Fastest Marathon (42.2km)
On 28 November 2009 I ran my fastest marathon ever. I ran a race from Heidelberg (Western Cape) to the resort Witsand. A hilly first 14 kilometers, but a rather flat 28 kilometers after that made it possible for me to clock in just below 3h44 minutes, my best marathon ever. My previous best for 2009 was over four hours (Cango Marathon) and I ran 3h54:44 minutes in that same marathon (also Cango) in 2006, which was some 30 seconds slower than my best marathon time ever. I used herbalife niteworks immediately before the race to make sure that the oxygen is flowing freely. Throughout the race I used H30 pro, the Herbalife isotonic drink. I did not take any Coke during the race. I did carboload before the race (three days on Energade megaload) and picked up about three kilogram before the race (this usually happens to me before the race). I ran with a waterbottle in my hand and the H30 sachets in my running vest. I maintained a good pace throughout and was extremely pleased to run below th...