Finished! :)

Despite sudden head cold/sinus infection and forecasts of horrible weather (which turned out to be false), I made it through. I enjoyed the first 21KMs, but shortly after the half-marathoners departed the course (like 90% of the people left, I swear!) my left knee started making little pains, which I worked through okay by stretching and walking through the drink stations. The last 6-8KM were quite horrible. I thought I was going to throw up or crap my pants, but luckily neither happened!

I'd chosen to run the Auckland marathon as a personal goal to achieve, but it also coincided with the day my dad died, twenty-five years ago. I knew that would give me a little more motivation to actually pull it off this time. This one's for you, dad, wherever you are...