWD. It was pretty much a jostle for space all the way. If you want to overtake someone you have to zig zag. and the mileage signs were so small I could not spot many of them. Especially the first few and the last few km. So I felt I was pacing myself poorly. Or simply, too lazy. Of course it doesn't help that my legs felt like giving way 17 km onwards.
I was pleased to catch a glimpse of Henry Wanyoike and his guide. There was a guy in the 21.1km who ran with a tire big enough for a pickup truck. I heard he dragged it. On my way home I saw him running his last 500m carrying it. I shouted "Go Tire Man" at him. Whatever his cause it is always heartening to see people do things like that.
Besides that I didnt see anything out of the ordinary. Maybe the number of men peeing along the way. Some didnt bother going into the bushes. I can understand if they did that during a full marathon. But half? I thought men are better at holding it due to sheer mechanism.
I spent today eating without guilt. I told a friend about Marina Pier and he decided he wanted to see it. So we drove there, going past the entire Marina South route this morning. I did not remember seeing much of it this morning. But I was in awe how much distance I covered on foot.
I don't want to run for 1 month. I will swim instead. I am tired of counting calories and eating breast meat instead of tastier thigh. I'm also looking forward to more time for shopping and browsing for good book. For reading and for cooking sinful desserts and dishes.
Do I want to do the 42.2km full marathon? I would like to. At least once. But if I do it I want to be able to do it in 4.5 hours. So I have some way to go. So what next? The Phuket Marathon. 21.1km.
