stats of the week: run 9 km, walked 36 km, gym 1.5 h
stats of the previous week: run 37 km, walked 62 km
The good news is that I finished the Lisbon Half Marathon! The start was quite fast, as the course went downhill for several miles, but from the 14K mark onward, I had to alternate between walking and slow jogging. The final stretch was tough, to say the least. That said, just a few weeks ago, I couldn’t even run 10K without walking in between. So, my time of 2:15 wasn’t a disappointment—it was simply a reflection of my current reality.
As for the event itself, it’s not one I’d do again. The start on the bridge is spectacular, but after that, it’s just a matter of keeping your head down and pushing through to the finish. The entire route runs outside the city with no crowd support. That’s fine for me, but what really shocked me was the bottleneck just 20 meters before the finish line—I ended up stuck in a jam, taking at least a minute just to cross the official line. To make matters worse, I then had to wait nearly an hour to collect my kitbag while it started to rain.
The takeaway from my trip? I’ve fallen in love with Portugal. As for the half marathon, its only real purpose was to tick off another SuperHalf event.
Photos: start on the bridge
Happy finishers
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