Many were the miles I have traveled from May 3 to Barincorsa Half Marathon Rome on June 20. In the space of 50 days three half marathons and mountain running.
But first things first. After Barincorsa a nagging injury forced me to slow down the pace, but the will to continue and enjoy the shape of Barcelona after he took over. Anyway I put in a yard short race (Fasano di Brindisi), the Half Marathon Turi, valid as regional champions, and half in Rome. These
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Fasano May 31: Tight race for 9.3 km to a location more than a hilly dirt road. Time 44:47 (4 'and 48' per km) - 8th grade.
Just two days later (June 2) I ran the half of Turi, a path traced between the Apulian countryside, which provided a return from a village near the city. The race was not easy and I felt heavy in the early miles. I obviously felt the fatigue performance of the first two days, partly because the problem is re-charged immediately after the May 3 Barincorsa. The time of 1 hour and 39 minutes, the time and 33 minutes far from Bari, speaks clearly about the physical conditions at that time I had. However, a sixth-grade quite acceptable.
I had to cut to the bone your schedule to come and be physically affixed securely to face Roma with no consequences.
So, desperate times - desperate measures, with the desire to make a unique experience never repeated, I wanted to enroll and participate in RomaMezzamaratona to live a fantastic night.
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With the determination to enjoy the show, accompanied by two friends riding and almost 4 thousand other participants, I ran almost track stand.
Departure at 23. A wonderful starting point with the Arch of Constantine and the Colosseum centuries behind.
a picturesque dip in the Via Appia Antica lit by torches in the dark spots. Thrilling the idea of \u200b\u200bhaving the same cobblestone ricalpestare traveled by barefoot Abebe Bikila at the 1960 Rome Olympics.
Despite the difficulties of the path (dark streets and uneven, sometimes very close) was the effective organization that has made a great effort to place participants in good conditions to compete .
stuck in the middle of the large group, was the very slow start. Two kilometers away my time trial reported 12 minutes and 20 seconds. A 11 km recorded an interim 59 min. and 50 sec. (Position 1495 to 27 ° range). The second part of the race, thanks to the more expeditious route, I sped up the closing 10 km in 50 'and 58' (position 1236). Final time of 1:49:20 (real time) and 16th grade (out of 94 competitors). I've just spent the first two hours of June 21, the day of soltice summer.
A result on the whole acceptable.
Won Nicodemus Biwott and blue Maraoui
