After a Marathon the running continues
Since the Melbourne Marathon it has taken around three days for my leg soreness to abate enough to consider going for a run.
This morning I set off early for my regular, 10km circuit. It was shaping up to be a hot, windy day in Melbourne and I arrived back home rather windblown in 0:50:29.
More details can be found on Motionbased.
It is all official now. I ran the 2006 Melbourne Marathon in 4:13:27. In my age group that put me as 238th!
One of the funnier moments I recalled from the event was while running/limping up Fitzroy st in St Kilda. I was slowing down and clutching at my thighs when a scruffy looking man, sitting on the gutter drinking from a long necked bottle in a brown paper bag, called out "run through the cramps mate, you are nearly there". He then laughed hysterically. Looked like he was having a great time offering pearls of wisdom. I wonder if he was a previous marathon runner?!?
This morning I set off early for my regular, 10km circuit. It was shaping up to be a hot, windy day in Melbourne and I arrived back home rather windblown in 0:50:29.
More details can be found on Motionbased.
It is all official now. I ran the 2006 Melbourne Marathon in 4:13:27. In my age group that put me as 238th!
One of the funnier moments I recalled from the event was while running/limping up Fitzroy st in St Kilda. I was slowing down and clutching at my thighs when a scruffy looking man, sitting on the gutter drinking from a long necked bottle in a brown paper bag, called out "run through the cramps mate, you are nearly there". He then laughed hysterically. Looked like he was having a great time offering pearls of wisdom. I wonder if he was a previous marathon runner?!? There is a few race photos floating around from the event. Most are not very flattering and one even has me as walking (so embarrassing). Thanks to Coolrunnings 'MyImages' I have a rather painful looking one of me struggling along. 
I have ordered the race finishing photo from Supersportsimages and hopefully that will be arriving soon.
So what next I wonder. It is 12 months till the next Melbourne Marathon and I will have to find some events to run in before then. I am interested in the Echuca Sweat versus Steam on the 19th of November but I am still waiting to see if I will get leave from work to compete in that one.
Until then I will do the Forrest Gump thing and keep on running.
posted by Spark Driver at 10:12 AM
11 Comments:
Good photo there, looks like you're running a marathon.
I think the trick is, is to get back into it sooner rather than later.
A 10k run already? Sheez - you must be feeling good! Are you sure that wasn't me in the gutter - doing my horizontal cheering? Can highly recommend Sweat v Steam
You've come so far SparkD, can only keep running from here.
Good to hear you aren't so damaged you can't run again yet. A couple of the Melb Marathoners from Pat's turned up for the session this morning ... I think it was just so they could show off their new MM singlets :-)
Yes, keep on running SD - you'll think of something.
I have also running photos that have me looking like a walker - I claim they were taken in a race walk ;)
How could you say embarrasing walking with that time? No way!
Nice you were able to come back so soon to run, keep enjoying!!
That's a good photo :)
I haven't run yet but plan to tonight. BTW you say you were walking like it was a bad thing!!!
did you get the blood out of your top?
cheers and WELL DONE again
This is a great blog. I'm glad I found it. Hope you don't mind, but I think I'll link to it on my blog.
Too bad you don't have a picture of the drinking man on the curb. That would be great to see.
gotta run, Pat
Nothing like advice from a man in the gutter - he was probably thinking "what a nutter" and you were probably thinking "what a nutter" !
Good come back run Sparks....
your back running again so soon...well done!
R2B
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