A glissade is funny – Roadrunner at the Rursee-Marathon

Normally my last race of the season should be the half-marathon in Cologne, but I was ill, had the flu and so I wasn´t able to participate at it. I thought, that´s not a good end of this season. Never ever… Normally I wanted to participate at thr Rursee marathon just for fun, but now….On Saturday I ran the short distance of it, to warm up and to get to know the course.Than on Sunday it was time for the long one, with three Pirates participating. And of course, our „ Pitter met de Duus“ were on the course collecting as ever, we also receive lots of pictures from him. First of all the older ones, stayed behind…than the show began 3km up the hill …just to ran 2km down hill again Finally on the home straight after 5km… … Our results of the warming up  2xAG 4th  and 1xAG 5th. Than on Sunday, it was time for the 16,5km for the Roadrunner, we started 30 after the the marathon runners. The 5km I needed to get to know me, the course and to warm up and to find a good place, where I don´t have to overtake so many, because we came to the point we you have to walk up the masonry dam. When I was up the dam, It was time to accelerate, it hurt after the walking part, but soon I found my pace again. Further along downhill, you ran by the river side until point 10,8km, you were bale to see, that the runners of marathon passed this point already becaue all the ice and ponds, became more muddy and slippery and glued to your shoes. Doesn´t matter, full throttle, don´t care about the shoes, ever they became heavier… At 10,5km, the curse seperated and Peter was here as well with his camera… … Yes, I was still able to smile … further on … just 2km to go until the next hill. Butyou weren´t able to run it up, you only got the choice between twist your ankle´s or to push the others. So, fast walking and find your pace again, than at km14 again 30more m of altitude. Yes, they hurt, Don´t care, on we go….What about the course, wet, muddy and slippery, one good thing is, that now the runners of the marathon will pass here after us. Than, suddenly I hear the voices of the finish area, just a few meters to go, yes, you can…checked my watch, could fit….Last turn, the home straight, no way, you don´t pass me, pushing, pushing…Möp,Möp….Roadrunner is pushing… Finish-exhaused- Am I allowed to barf? Nothing... WHen I took a look at my watch, yes I did it. At the end I´m on the 114th place of 745 and 19th in my AG. It was a good end of the season. Now it´s time for the reward… If you wonder at this point – Yes, they had cakes, lot´s of it, but the Photograph wasn´t fast enough…. Having said this – möp möp Your Roadrunner (Pictures: D. Kunze, Peter Borsdorff – www.runningforkids.de.vu, Picture-Team Müller)

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