27th Hongseong Marathon

“Once the sense of achievement hit me that I had finally broken through the 35-minute barrier too, I enjoyed the entire journey home ㅡㅠㅡ”

At the Hongseong Marathon 10K, the runner recorded a personal best in 35:11 and finished fifth overall. There were plenty of ups and downs, but the cool weather helped the runner push on. The runner rated the race organization, aid stations, and toilets positively, but was disappointed with the parking and the wait for race photos.

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“I kept my head down and ran looking only at the ground.”

The runner finished the first Hongseong half marathon in 2:09. The runner ran faster than the target in the cool weather, but struggled on the final three climbs. After finishing, the runner enjoyed the food and medal engraving.

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“I focused on hitting pace early without getting swept up in the atmosphere.”

At the Hongseong half marathon, the runner held back the early overpace and endured the uphill sections in the second half based on hill training. The runner finished without walking and set a new half-marathon personal best of 1:56:25.24.

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“Even so, I ran to the finish with encouragement from people I knew whom I met along the way.”

At the runner's fourth Hongseong Marathon, the runner completed the half marathon in 1 hour 32 minutes. Although traffic congestion on the way to the venue, the more difficult hills, and coughing while taking refreshments made it challenging, the runner ran to the finish with encouragement from people the runner knew and was satisfied with the organization, volunteers, and food.

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“I think I did fairly well despite the series of hills in the second half.”

At the Hongseong half marathon, the runner completed the race in 11th place after enduring the series of hills in the second half. They gave positive feedback on the quick ranking results and food, expressed disappointment about traffic congestion entering the venue, and wrote that they had regained their confidence.

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