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| At the expo |
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| Expo again |
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| Pasta Party |
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| At the Start |
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| This photo of Ciry was in the Spanish Newspapers |
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| Finish Line |
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| Me and Ciry at the Finish |
Showing posts with label Rock ‘n’ Roll Maratón de Madrid. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rock ‘n’ Roll Maratón de Madrid. Show all posts
27 Apr 2012
More Madrid Marathon Photos!
24 Apr 2012
Rock 'n' Roll Madrid Marathon Write-Up
Warning:- Go to the toilet and then get yourself a coffee before beginning to read. This is long.....
I completed Rock 'n' Roll Madrid Marathon 2012 in 4 hours, 35 minutes and 41 seconds!!!
I didn't get a new personal best but am still very happy with this time. I was only 4 minutes faster in Valencia and that course was almost as flat as a pancake. The Madrid course was like a rollercoaster ride in that you reach the top of a hill and run down the other side, turn a corner and there's a steep hill waiting for you!!
I got all my equipment ready the night before which was the usual outfit of the orange Running Copenhagen t-shirt, my nike shorts, Nimbus 12 Asics trainers, knee supports, Sis gel belt, running underwear, 9 gels, and all the other bits and bobs I might need.
I woke up at 6.30am and was out of the hotel by 7.15 as I was going to meet my friend Ciry from San Diego who I would be running the marathon with. She is so cool and was dressed up as Supergirl!!
We went down by the start and waited outside the Town Hall where we meet many other bloggers and had lots of group photos taken by complete strangers :-)
At 8.30 it was time for the usual 20 minute wait for the port-a-loo (which was already disgusting), and then we went up to the start of Corral 5. That's where we found our friend Greg from South Carolina, and another of Cirys friends.
By 9am the marathon had started but we were still waiting. I think it took around 10 minutes for us to cross the start line. Yippee!! Then we were off!
I was a little quiet for the first 2 or 3k and then I hit my high and wouldn't stop talking. Ciry is the opposite and didn't want to talk at all.
At 3.5k we ran past the fantastic Real Madrid stadium 'Santiago Bernabéu'
At 15k I really needed a toilet stop so went into a port-a-loo again. This one was so disgusting I had never seen anything like it before. When I came out I sped up my pace so I could catch up with Ciry before we got to Puerta del Sol. I managed this with only a minute to spare. As I zoomed past one of the bands while on my way to catch up they shouted out 'Vamoss Copenhagen Vamoss :-)
As we just left Puerta del Sol I saw the policeman that I had had my photo taken with a couple of days before so quickly stopped to say hello before I went on my way again.
I was still going strong up to the 25k marker which is when we headed into the Casa de Campo area. There was not much going on here except a couple of 'nice' hills to climb! I said to Ciry that I'd meet her at the 30k drinks station so we can play our mental game. In the meantime I just put my head down and kept saying to myself 'climb the hill, climb the hill'. This seemed to work.
At the drinks station I waited for Ciry (she was only 40 seconds or so behind me). We said good morning to each other, had a drink of water and some Powerade, then decided it was time to have a nice 12k run. A guy at the drinks station kept saying 'go, go'. He didn't know, of course, that what we were doing was using our mental training to help trick our bodies into thinking we were just starting the days run. It sounds weird but I've done it in all 3 marathons now and it really helps. After 2 minutes we were off again.
At around 35k the course changed. Instead of going up and down now we were just running up and up and up. It was never ending!!
Somewhere between 32k and 36k (not sure where) I badly needed a toilet stop again. I couldn't find a port-a-loo but did see a cafe that was open. I run inot it shouting 'el banjo' and they very kindly let me use it. Once again, when I came out I ran a little faster to catch up with Ciry.
At 38k I knew I needed to just put my head down and go. I said to Ciry that I'd see her at 40k or at the end. I put Will Smiths 'Getting Jiggy with it' in my ears and was soon happily singing away while still running up that damn hill!
At 40k we were back by the Town Hall and there were so many people cheering everyone on. It was at that point that a great big smile formed on my lips and stayed there for nearly 2k. I must have looked like the cheshire cat in Alice in Wonderland!
At 42k I could see the finish in sight!! I sped up my pace and clapped high above my head and, of course, all the Spanish spectators did the same! I love the Spanish!!!
As I came over the finish line I raised my arms above my head. I was so happy :-) This marathon has been the best yet and Madrid is the best city I have visited!! My marathon choices just keep getting better!
And I still haven't 'hit the wall' in any of my marathons so I must be doing something right!!
For more of my photos visit http://www.marathon-photos.com/scripts/event.py?new_search=1&event=Sports/GKDE/2012/Madrid%20Marathon&match=f845
It is no longer possible to save 'official marathon-photos' as they are protected by copyright :-(
(I look in pain in most of the photos)
Greg, Ciry, her friends, and I are all going to run a spring marathon in Europe together next year to celebrate Cirys birthday :-) (Dubai will have to wait until another time). The best part is that we are ALL going to dress up as Super Heroes for it!!!
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| Before the marathon |
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| Madrid marathon route |
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| My good friend 'Supergirl' |
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| Me and Ciry |
We went down by the start and waited outside the Town Hall where we meet many other bloggers and had lots of group photos taken by complete strangers :-)
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| Me in the orange shirt and white hat at the front |
By 9am the marathon had started but we were still waiting. I think it took around 10 minutes for us to cross the start line. Yippee!! Then we were off!
I was a little quiet for the first 2 or 3k and then I hit my high and wouldn't stop talking. Ciry is the opposite and didn't want to talk at all.
At 3.5k we ran past the fantastic Real Madrid stadium 'Santiago Bernabéu'
At 15k I really needed a toilet stop so went into a port-a-loo again. This one was so disgusting I had never seen anything like it before. When I came out I sped up my pace so I could catch up with Ciry before we got to Puerta del Sol. I managed this with only a minute to spare. As I zoomed past one of the bands while on my way to catch up they shouted out 'Vamoss Copenhagen Vamoss :-)
As we just left Puerta del Sol I saw the policeman that I had had my photo taken with a couple of days before so quickly stopped to say hello before I went on my way again.
I was still going strong up to the 25k marker which is when we headed into the Casa de Campo area. There was not much going on here except a couple of 'nice' hills to climb! I said to Ciry that I'd meet her at the 30k drinks station so we can play our mental game. In the meantime I just put my head down and kept saying to myself 'climb the hill, climb the hill'. This seemed to work.
At the drinks station I waited for Ciry (she was only 40 seconds or so behind me). We said good morning to each other, had a drink of water and some Powerade, then decided it was time to have a nice 12k run. A guy at the drinks station kept saying 'go, go'. He didn't know, of course, that what we were doing was using our mental training to help trick our bodies into thinking we were just starting the days run. It sounds weird but I've done it in all 3 marathons now and it really helps. After 2 minutes we were off again.
At around 35k the course changed. Instead of going up and down now we were just running up and up and up. It was never ending!!
Somewhere between 32k and 36k (not sure where) I badly needed a toilet stop again. I couldn't find a port-a-loo but did see a cafe that was open. I run inot it shouting 'el banjo' and they very kindly let me use it. Once again, when I came out I ran a little faster to catch up with Ciry.
At 38k I knew I needed to just put my head down and go. I said to Ciry that I'd see her at 40k or at the end. I put Will Smiths 'Getting Jiggy with it' in my ears and was soon happily singing away while still running up that damn hill!
At 40k we were back by the Town Hall and there were so many people cheering everyone on. It was at that point that a great big smile formed on my lips and stayed there for nearly 2k. I must have looked like the cheshire cat in Alice in Wonderland!
At 42k I could see the finish in sight!! I sped up my pace and clapped high above my head and, of course, all the Spanish spectators did the same! I love the Spanish!!!
As I came over the finish line I raised my arms above my head. I was so happy :-) This marathon has been the best yet and Madrid is the best city I have visited!! My marathon choices just keep getting better!
And I still haven't 'hit the wall' in any of my marathons so I must be doing something right!!
For more of my photos visit http://www.marathon-photos.com/scripts/event.py?new_search=1&event=Sports/GKDE/2012/Madrid%20Marathon&match=f845
It is no longer possible to save 'official marathon-photos' as they are protected by copyright :-(
(I look in pain in most of the photos)
Greg, Ciry, her friends, and I are all going to run a spring marathon in Europe together next year to celebrate Cirys birthday :-) (Dubai will have to wait until another time). The best part is that we are ALL going to dress up as Super Heroes for it!!!
23 Apr 2012
Madrid Marathon Splits!
Rock 'n' Roll madrid Marathon Official Time: 4 hours, 35 minutes and 41 seconds!!
A quick blog post of my Madrid Marathon splits!
The long write up with the official photos will be tomorrow. (the photos aren't online yet). And it will be a very long post....
You can see from the below data that I was a little slower towards the end. That's because the last 7k were up, up and up!!
A quick blog post of my Madrid Marathon splits!
The long write up with the official photos will be tomorrow. (the photos aren't online yet). And it will be a very long post....
You can see from the below data that I was a little slower towards the end. That's because the last 7k were up, up and up!!
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19 Apr 2012
I'm Finally in Madrid!
I have landed in Madrid :-)
The flight over was great. I sat for three and a half hours reading Adrian Mole - The Wilderness Years! I used to love these books so when I saw this in the bookstore the other day I knew it would serve me well for the flight.
Madrid is fantastic! I'm loving the buildings and the people :-) After arriving at my hotel (very nice by the way), I took an evening walk up Gran Via and then down to Puerta del Sol, on to Plaza Mayor and then back to the hotel as it was 10pm by then.
I need to get up around 8am in the morning as I'm meeting my friend Ciry at 9am for breakfast then we're going to the Expo :-)
By the way, the weather here is great for running!
18 Apr 2012
4 Days to Go!
4 days until Rock 'n' Roll Madrid marathon and I am beginning to feel the nerves now!
Have I trained enough?
Am I too confident about the hills?
What if I can't make it up the big hill at the end?
What if it the sun is out and the temperature goes over 20 degrees again?
I know all these thoughts are normal and I do feel very confident about this marathon. This worries me very much as I think maybe I'm being a little blase.
Days leading up to a marathon = Worry about this, worry about that. Worry! Worry! Worry!
Day of marathon = Excitement! Confidence! Lots of fun! Meeting new friends! Achievement!
And now onto the weather.......
I just love the way the marathon weather keeps changing day by day......I learnt this in the week leading up to Copenhagen marathon last year! I just think it's interesting and don't really believe what the weather will be until the morning of the marathon. They seem to be able to predict it with some degree of accuracy then ;-)
Well with 4 days to go the weather for Sunday is now looking like this:-
Time
Weather
Temp
Feels
Rain
Cloud
Wind
Gust
09:00
14 °c
14 °c
0.0 mm
27%
4 mph
W
5 mph
18 °c
18 °c
0.4 mm
48%8 mph
W
9 mph
15:00
19 °c
19 °c
0.5 mm
28%10 mph
W
12 mph
Have I trained enough?
Am I too confident about the hills?
What if I can't make it up the big hill at the end?
What if it the sun is out and the temperature goes over 20 degrees again?
I know all these thoughts are normal and I do feel very confident about this marathon. This worries me very much as I think maybe I'm being a little blase.
Days leading up to a marathon = Worry about this, worry about that. Worry! Worry! Worry!
Day of marathon = Excitement! Confidence! Lots of fun! Meeting new friends! Achievement!
And now onto the weather.......
I just love the way the marathon weather keeps changing day by day......I learnt this in the week leading up to Copenhagen marathon last year! I just think it's interesting and don't really believe what the weather will be until the morning of the marathon. They seem to be able to predict it with some degree of accuracy then ;-)
Well with 4 days to go the weather for Sunday is now looking like this:-
Time
Weather
Temp
Feels
Rain
Cloud
Wind
Gust
09:00
14 °c
14 °c
0.0 mm
27%
4 mphW
5 mph
12:00
18 °c
18 °c
0.4 mm
48%
8 mphW
9 mph
15:00
19 °c
19 °c
0.5 mm
28%
10 mphW
12 mph
17 Apr 2012
5 Days Until Madrid Marathon - A Summary of My Training
With 5 days to go until Madrid marathon this is how the weather is looking:-
Time
Weather
Temp
Feels
Rain
Cloud
Wind
Gust
09:00
12 °c
11 °c
0.1 mm
50%
6 mphW
7 mph
12:00
16 °c
16 °c
0.2 mm
29%
8 mphW
9 mph
15:00
17 °c
17 °c
0.1 mm
20%
9 mphWNW
11 mph
18:00
14 °c
13 °c
0.1 mm
32%
8 mphNW
10 mph
And this is a summary of all the training I have done since January towards my goal of completing Madrid marathon:- (February looks a little scarce even though I managed 2 half marathons. Well you try training loads outside when it's around minus 5 each day with cold winds and snow!)
January 1st - Hill Training February 6th - Hill Training
January 8th - Hill Training February 8th - Interval Training
January 9th - 6.5k Run February 12th - Interval Training
January 13th - 12k Run February 20th - 21k Run
January 15th - Hill Training February 25th - Fast 5k Run
January 16th - 7k Run February 29th - 21k Run
January 21st - 10k Run
January 22nd - 7.5k Run
January 29th - Hill Training and 6k Run
January 30th - 8k Run
March 2nd - Interval Training April 1st - 28k Run
March 4th - Hill Training and Interval Training April 5th - Hill Training
March 5th - 16k Run April 7th - 10k Run
March 6th - Hill Training April 9th - Hard Hill Training
March 8th - 12k Run April 11th - 10.5k Run
March 9th - 4k Run April 14th - 10k Bike and 6k Run
March 10th - Hill Training April 16th - Hard Hill Training
March 12th - 10k Run (April 18th - 10k Run)
March 14th - Hill Training
March 15th - Hill Training
March 17th - 21k Run
March 22nd - Hill Training
March 25th - 5k Run
March 26th - 5k Run
March 29th - Hill Training
16 Apr 2012
6 Days Until Madrid Marathon!
Only 6 days until the marathon and only 3 days until I leave for Madrid :-)
The weather for Sunday is still looking good and has even cooled down a little!
Day
Time
Weather
Temp
Feels
Rain
Cloud
Wind
Gust
Sun 22. April
09:00
12 °c
11 °c
0.0 mm
4%
4 mphNW
5 mph
12:00
16 °c
16 °c
0.0 mm
6%
7 mphWNW
8 mph
15:00
14 °c
12 °c
0.0 mm
16%
14 mphNW
16 mph
I only have two training sessions left; some hill training today and then a 10k on Wednesday and then I am done!! (I may also have a 5k run on the Friday or Saturday morning in Madrid)
I have some ideas of what I want to see in Madrid. I want to go to the zoo...
I want to see the Temple of Debod...
I want to have a tour of Real Madrids stadium...
I want to visit the Prado Museum...
And I am going to have Friday night out on the town....(Not drinking though, of course)
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