Today was the Mumbai Marathon. The day started early (out of bed at 4 am) and nicely cool. The start was at 5:40 am. After 5 km I catched up with the 4:30 bus (a group lead by a pacer to finish in a certain time), I started 2 minutes later than the group (the puntual start surprised me and I still had to undress my extra t-shirt).
The bus was perfect and driven by the incredible pacemaker, we ran continously around 10 km/h. Until 30 km all was fine, at that point I slowed down to have a drink and couldn't move forward anymore because of my knee. Even walking hurts ... No other option then to continue walking, stop for icing, a sad experience after such a good first 30 km. Time: 5:23 :(
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| Medalist ... |
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| After finish, Victoria Station in the background |
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| Victorious on Azad Maidan - Mumbai's holy cricket ground |
