So on Saturday evening last week, I took part in the Thessaloniki Night Run. This was a run that consisted of 21 kilometers, or 13.1 miles.
Had I eaten a little healthier lunch, the race result would have really been amazing. I did finish in my race goal range of 1:45:00-1:50:00, at a time of 1:49:10. I also completed another incredible task. It was not all that incredible, but I did finish the complete the race without stopping at all.
My first 8k (almost 5 miles) 44 minutes
Second 8k (almost 5 miles) 40 minutes
Last 5k (about 3.1 miles) 25:10
The event was very well organized. The whole town seemed to have shut down at the same time as the race, which meant plenty of spectators for the three laps of fun. Water bottles and isotonic drinks seemed to have been in endless supply too. There were about 2500 participants in the half marathon, and about 7000 spectators in the 5 k race. All of the finishers in each race were given medals. The medals were beautiful pieces of hardware too.
I forgot to mention that the sunset at the same time as the race started. The race started about half of a mile in front of the White Tower. The race eventually ended at the White Tower. The temperatures were freakin' amazing - perfect fall temperatures.
Representin'
Awards stage
Runners getting ready
Getting my warm up going
Start line was somewhere up there
Sunset - almost race time
a little excited about what is about to happen
DONE!
Finish line was here
That is awesome
Beautiful medal
Had I eaten a little healthier lunch, the race result would have really been amazing. I did finish in my race goal range of 1:45:00-1:50:00, at a time of 1:49:10. I also completed another incredible task. It was not all that incredible, but I did finish the complete the race without stopping at all.
My first 8k (almost 5 miles) 44 minutes
Second 8k (almost 5 miles) 40 minutes
Last 5k (about 3.1 miles) 25:10
The event was very well organized. The whole town seemed to have shut down at the same time as the race, which meant plenty of spectators for the three laps of fun. Water bottles and isotonic drinks seemed to have been in endless supply too. There were about 2500 participants in the half marathon, and about 7000 spectators in the 5 k race. All of the finishers in each race were given medals. The medals were beautiful pieces of hardware too.
I forgot to mention that the sunset at the same time as the race started. The race started about half of a mile in front of the White Tower. The race eventually ended at the White Tower. The temperatures were freakin' amazing - perfect fall temperatures.
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