New York

Jau kaut kad senāk nonācu pie secinājuma, ka gandrīz katrā pilsētā viena no vietām, kas mani interesē visvairāk, ir vieta, no kuras var pārredzēt pilsētu. Ņujorkā šāda vieta viennozīmīgi ir Empire State Building Observatory.

Downtown:
Uptown and Central Park:

Otra vieta, kas man patika īpaši, ir redzama šajā klipā:

I did it!

Man tik ļoti patika, ko es uzrakstīju vēstulē saviem darba biedriem, ka nolēmu to ielikt arī šeit.

With my utmost pleasure I can inform you that I have fulfilled my desires in the New York City marathon and finished under 3h. Indeed, I did even better than I was expecting and finished in 2h52min26sec, in the 472nd place. The race was super great emotionally, as huge crowds were cheering me up during the entire 26 miles and I encourage everyone of you to take the same goal of running the NYC marathon for that :) For me the race started out with a fast pace and some crowding on the Verrazano bridge, where I tried to overtake as many as possible, then when running into and through Brooklyn I felt really easy and good although the pace was faster than planned (~6:20/mile). With these easy legs I continued all the way to Manhattan and had a really good 1/2 split (1h23min08sec). At around mile 16 my legs started to become heavier but I kept on pushing. At around mile 20 started the hardest part, a fight with myself, as the upper quadriceps were hurting on each step and my pace became slower with every mile but I wasn't there to give up. The last two miles were really hard but I kept on telling me that the finish is almost there. It was a superb feeling to cross the finish line in this good time.

Thanks to all who supported me during my marathon training!

Pēc finiša:
vairāk bildes

Splits:

Place	Gender Place	Age Place	Runner No.	First Name	Last Name	Age	State/ Country		Official Time
472	448	96	10405	KRISTAPS	JAUDZEMS	25M	CA	LAT	02:52:26

5 km	10 km	15 km	20 km	13.1 mi	25 km	30 km	35 km	40 km	Minutes per Mile
00:19:31	00:39:00	00:58:50	01:18:45	01:23:08	01:39:20	01:59:19	02:20:32	02:42:40	06:35