Lance Armstrong Finishes Debut Marathon
Lance is one hell of an athlete
About an hour after the men’s and women’s champions had crossed the finish line, the crowd really started to buzz at the New York City Marathon.
Lance Armstrong was coming.
The seven-time Tour de France champion made an impressive marathon debut Sunday, accomplishing his goal of finishing in less than 3 hours and thrilling fans who seemed much more enthused at seeing Armstrong than watching a Brazilian man and a Latvian woman win titles earlier on a crisp autumn afternoon.
Armstrong’s time was 2 hours, 59 minutes and 36 seconds. His shirt soaked in sweat, he virtually walked the last couple of steps to the finish line. He shuffled into a post-race news conference, his right shin heavily taped.
After winning 7 Tours he finished the NY Marathon in just under 3 hours.
“I think I bit off more than I could chew, I thought the marathon would be easier,” he said. “(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.”
I am going to do the Marine Corp Marathon with my twin sister next year.
Lance was doing triathlons before he changed to cycling and became a legend, and now he has done a marathon too.
That’s just plain cool.
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