Writing a Master's thesis was the perfect opportunity to train for a marathon. The forced training also helps maintain a health lifestyle at a time when mental self-motivation is pressing. So I signed up for the Salzburg Marathon in mid-May, made a 16 week training schedule, trained while traveling, stessed about finding time, and then sat at home for last few months. COVID-19 spared no event, all marathons the world over were cancelled. Not to be dissuade, I kept training. More whispers of closing of parks entered my ears. I stared at the schedule, counted the days, googled "how stupid is skipping your marathon training schedule" and finally said screw it, let's do it on Friday. Eva very kindly took a day off to bike with me and supply me with Vitamin B each 5 kilometers to keep me motivated until the end.
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| Not missing work. |
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| At the halfway point. |
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| Getting some high quality vitamin B. |
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| Crossing the finish line set up by Eva. |
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| Proof of the feat. Please ignore the time though. The app froze at 41.8 kilometers and I had to hold my phone and cross my fingers until it came back 15 minutes later. |
