Well, it had been more than 2 long years - that i had not experienced the GRACE during a long tiring marathon run (last time was at
Boston on 17 April 2010) ... but it brought out the same humbling feeling on the FINISH line of Chicago Marathon on 7 Oct 2012
GRACE was even stronger - i would say - that not only did i get to participate (after few ups & downs during this 'roller-coaster' ride) and complete but i also improved my time by 29 minutes! AND I could meet & greet the winners from all three categories [thanks to the sponsors - TCS :)]
Below is my
result table (if you are interested) followed by few pics :)
| Split | Time Of Day | Time | Diff | min/mile | miles/h |
|---|
| 05K | 08:08:33AM | 00:31:26 | 31:26 | 10:07 | 5.93 |
| 10K | 08:45:41AM | 01:08:34 | 37:08 | 11:58 | 5.02 |
| 15K | 09:17:13AM | 01:40:05 | 31:31 | 10:09 | 5.91 |
| 20K | 09:54:57AM | 02:17:49 | 37:44 | 12:09 | 4.94 |
| HALF | 10:03:13AM | 02:26:05 | 08:16 | 12:08 | 4.95 |
| 25K | 10:31:05AM | 02:53:58 | 27:53 | 11:30 | 5.22 |
| 30K | 11:12:43AM | 03:35:35 | 41:37 | 13:24 | 4.48 |
| 35K | 11:59:36AM | 04:22:28 | 46:53 | 15:06 | 3.98 |
| 40K | 12:46:44AM | 05:09:37 | 47:09 | 15:11 | 3.95 |
| Finish | 01:02:29PM | 05:25:22 | 15:45 | 11:33 | 5.20 |
I am really grateful for having finished 2 out of the 5 https://worldmarathonmajors.com
Thanks to everyone (those donated for the cause at
http://main.diabetes.org/site/TR?px=7751857&fr_id=7090&pg=personal - as well as supported/motivated/helped in so many others ways) - it is all those 'small' steps that made up the 26.2 miles :)
GOD
Realizes
All
Creative (even Crazy)
Expectations
PS: Yes, I drove from L5B (Canada) to 60605 (USA) and back (which makes up for the 1000+ miles i mentioned in the title) ... i remember, when i was a kid, i used to ridicule people who would drive to a nearby park for their morning jog :)
