Wednesday, May 2

Hamburg Marathon

On Sunday i ran the Hamburg Marathon. This stemmed mainly from the fact that my mate at home bet me a carton  of Little Creatures that i couldnt run a marathon with no training prior to the race. Yes, this came directly after watching the How I Met Your Mother episode where Barney does this. Those in the know will realise that this sort of wager is fair considering how delicious Little Creatures actually is. Below is a picture of my mate and I who completed it, and then a link where, if you are bored enough, you can watch my highlights from the race. There are 9 or so different cameras, but the race synopsis was that i ran for the first half, then walked/ran half/half between the 20 and 30km marks, walked between 30 and 42 and then ran the last 195m. Completed in the very very very modest time of 5:50hrs, i am happy to take critisism from absolutely ANYONE ELSE who has completed one. This list, i believe, includes Damian. Seriously though, if anyone else is thinking about this, train first!!

Check out the VIDEO!
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7 comments:

adam said...

Blerg. I lost your picture Zac... put it back in for me? Sorry.

10:01 am
damian said...

Mate, Ive never done that. Great work. The inference is you didnt bother to train. Is that true? wow!

1:35 pm
Jake said...

Zac, besides your commitment to competition without training, I am impressed with the fact that the German racing committee decided to film you. They must have heard that the Roff name has German origin. That, or judging by the way the crowd reacted to you crossing the line, you have become a European celebrity on your travels..

Kelly and I did a half-marathon a few years ago, and vowed NEVER TO REPEAT, so I have a slither of an idea of the pain you endured..

6:36 pm
Anonymous said...

That works out about 4.39 beers per hour. Nice steady pace.

4:48 pm
Anonymous said...

Thanks all! Uncle damian i just figured all those times you told people "im training for a triathalon" that at some point you actually DID do one. Anyway, yeah no training beforehand. Bad call. Haha, jake i rekon the half would almsot be harder, since you would be tempted to push yourself. What time did you guys do the half in?

7:23 pm
grant said...

It looks like you're the ONLY member of the family who has ever completed a marathon, Zac.
You've clearly forgotten the family motto: "no pain, no pain". Great to see you in the film clips

8:11 pm
Newcastle Roffs said...

Congratulations Zac. This proves, of course, that you ARE adopted but we accept you as a member of the family anyway

TLR

2:26 pm

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