The marathons that disappeared
I competed in the Peoples Parken Marathon with a naive hope of completing. It hurt my heel at every step, but I was faster than the year before. A weight loss of 25 kilos could be felt in the positive way. I was actually reasonably confident until I had run 17 kilometers. It gave a rush in the foot and I had to first stop and, then stumble to the starting point. Here I hoped to get ready with some painkillers, water and banana. Then I tried another round.
It became a difficult lap, although I had recovered a little from the sudden pain. As I neared the end of the round I could admit that it did not turn into a marathon on this day. I cut a corner off and ensured with my GPS watch that I was going to stop at the finish line exactly at the half marathon. According to the rules of the race, it was approved. I got a medal and diploma, but that was to be considered a consolation prize.
Peoples Park Marathon 2021 was as big a success as the debut year. Everything went smoothly and the participants were happy. The only “hair in the soup” was my injury. However, I could rejoice that now that I was going to be injured on the third Saturday in May, it was not in a year where I was in China, but on my second home run.
