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Maratona do Rio 2018

Posted on June 3, 2018July 18, 2019

Marathon country number 9, Brazil, at the Maratona do Rio in Rio de Janeiro. A muggy day on a flat coastal course. Today was a tough day for me for the strangest of reasons: a sore neck and shoulders. By mile 7 it hurt just to hold my head up. Not sure what that’s about but maybe some ibuprofen, a massage, and some rest will patch me up. The race was okay plenty of water (mostly in bottles, some disposable cups with aluminum tops) and Gatorade, but no gu or food to speak of, which surprised me for what I assume is the biggest race in Brazil. In the last 5 miles there were some fig newtons and cut and peeled (?) bananas. I’ve also never seen so many race photographers in my life. Fun fact: For 13 years Rio was the capital of the kingdom of Portugal. Just prior to Napoleon’s invasion of Portugal the court fled to Rio and governed from their colony. In 1822 they declared independence and Dom Pedro I became the head of the Western Hemisphere’s only monarchy. He declared himself emperor and his family ruled for 67 years until they were exiled to Europe in a coup where they have been trying to regain power ever since.

I guess run run Rudolph was already taken.
Pedra do Pontal
Start line
This little old man is grinding it out, and barefoot no less.
This boys and girls is why we train. So even on a bad day we can keep this guy in your sight. Okay I’m apparently a little lustful on this trip, blame it on the bossa nova.
Pedra da Gávea in the distance.
Quite a lot of jostling in the early race
Who’s a good dog?
Some of the crowd support in Barra da Tijuca
One more Olympic City down.
Ipanema Beach as we’re coming down the last 7 or so miles
View of Morro Dois Irmãos from Joá
The view for the first 13 miles.
Beto and Caro Now and Forever. Someone must have missed erosion day in science class
There are cows!
I promise there’s a man in there.
Race shirt
Bib
Medal w Sugarloaf in the background

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