Singapore Marathon Complete – Six down one to go!
The heat hit me immediately as I came out of the air conditioned Singapore Changi Airport, and this was at 1.30 in the morning! My brother Jon and his girlfriend Natalie met me and we spent a couple of days together looking around the City and visiting the Zoo (where Jon felt right at home). Since leaving the US a good night’s sleep had eluded me, due to the constant changing of time zones and humidity, so by Sunday, race day I was absolutely shattered.
The Marathon started at 6am so this meant getting up at 4am and making our way to the start! Jon gave me a constant supply of water before the start of the race but within minutes of the start my body was crying out for water! This was a well organised marathon and so there were numerous water stops, where I could attempt to keep hydrated! I intentionally slowed the pace of my first half of the race and felt fairly good going past the halfway point but a few kilometres later I was really struggling and although still taking on water at every opportunity I was still dehydrating! Beginning to feel dizzy and tight chested I made my way through the last few kilometres and crossed theline in 4hrs and 42mins. After crossing the line I experienced such a sense of relief that no other race or run has ever given me, but also found myself short of breath and in need of some first aid assistance to control my breathing!
Shortly after Jon and Natalie came and found me and took me back to the Hotel where I was able to recover! I fly back to London tomorrow and have a day at home before flying out to Chile to meet up with the group running the Antarctic Ice Marathon on Thursday! I have been taking it one race at a time, but the Antarctic marathon has always been in the back of my mind and now with six marathons done I can focus on what will be an incredible experience! Please have a look at www.icemarathon.com to get an idea of what it will be like!
Speak to you soon!
The heat hit me immediately as I came out of the air conditioned Singapore Changi Airport, and this was at 1.30 in the morning! My brother Jon and his girlfriend Natalie met me and we spent a couple of days together looking around the City and visiting the Zoo (where Jon felt right at home). Since leaving the US a good night’s sleep had eluded me, due to the constant changing of time zones and humidity, so by Sunday, race day I was absolutely shattered.
The Marathon started at 6am so this meant getting up at 4am and making our way to the start! Jon gave me a constant supply of water before the start of the race but within minutes of the start my body was crying out for water! This was a well organised marathon and so there were numerous water stops, where I could attempt to keep hydrated! I intentionally slowed the pace of my first half of the race and felt fairly good going past the halfway point but a few kilometres later I was really struggling and although still taking on water at every opportunity I was still dehydrating! Beginning to feel dizzy and tight chested I made my way through the last few kilometres and crossed theline in 4hrs and 42mins. After crossing the line I experienced such a sense of relief that no other race or run has ever given me, but also found myself short of breath and in need of some first aid assistance to control my breathing!
Shortly after Jon and Natalie came and found me and took me back to the Hotel where I was able to recover! I fly back to London tomorrow and have a day at home before flying out to Chile to meet up with the group running the Antarctic Ice Marathon on Thursday! I have been taking it one race at a time, but the Antarctic marathon has always been in the back of my mind and now with six marathons done I can focus on what will be an incredible experience! Please have a look at www.icemarathon.com to get an idea of what it will be like!
Speak to you soon!
3 Comments:
Hi Tim
Great to see you've done six and only one to go, but what a one! We're all following your progress at work and looking forward to seeing you at the Christmas Party. Good luck with the Ice Marathon, I've seen the website, WOW!! Good luck, Angela and the Reception Team.
Hi Tim,
Well done. Yet again you were within yout target time. That must give you great confidence as you come up to Antartica.
Remember to take your gloves and thermals. Granny used to send me to school with a pair of mittens attached to a cord which passed up the sleeves of my duffel coat. Maybe Jane could sort out something similar for you?
We are all thinking of you and praying for you as you face this challenge.
Love
Stephen & Jacki
Ps. see you at Christmas
With Reference to the Singapore Marathon, What to you mean "Jon fitted in well at the zoo" As an anonymous and impartial on looker i think more respect should be paid to your brother who heroically got up at 4am with you and gave you invaluable support. From the pictures i can see that he is an extremly handsome and dashing man that would have no real place in a zoo!!
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