Half-marathon sum-up

In short:
I've done it, finished my first half-marathon - but missed my target time.
Péter has also finished - and earned a podium again.

In detail:
The 5th Wink Marathon in Siófok, Hungary was a total mess, lacking much in organisation.
We had to cover 3 x 7 km, but the road conditions were very very bad on at least 3 kms each round. The route was planned taking the competitors down to the shores of Lake Balaton, however while the 30*30 cm concrete tiles may fit runners, they are totally a pain to skate on. Several racers lost a wheel or two, my left 1st wheel got completely loose by the end of the race. There was another part of the track with gravel scattered all around, it didn't help skating conditions either. While the organisors cannot be blamed for strong winds, that thing didn't help either. OK, must admit there was some nice 2 km smooth asphalt road with a tailwind, but that was only enough to rest a bit.
With these conditions in mind, I am not dissatisfied with the time of 1:29 at all. It could have been better by a minute or so if I did not fell the last round, of course on the 'resting' part of the track... Luckily it is only a sore butt, no bruises at all.
Physically, I felt OK throughout the race and wasn't too tired after the event either. I tried it and now I'd like to have some more... :)

Péter finished 3rd in the junior rankings, 3 minutes ahead of me. For 2 rounds he followed an 'older' girl (2 years...) but he missed out her draft starting the 3rd round, so he had to fight 7 km all alone. He did great but was extra tired after finish, that could be cured with some chocolate of course. In 2 hours he regenerated completely and returned to doing what 7-year-old ones should do in open-air events - running around chasing eachother.

Tomi - as promised - tried to win the race and, hmm, well he did. Too bad he missed the turning point in the first round so he went for a 14km, then a 7km - and then those **** organisers sent him away to cover yet one more round. Even this way, racing 28kms, he finished overall 2nd by 3 minutes, and if we subtracted his last round's time, it would give 0:52 for the 21km, a clear win by 20 minutes ahead of the rest of the field. But he was declared 2nd... no glory, no prize money, just bitter taste in the mouth :(


Oh btw those *** ****** ***** organisers registered me as a junior so they hindered my podium finish (ranked 3rd) :(((

Now let's find another event, a decently organised one!