After days and weeks of work in the new apartment and a "tapering" in monkeys heat in Saudi Arabia was the 27th Vienna City Marathon come. Yesterday, as an immediate pre-contest the whole day IKEA boxes and shelves dragged up I feel this morning according to the 6:40 alarm clock ringing. The thighs empty, screwed the calves as hard as steel, and finally as in bed with cordless screwdriver. And after 8 hours sleep - well, super!
mourn But enough when I was in the crowded U1 to start on the road, finally got my race fever and by the joy on the Vienna Marathon Marathon myth 2500 years. " It is my 5th in Vienna.
met after submitting my cloakroom Sackerl I promptly at 8:30 with Helga - she's Marathon Rookie - at the Shell gas station on the Wagramerstraße. After arriving at the common Kaiserwasser the usual sorting is in the starting block and waiting for the go-ahead. A few soothing words to Helga ;-) and then we go. Well, almost. The starting signal is indeed seen, but as always. And this time, even a relatively long time because of late start waves. Around 9:10 the time has come - the first few miles can be tackled.
With very loose first 3km (Pulse 135), it goes to Helga in the Prater, and here was raised for the first time the vague feeling that this would be a long day. Tugging the calves, the legs are empty, the stomach Well - whatever. Smile put on a rate around 5:40 min / km. Helga and I want to run your first marathon sub-4hrs.
From Prater Schüttelstraße and the first time at km 8, 9 on the ring road. Here you can see it nice and slow uphill with my body, but unfortunately the track soon. After a short photo shoot with mom and dad when Stubentor at the Opera left and then uphill with a partial strong headwind up to the castle Schönbrunn. Here at KM15 I'm glad the first banana to get. Finally something in my stomach, sometimes a problem less. Then, finally, the turn comes the technical museum, and then Mariahilfer street into town. After a short time at the construction site west past the train station - there is some progress - at the speed of the VCM line: the shopping street of Vienna. Here it is clear, however, a sub-2h Half Marathon to Helga and I can not do. But after 2 very fast miles on the ring. Here is the finish of the half-marathon runners by Heldentor before the Hofburg, the sights we see, but only in 2 hours, but still "last place", only the good men and women are on the line, no half :-)
After passing the Parliament, Burgtheater, City Hall and the University's goes just before the stock market in the next Lichtenfelsgasse. Here I meet as agreed at the KM23 Andi, but Roth does not bolt. He seems still missing (the F1 GP in China has surely taken too long), but after a few seconds he comes towards us already lined up in and the four of us take the last 19km in attack.
On Franz Josef's train station, we hike back to the Danube canal, towards the river down. Here, at km25, must take leave Helga and unfortunately falls back a little. The next photo shoot with Ma and Pa, we make the Swedish court. What a cool saying on it "jogging" Andi, Andi and I direction of Prater. At km 29 we have a turn, a quick pit stop and you're going to the dreaded km 30 and the following 10th Given a brief victory lap at the Happel stadium and already on the home track, the main avenue 2 km to and from the greenhouse. Here at last the pain that has haunted me since km 3 are finally gone. Why? It's simple - hundreds of other superimpose this :-) We
around silly with big eyes left and right to ask the runners as Triahleten so with the big mouth km 35 lead. Apparently not as much air needs seem less brain mass due to some thought. At km 35 there is finally Coca Cola and then get out of the Prater Stadium for the bridge. From then then so are Chris and Astrid by bike a few miles here and report on the training camp of the Iron Drakes in Tuscany.
hole at the stadium bridge I prematurely from a victory kiss from Laura and the last kilometer to be addressed, Pace is reinforced with 5:20 min / km, a little. Until Franzensbrücke so far so good - but then it falls to me as if the scales from your eyes. Km 39, are 3:44 on the clock. 3 time is 16min 5:20, well, that is, the last 200m in a second - unrealistic. Andi Roth, Chris and Astrid say for today, "Adieu" - thank you for your support.
So just press on it - is the rapid end. 4:45 min / km, hundreds of overtaking and a motivating effect on me is certain Santander Andi drive me next financial center and Urania on the ring. And past the MAK is what the Stubentor and Dr. Karl Lueger memorial to the ring. The last Cola, km 40 happened. A little more than 11min time and the park will be left behind. When Schwarzenbergplatz first then I feel * really * the pace of tightening, but since he already is, the Coca Cola slide in front of the Opera - ushered in the last kilometers. At km 42 Andi then turn left to get away, I right through the Heroes', the Imperial Palace in front of and beside me. Quick check of the clock ... 3:58, perfect. Waving the crowd, smiling, is the pride, the pain gone and the goal there. 3h59min10sec.
Here we go, collect the "Meedo" goody-pack and then out to the place where Laura Maria Theresa, Mom, Dad and Andi have been waiting for. A few photos and go home. What's to say? The pulp around the dinner table has rarely tasted so well, and Helga managed to 4:15 but an appealing time for the first marathon.
Thanks again to all concerned parties for a beautiful Sunday Sightseeing Tour
Christian "Mav"
