Yesterdays Göteborg Marathon was a fall forward for me. I managed to keep an optimistic mindset all through the race, even though I got a bit stiff in my legs after 26 km's. But I was pretty confident about a finish time below 4.30, so the motivation was never an issue. 4.06,50 was far better than I could imagine. The 2 laps turn-around course on Säröleden is very flat and it's also fun to meet the other runners 3 times along the way. The air was full of oxygen after the morning rain and a nice temp approx 12-14 degrees. My first 10,5 km took 57 min, the second 10,5 also 57 min, then I dropped to 63 min and finally 69 min. No walking, just some brief stops at the water stations. It's a pity that there aren't more runners on the Marathon distance, since it's a nice course and also a very good arrangement all in all.

Most participants yesterday ran the half marathon, so the first half was more fun due to all the other runners around.

I'm very impressed by David L who set a new PB with 3.18 He's going from good to better all the time and I'm even more impressed by his attitude to whatever he's getting involved in. Jumping out of bed in the early mornings for training before work etc. Positive enthusiasm all the way.

I checked my race log and realized that I haven't performed better in a marathon since April 2005, that's 3½ years ago. So I should be more than pleased. The boring thing is that my right achilles tendon & heel are very swollen and painful today. I can hardly walk, but with some more Arcoxia tablets I will hopefully be OK tomorrow again.