Good morning -

I am still flashed from yesterday’s run, the atmosphere and cheering along the course, the heat, the hills and the feeling to realize having made a FULL MARATHON!!!  Yes, for all those who donated for a half marathon: you got a full marathon for your money!! 

Some of the other athletes told me to give it a try and go for 42k although the furthest I have run so far was 18k around the Alster… so…until 28 km I felt great and then I hit “the wall” - and the hills killed my legs. So, there was as quite a bit of walking on a course with a sum of close to 800 m climbs!?! I did the course under 6 hours, but time did not matter. 

The next marathon will definitely be a flat course 😀 - and indeed, there are plans for the next one with a few athletes from this run: Myanmar, the temples of Bagan!! Oh and of course a half marathon in Amsterdam in October with my buddy Camiel!

It was an amazing week, many new friends, from Uganda and many other parts of the world - and it seems that I will continue running although it always hated it… but it is quite interesting to get to know your body in such intense situation.

And… thanks so much for your donations! Did you know that 6 is my lucky number? Total amount raised and a 6.666,66 🤩.

I am off to see some elephants, hippos, giraffes now and look forward to seeing you all soon!

#thankful

Jan