Comments on: Lifestyle Column: “The 13 Mile End Goal” https://bernews.com/2016/02/lifestyle-column-13-mile-end-goal/ Bermuda's #1 source for 24/7 breaking news, photos & videos Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:52:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.7.5 By: Keystroke https://bernews.com/2016/02/lifestyle-column-13-mile-end-goal/#comment-3196576 Thu, 25 Feb 2016 12:50:03 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=496307#comment-3196576 Ahhh, yes, May 24th. This is the race that took me from a beer guzzling, cigarette smoking loser, to a non-smoking multiple full and half-marathon running addict (who still guzzles beer, to be fair).

The column is spot on. I would just add a couple of things from experience:

1. If you put in the miles during the training, the race itself will be so much fun, because you know you can do it;
2. Drink the water/energy drinks at the stations, don’t pour it over your head;
3. Don’t let adrenaline get the better of you at the start. Start slowly and finish in Bernards Park, start quickly and finish on Harbour Road;
3. Put your name in big letters on your shirt. There is no better sound than hearing your name being called out!

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