Delfi Sport: 100 metres from the marathon finish line
The finish of last year’s Tallinn Marathon will stay in my memory for its unusual and dramatic crossing of the finish line. About a hundred metres before the finish, I could no longer run, and reaching the bronze medal at the Estonian Marathon Championships tested every cell in my body.
It was a moment of utter weakness, where my body and mind refused to collaborate. It was also the complete opposite of the triumphant finish I had trained for, which ended up being witnessed by millions of people who offered their support as well as countless theories on what really happened.“It wasn't the legs that let me down, it was all in my head.”
What really happened? And what did I learn from it? I opened up to Delfi Sport about the whole experience.
You can read the entire article in Estonian here and in English here.
Photo credit: Jaan Künnap
Maris is a marathon runner with 15+ years of experience from over 20 marathons, holding an age group Estonian marathon record. She is a certified running coach and the founder of kulg.io. You can also find her in Instagram with @projectrunbaby.
