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Look, if you had one shot or one opportunity
To seize everything you ever wanted in one moment
Would you capture it or just let it slip?

Eminem – Loose Yourself (Intro)

Sunday, April 20th 2008, Bonn (Germany):

• km 0 – start
• km 11 – I found the 3:59:59 p(e)ace maker
• km 21 (1:56) – stopover at McDonalds (the only toilet on the way)
• km 25 – it’s getting harder with every kilometer
• km 28 – the hardest part (12 minutes for this only kilometer)
• km 29 – turned on the iPod – the viewers on the track have done a great job so far
• km 32 – self-catering in the bag was broken, very adhesive affair
• km 37 – cramp in the calf, so from now on only very small steps
• km 42 – it’s done – finished in 4h and 19 minutes – I’m immortal

I finished my third half-marathon just a few hours ago. The start was in Lindau (DE) and the finish in Bregenz (AT). Everything was very well organized (including a massage afterwards), the weather was great and our team was well prepared. Ok, I had some little problems with my shoelaces. But they didnt stopped me. This time I made it in less than 2 hours. The exact time is: 1:53:45. I expected something around 1:57:00, the more positive surprised am I now.

Now I can dare to start at a marathon. And so I registered for the Bonn-Marathon on April 20th, 2008 to fulfill my dream: finishing a marathon.

I finished my second half marathon in 2 hours and 1 minute. So it was a little bit faster than my first one and it was also more fun because I started and finished with a friend of mine (thanks to Frank, who improved his time too) and the start was not at 11:30am in the midday sun but very early at 7:30am.

The third time is charm. The “3 Länder Marathon” in October which leads from Lindau (DE) along the Lake Constance shore via Bregenz (AT) to St. Margrethen (CH) and back to Bregenz will be my third and last half marathon this year.

I finished my first half marathon yesterday. The website with the results is still down, but friends told me I have had 2 hours and 7 minutes. Which is nor bad for the first time. But I think I can do it better and will take part on another one in 3 weeks.

Jogging in winter is great fun. Especially if the weather is perfect, like today. So I can continue the training for my first marathon. I’m not yet sure which one it will be: Zurich Marathon on April 1st or RheinEnergie Bonn Marathon on April 22nd. But I’m on the raod once a week since october, and twice a week since januar to achieve my aim: finishing a marathon.

The picture shows the rhine bank – “The longest sports equipment of the world”.