Zurich Marathon April 2011

In preparation for the Zurich Marathon I trained all through the winter. Luckily we had a pretty mild winter and I learned I actually prefer to run in cold than HOT and buggy. I had a horrible 16 and 18 mile runs and I hadn't even signed up for the race yet. Then in March I ran 20 miles on a wonderful, sunny day around the lake of Zurich. It was perfection. So I signed up and hoped for the best. I didn't have any running buddies so I was hoping to meet up with some. I ran too hard at the beginning of the race so I was on my own without the pacer group by the half way point. Then I met up with an 80 year old woman and ran with her for a few miles. We never spoke but we ran together for awhile. Then she stopped and I left her in the dust. My next running buddy was an injured 20 something male. He was cute but really injured. He hobbled along next to me for a couple miles. We were back in the city and a few miles to the finish...but then he gave up and I kept on going. By this point I had a lot of tummy cramps...Colin thinks I overdid it at the food tables...too many protein bars. I slowly made my way into the finish line at 4:57! It was faster than last time but not as fast as I wanted. I have no idea if I'll run anther marathon but the swim across the Zurich lake is coming up and the Greifensee half marathon is coming up in September. I have some buddies running with me so it should be fun!!