Another Brussels 20k done

The race, as expected, was hard. I cruised for 10k at 6min/km, then collapsed, finishing in over 2h7m. It was rather hot, much warmer than was expected. High numbers of runners needed medical care; I saw two on heart monitors, many more lying down in the shadow with Red Cross staff tending to them.

But this year's edition was the best, at least for me, when it came to after-race care. Larry, one of CH's colleagues, has a great apartment with two balconies overlooking the finish area. I got to shower there and then was treated to good Belgian beers, nice BBQ food, and even champagne! CH was there, Sanna, Ellie, Soo... Quite a number of my favorite people.

It made up for a bad race. Next up, in terms of biggies, is the Zaventem half marathon very close to home, in mid-August. I have some serious training to do through summer.