I may be repetitive in things I do, but the oportunity to run an half marathon after the last DamTotDamloop 16.1km race was too tempting.
That’s why, after 3 years I’m here again at the starting point of the Amsterdam Half Marathon.
This year I could write a book: “How-NOT-to prepare an half marathon”…
Problem is, after the DamTotDamloop race I didn’t run more than 5km total: first the vacation, then the injury at the little toe and eventually a hell of a busy week for other things.
Furthermore, I was so pessimist about this race that the evening before I went out dancing Salsa till late with access to backstage and free drinks!!!
Well, Sunday morning I woke up at 11 to realize that was a gorgeous fall day, breakfast with pasta “in bianco” (grained bouillon and olive oil, light and effective!), concentration and then go to the Olimpic Stadium for the starting at 2pm.
As usual, thousands of people around with the same passion: run and personal challenge.
Race starts and strange enough I’m not stuck in the people jam, maybe is the pasta, maybe is the perfect temperature, I’m immediately feeling great and I find my pace… to find out after 5K that I was running too fast because the pessimism of the day before became an uncontrolled positive feeling 
Till 16K everything good, then the little toe came back bothering me getting swollen, enough to make me think about finishing the last miles barefoot…. worldly!!
But I’m too attached to (these) shoes and I keep on going even if the energies are long gone.
Along the path is always great to see people participation but I’ve to say that after DamTotDamloop night edition… this was more similar to a funeral!!
Positive final result (1h50m), but next time I have to train more ’cause it’s not always possible to try surviving!
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