Monday, May 17, 2010

10 Kilometer Run

Today I took part in the Regensburg Marathon's 10 kilometer race. I've never run for more than 10 minutes straight, so this was pretty hard for me. I ran with Jonas and his friend Lenny. The first kilometer everyone was cheering for the runners so Jonas clapped and waved and hooted as he ran, a pretty dumb waste of energy. At kilometer 7 Jonas couldn't run as fast as Lenny and I so we ran ahead of him. I was so tired by the last kilometer that I couldn't walk because my legs wouldn't go out of running mode. In the end, Lenny and I ran the distance in 54 minutes 10 seconds. Jonas made it in 56:26.

People from Kenya were there and got 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in the Marathon, Half-marathon, and 10 Kilometer. They can run a whole marathon without stopping! One of them was Kenya's 'Iron Man' winner. The 'Iron Man' race is 5K swimming, 180K biking, and the a full marathon. They also have double iron man, triple iron man, and iron man through the Sahara Desert. THEY ARE INSANE!!!

After the marathon, we got a massage, went swimming, and ate spaghetti for lunch.
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4 comments:

  1. AnonymousMay 18, 2010 at 2:18 AM

    Hey Tony,
    Congratulations on your first running adventure.I ran a half marathon with your Uncle Yates and my sister Michelle for the first time at the begining of this month. It was in the redwoods,beautiful scenery. I trained for it but should have done more, it was not easy for me either but so gratifying to finish.
    P.S your blog about riding your bike in Germany was hilarious...be careful
    Katie

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  2. MichelleMay 18, 2010 at 3:01 AM

    Hi Tony,

    Running is fun! You get to indulge and eat lots of food (as you burn so many calories).

    Katie and Chip (your uncle) smoked me in the Ave of the Giants race! I did it a few years ago and beat my time by 11 seconds this year.

    Have you heard of Bay to Breakers? It's a 12k race in San Francisco that was just this past weekend. Lots of people dress in costume but there are serious runners competing for prizes. The first woman finisher at yesterday's race beat the world record for this distance.

    Sounds like you're having a good time in Germany. I'm enjoying your blog posts.

    -Michelle

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  3. AnonymousMay 18, 2010 at 4:40 AM

    How sore are you today?

    dad

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  4. AnonymousMay 18, 2010 at 12:46 PM

    I'm really sore but I'm going to soccer, as the only thing that really hurts is walking down the stairs.

    Thanks for reading my blog, Katie and Michelle!

    Tony

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