Let me preface everything I’m about to say about my Maratón Valencia | @maratonvalencia experience with the obvious - it’s awesome just to be able to run these things the way I do.
With that out of the way, it’s hard not to feel sad about my 3:44:48 finish (with an absurd sub-8:00 pace for the last little bit to lock a sub-3:45:00 in) when this was gonna be THE race I had every intention of BQing in. All the conditions were perfect for it - great weather and a super flat course. I just wasn’t up for it after a dreadful summer training block.
That’s a wrap on marathons for 2024 and, in all likelihood, until next autumn. Gonna try to do the things I know I need to do to make a legit BQ attempt.
BTW, don’t let my self-pity fool you - this was a GREAT race. I highly recommend it for both the super fast course and to visit the city.
#runvlctrip24
📍Valencia