Comrades Marathon: my first ultra
On June 9th, at 5:30am, I was in Durban at a start line of Comrades Marathon. In the next 12 hours, I needed to cover 53.4 miles with 5700ft of elevation gain. While Chariots of Fire was playing and the…
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Mill Town Marathon: My First Sub-3:30 and Negative Split
On March 24, I ran Mill Town Marathon, a local race, which was my third marathon (after Seattle back in 2022 and Philly four months ago). I managed to PR by more than 7 minutes with the time 3:26:43 (Strava…
Philadelphia Marathon 2023
Yesterday, I ran Philadelphia Marathon, which was my second attempt at the distance after the last year’s Seattle Marathon, and my A-race for 2023. I got an almost 10-minute PR, improving the time from 3:43:45 to 3:34:07. I’m obviously super…
Running Seattle Marathon: the toughest thing I’ve ever done
Yesterday I finished my first marathon in 3:43:45 (Strava activity). Super happy that there were no major hiccups leading to the race and I was able to use all my extensive training in order to finish strong. In training I…
Marathon training block: 11/16 weeks (plus a tune-up half)
Eleven weeks of the marathon training are complete, with just five to go. This included a tune-up Great Trek half-marathon, whose course lied in a beautiful UBC campus (Vancouver, BC), more on this later. Some statistics (see the reports after…
Race report: the Rain Run (half-marathon)
On 04/16/2022, I ran the Rain Run, which is a local half-marathon (Strava activity). The route starts and ends in Marymoor Park and goes along the Sammamish River Trail. The route is as flat as it gets, and the weather…