Cheongnamdae 100km Ultra Marathon Part 6 — 'A Long Novel'
Cheongnamdae 100km Ultra Marathon — Part 6 'A Long Novel' I. Two and a Half Hours Left Ultra marathon distances never seem to land exactly on 100km. Last year's Cheonan Heungtaryeong Marathon was about 104km. This year's Cheongnamdae, I heard, was over 101km. Later, checking the Garmin data of finishers: 101.7–101.8km. After eating fish cake soup, I was ready to head out. It was 5:30 AM. The cutoff was 8:00 AM — cross the finish line by then, and you're official. 16.7km in two and a half hours. On any normal day, that's nothing to worry about. But this wasn't a normal day,,, Before heading out, someone asked, "Does anyone know exactly how many kilometers are left? This is my third ultra, but my first Cheongnamdae. The hills are brutal. And the cutoff is 16 hours instead of 17,,," "Same here. First time at Cheongnamdae. I had no idea there'd be this many hills." Then someone nearby chimed in, ...
