. I'll let Ferret report back on his outstanding run Odison.. How did it go? Well Done again Stretch, Sorry we only had a brief Chat, things were pretty chaos with runners not being able to get back in the stadium after we finished. Short Race Report - Plan was to run 3.50s for as long as possible and look for a 2h42-2h44 to qualify to berlin next year (sub2h45 good for age entries), my PB was from 2016 Cape Town 2h41.57. But thought that was a bit out of reach. Went through 5 in 18.54, bit fast but felt super, was in a Big bunch of close to 30 European Club runners and the First 2 Dutch ladies in their national champs... Decided I was pretty comfortable and Id just sit in tight.. hit 10 in 37.30, couldn't believe how strong I felt so stayed in the bunch... hit 21kms in 79.07 still with the massive bunch but now a lot of jostling and elbows started flying... Decided I felt good so went off the front with only 1 other guy... did my fastest 10km split of 36.50 between 20 and 30kms... still felt super until 37kms when my legs started to fade... hung on gamely the last 5kms, was tough being alone into a slight uphill drag into the wind. Finished 2h38.29 in 105th Position, 6th M40 plus... super stoked.. Entered Berlin 2019 while sitting at the airport waiting to come home yesterday.. Let the 11months to sub2h35 begin... Cant recommend Amsterdam marathon more... That is really super fast time Ferret. Well Done..
