- through early alarm rings;
- through cold morning runs and sweaty summer sessions;
- through injury, therapy, back to injury, and again therapy.
But the moment of glory as you cross the finish-line, makes it all worth it. Especially since in one year, I managed to improve my total Malta Marathon Challenge time by 16 minutes. Ended last year at 3 hours 31 minutes, this year clocked 3 hours 15 minutes 20 seconds, moving from the 66th place obtained last year to 39th (and thus making it on the first page of the results sheet)! Just 20 seconds short of going sub 3:15...something to work for in 2012.
There are some things no amount of money can ever buy.
The feeling at the end of the Malta Marathon Challenge is one of them.
P.S. A special word of thanks goes to my girlfriend Diane and my parents, not only for their constant support during the Challenge, but for their patience and understanding throughout the year. Thanks to Graham and Trevor for their company during these runs, really helped me keep my pace. And finally, also to Daniel (our Sherpa) for the lift, and to Warren and Cyprian for the motivation and for being part of the Gudja endurance-athletes threesome :)
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