My magic hat carried me for another 17 kilometers. I had 5 more to finish the race. 5 more that I didn’t run. Or walk.
Oh yes, I hit it hard! I think my wall had started to materialize around the 25th kilometer. At first it was a quite flexible wall which I could just push away if I focused hard enough. It was more like a veil than a brick wall. It slowed me down, but I could still pick up my pace and run. It was annoying, but manageable.
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I did not finish my first marathon race which took place two Sundays ago. I got into a police car at the 37th kilometer.
The number one reason for finishing early was that I wasn’t prepared for a marathon. Me attempting to run a marathon was like a person with a hearing impairment trying to listen to a concert without wearing a hearing aid, it’s possible, but unlikely! Perhaps I was prepared to finish 42.2k. But I wasn’t prepared to finish it if something went wrong. And, well, it did.
