First off thanks to EVERYONE for your AMAZING support! Haven't been that good at responding but I loved hearing from you all.
As for how the race went, it was both awesome and terrible. My spirits were high heading in with great training under my belt and confidence I could run a personal best. The first half I felt better then I ever dare dream. Then for whatever reason a slight injection of pace within my pack at 5k put me in a zone I couldn't handle. Once the pack left me it was like an elephant jumped on my back and down hill it went.
Running poorly on such a huge stage sucks no way around it. I've got two choices now I figure, take this experience and learn from it to become a better runner or not. You'll have to keep following my running to see which it is.
Eric Gillis Canadian Marathoner
5 comments:
Congratulations Eric, it was amazing to see you run in the Olympics. Nanny and Poppy would have been so Proud!!
Teresa and Mark
ERIC!!! IT WAS SO AWESOME WATCHING YOU TODAY, The CBC had great shots of you walking into the race and talked about your journey to get there! I am in the Nish and I am loving all the posters around town! Can't wait to celebrate with you when you get home!
Take care!
~LAURA~
Congrats man!! now take this experience and become that better runner that we all know you can be. We all wanna be watching you again in 4 years!!!!
It must have been one hell of a thrill to run against all those guys we grew up dreaming about racing against.
Proud of ya buddy
Scott
you were in the olymmpics!!!!
now.. thats pretty cool.
I was talkin to shawna and she didnt get to see it in switzerland.. i recommend pounding her
Eric you are amazing!!! You did a phenomenal job representing Canada. We are all so proud to call you our Olympian!
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