Ran a marathon yesterday. Training had gone poorly due to an ankle injury right around the time I was supposed to do my longest training run. My longest training run had been a bit over 17km, so I was quite unprepared (ideally, would have been around 35km).
The intention was to complete in 4 hours, and up until the 30km mark, I was on pace to be pretty close. That's when the wheels fell off and I literally limped the rest of the way. Both calves and hamstrings started cramping up and I had to stop several times to stretch them out.
The course was fantastic, and it was great being able to run on Memorial Drive and Shaganappi Trail. The Shaganappi hill next to the Children's Hospital was great. Running through Varsity was a bit uninspiring as it was all through residential areas. I like running on long, open stretches. It would be nice if the course went back to the University of Calgary.
These were my split times:
10k - 57m30s
Half marathon (21.1k) - 2h01m43s
30k - 2h56m43s
Full marathon (42.2k) - 4h36m41s
My chip time was 4h36m39s.
Feeling okay today. Limping a bit, but I expect to be fully recovered by Wednesday at the latest.
Taylor Lake
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Simpson Pass
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Icefields Parkway
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Elk Lakes
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