Blinders off, drapes open, DAYLIGHT again.  Loooong days of light, bottom of South America.  Quick shower, banana.  Day’s run clothes readied.  Marathon morn.

Lotta opportunity past week to jog Punta Arenas’ boardwalk ‘long the Strait.  Constant headwind every day.  At your back going out, steady struggle Diego de Almagro-return.  Today’s START?  Calmest Magallanes day of the trip.  Kissed the brass toe yesterday 🙂

Smaller crowd than White Continent but same subset of runners.  Not everyone saw the beauty of a FREE marathon.  Surprisingly though, day’s 50k participant list almost double Antarctica.  Flat bike path course – [just a] matter of mentally ticking off laps again.  7 out-n-backs, one short loop to the Pier.  Stay on the ‘pink’ path, that’s the one measured.

Emperor’s New Clothes.  Either shrunk my Colorado-flag shorts or grew 4 inches.  Unfortunately, only run clothes left in the bag.  Ugh.  Deep breath, I got this.  Head up, walk with confidence, no one will notice.  News CRAWL: ‘that time I ran in South America without pants’.  ADD a new Chilean haircut – folks, I got comments.  HA!

First three laps, a fun run – a FAST fun run.  Stayed with my bestie Katya.  She’d run a PR & win the women’s Half.

Head spinning, went out way too fast first 13 miles.  Lap 4 (first on my own) was sucking wind.  Reigned it in next 4 miles.  Walked, video’d dolphins, then paced an even steady clip.  Wind blew ‘Punta STRONG’ last 2 laps.  Timing bang on.  Focus’d, head forward, [wind] took the mental outta my finish/help mute the crazy.  push, PUSH, push.  High fives to my run FAMILY.  LOVE these folks! ❤️

2 countries, 2 continents, two 50Ks – new South America PR, another 2^nd place finish.  FAAANNNTASTIC!

Hung 30 minutes more, pic posed with day’s women’s winner.  Watched the last of my Circle (Jorge) walk-in the marathon.  Well done man.  Injured this trip, guy had nothing to prove – he’s a Boston finisher (3:15 marathoner).

Let’s how we roll bottom of the Globe.  AND sometimes we run without pants.  LOL>

Punta Arenas 50k, Marathon & 1/2 Marathon®

Punta Arenas, Chile

January 19, 2019

 

Place Finisher City/State Country Event Time

M1 Silviu Ursu, Iasi Romania 50 Kilometers  4:54:40

M2 Keenan Haga, Louisville, CO U.S.A. 50 Kilometers  5:19:25

F1 Ly Nguyen, Houston, TX U.S.A. 50 Kilometers  5:24:34

M3 Seth Kramer, Wilton Manors, FL U.S.A. 50 Kilometers  5:33:49

DOLPHINS!