{"id":3331,"date":"2016-05-23T16:20:03","date_gmt":"2016-05-23T16:20:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/2ndcupoftea.com\/?p=3331"},"modified":"2016-05-23T16:20:05","modified_gmt":"2016-05-23T16:20:05","slug":"3-half-hours-dnf-copenhagen-marathon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/2ndcupoftea.com\/?p=3331","title":{"rendered":"More Than 3 And a Half Hours All For… DNF?!? ‘Hot’ Copenhagen Marathon 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

First<\/strong>, thank you so much to all who sponsored me. Once again, when that infamous ‘wall’ – bane of all Marathon runners was struck – this time 5 kms after last time at 32 kms, you once again carried me through. Having sponsors means I cannot even contemplate dropping out.<\/p>\n

Time; 3 hours 41 minutes and 52 seconds (no PB, but my second fastest time)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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200 metres to go… Will I ever just once look happy at this stage?<\/p><\/div>\n

This was a great Marathon. Must humoured prior to the start by repeated announcements warning us to be aware of the ‘soaring temperatures’ likely to reach 22 degrees. <\/p>\n

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Yes not a typo. 22. Wow. Sunscreen on, gallons of water on board. I guess I am blessed to be able to train in Spanish temperatures where one dreams of 22 – the cool period of the day in which to run. I did find it amusing that the Danish headline the next day ran; ‘The heat slaughters<\/em> the Marathon runners’.<\/p>\n

It all depends what you are used to. However glorious sunshine in this most beautiful of cities – I had forgotten just how amazing my one time capital is – meant what was missing from Lisbon was present here; crowds, huge crowds, huge cheering crowds all the way through to the end. And anyone who has done one of these will know how that lifts.<\/p>\n

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You can call the search off…<\/p><\/div>\n

On the other hand what was apparently not present all the way until the end was; yours truly. According to the official website I made it through 42,195 km, before… DNF?! The site at one point displayed the rather dramatic; ‘last seen at’… I can only hope they have stopped looking.<\/p>\n

So THANK YOU to those who donated once again and thank you to all the thousands of supporters who cheered us through the sun drenched streets of Wonderful Copenhagen. I have already signed up for the next one – my first attempt at 2 in one year, but if I want to beat 3 hours and 30 minutes, which I do, best get to it as soon as possible.<\/p>\n

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Here we go Again…<\/p><\/div>\n

Next time; October 2nd 2016 Ko\u0161ice in Slovakia – I am once again looking for a charity to run for if anyone has any ideas…<\/p>\n

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