Roni Laukkarinen<p>So I just ran a marathon.</p><p>My initial goal: "If the time started with 4, that would be nice". The real goal: "Finish".</p><p>Official race time 4:47:34<br>Strava moving time 4:44:42</p><p>I didn't run this for the time, I ran it to outdo myself. At the finish line when I saw my son and wife, I had a good cry. It all came out, all of those emotions. It's been a hell of a year, fighting death, trying to stay alive. This marathon and crossing the finish line means a lot to me in many ways. Training hasn't been easy and I've missed a few runs. But I did it! I can't believe it.</p><p>I knew in advance that nutrition was going to be a problem. As a nerd, I suck at eating. On Friday I had sushi and pasta, maybe that saved this marathon. Breakfast: protein bar, pre-workout shot, banana, energy candy, sports drink. Way too light. Luckily, I left Powerade and four gels at the service station. For the last lap (10km) I saved 2 gels. I "hit the wall" surprisingly early on at 26km, that is when I started to get hungry. The pit stops helped a bit, got water and sports drink.</p><p>The pace stayed good for 30km, after that it was just survival. But I fuckin did it! 🔥</p><p>The weather was PERFECT by the way. Absolutely magical, 15 degrees Celsius and no rain, last 10km drizzle. As soon as I crossed the finish line, the skies opened up.</p><p>Oh, and it was nice to have the other side of the lake open for the race, it's been closed for a year.</p><p>The numbers are in Strava: <a href="https://www.strava.com/activities/12407831622" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">strava.com/activities/12407831</span><span class="invisible">622</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/RolleJuoksee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RolleJuoksee</span></a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/Marathon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Marathon</span></a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/MarathonRace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarathonRace</span></a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/FinlandiaMarathon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FinlandiaMarathon</span></a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/Juokseminen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Juokseminen</span></a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/Running" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Running</span></a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/LongRun" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LongRun</span></a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/Race" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Race</span></a></p>