Just got back from Europe last night... so a little race report.. LONDON MARTAHON 2017 Almost exactly 6 months after a broken femur and against better judgment ... I headed to London on the 20th April with the family, still undecided whether id run or not. I hadn't really run at all for 6 weeks (after the plates came out) and done less than 150kms for the year so far, but I had done a Little 20km jog with the wife the Sunday before to see if I could jog round with no real pain or discomfort. Id also been riding the bike for a few weeks so knew my fitness/strength was ok/ and from memory wasn't too afraid of 42kms.. I finally decided the day before it was a once in a lifetime opportunity and I'd jog with the wife.. the worst that could happen is I'd have to catch a tube home at some point if my leg really wasn't happy. What a race... Vibe is absolutely insane, people 10 deep both sides for 41.7kms.. (one bridge you go under that gives you peace for about 500m @ 25kms) As the wife hadn't done much training either we decided to Jog the first 10kms then do a Run/Walk/Photo's/Beer stops for the next 32kms.. for a 5/ 5.5hr finish But the crowds are so large we just got pushed along from our seeded start with the flow and before we knew it we were at halfway just under 2hrs.. crowds are so big and soo close you just cant walk with all the support. After 30kms we had a Long stop with some family spectating on the route, then took more of a chill (and a lot of photos and videos) and I finally got a Pint from a SA Spectator on route at 22miles (35kms)... Budweiser but beggars cant be choosers... I wont lie and say 42kms didn't feel like a Bloody long way , and I had to drag the wife through the last 7kms But what a Party of a race... We finally finished in 4h19 which in the scheme of things was pretty damn ok.. leg held up nicely... calves and Hamstrings buggered... Added a official pic of the finish, hijacked off their site but have ordered our pack of 47 images on disk.. Course is Super fast... may have to go back again in the next few years to chase my illusive sub 2h40 mark.. Ill spend most of this year on the bike to get the leg back up to 100%.... and to get through Epic next march.... and then back to running to chase my UP silver in 2018... Been a long road but there is plenty light at the end of the tunnel...
