Finishing in under three hours is not exactly struggling, but Lance found the NYC Marathon a bit tougher than he originally imagined. The seven time Tour Champ did not train super seriously for the race, so his performance was the big question mark. Many sites had polls on what time Lance would put in for the Marathon. Many other were turning into running prognosticators saying what time they thought Lance would finish the race. The consensus was about 2:45 or more which is not far off from his actual time.
“For the level of condition that I have now, that was without a doubt the hardest physical thing I have ever done,” the seven-time Tour de France winner said after the race, according to the Associated Press. “I never felt a point where I hit the wall. It was really a gradual progression of fatigue and soreness.”
“I think I bit off more than I could chew. I thought the marathon would be easier,” he said on Sunday. “(My shins) started to hurt in the second half, especially the right one. I could barely walk up here, because the calves are completely knotted up.”
The next bet will be on whether Lance will continue to run Marathons. This event does keep his name in the public eye thus helping his foundation. Armstrong probably does not have much trouble staying in the public eye lately as he rubs elbows with celebrities and will have a movie based on his life coming out some time in the future. So don’t worry Lance-fans.
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