Adidas Silverstone Half Marathon 2009

This was a beautiful day. Warm, sunny, gentle wind. Perfect for running. I've exceeded my expectations by "mile" or even more.

I wanted to run half marathon in 2 hours. But I did it much faster. I ran 20,097 km or (13,1 mile) in - 1 hour 55 minutes and 19 seconds. I'm really proud of myself. Now I'm looking forward to London Marathon. With this result I'm confident that I can run it below 4 hours.

Few things to remember. Drink for the whole race, small sips. I've carried a bottle almost all the time. I've thrown empty away before another water station. And it has paid off. I haven't hit the wall and I've speed up after 10 mile. My feet get numb again. But I've stopped for about half a minute and shake it well to restore blood circulation. After that it was fine.

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UPDATE. The official results were published. My result is 1:55:17 and place 2628. 6720 runners finished so I was in top 40%.