Last 5km was a blur. Entering the stadium was a goose bump raising moment. Incredibly beautiful stadium. To a person, everybody is standing and yelling “Bravo” to each and every runner!
Run time: 4:45
Gun time: estimated 5:17. (Waiting final results; this includes water breaks, Facebook time, taking picture time etc 🙂
Talking to as many runners as I can. Asking them where they are from and how they got started running. I also told them that this is my first marathon. And that if they recognize me laying down on the side of the road, could they please hit the Pause button on my Garmin watch and THEN call for medical help? A heftily build German guy asked me if they could just drag me to the finish line.
I let him know it would work better that way 🙂
btw, I am yet to meet an Indian…
The place where the Greeks beat the Persians! Where Pheidippides fateful run began!! We are still a couple of hours away from starting. Right now, I am shivering in the cold and talking to all the runners here. Meeting people from all corners of the world – must have talked to people from at least fifteen different countries.
But in my own mind, I am a Kenyan right now!!
