Cross the finish line and stop the clock, making sure you’re in, no more than 30 or 40 seconds below the mark that indicates the time you labeled above your head and feel like you’ve reached your goal. This is the driving reason Txema Morales (52 years old) to be hare of eDreams Mitja Marató Barcelona on February 19 and Zurich Marathon Barcelona on March 19, for the seventh consecutive time in 2023.
Computer engineer at UAB, running is always the most important and selfless aspect. Morales was formed to convey his passion for this sport to other people with several postgraduate degrees Teaching Sportsamong others, and an athletics coach for famous runners, with an amateur career behind him that includes a personal best of 1h.22′ at the eDreams Mitja Marató Barcelona and 2h.54′ for the Zurich Marató Barcelona ,as well as participating in long distance triathlons, Ironmans, duathlons and triathlons, in Catalan events up to national, European and world championships.
“There came a time in my life when improving my times stopped motivating me and the opportunity arose in 2017 to be a hare in Mitja and Marató. The experience was incredible, so I repeated it since then”, directed this ‘pacer’ of the two most important medium and long distance races in Barcelona.
“When I cross the finish line, whether it’s the 21 km or the 42.195 km, I appreciate the indelible details: a handshake, big smiles, phrases that I’m very grateful for like ‘thank you for your work’, ‘let’s take a picture for what I remember” or “without you I will not have”, explains this hare Illusion Team Training.
Be a part of someone else’s story that will explain how they lived themselves Mitja or Barcelona Marathon It has an incomparable value for Txema: “Being a hare made me happy again as I have not done in a race for many years, without obsessing at times. I felt this sport again in a pure and healthy way, as in the beginning, with desire and illusions”, before emphasizing how important it is as a hare to know the state of form very well.
“No matter how many marathons and competitions you’ve done, no matter how many goals you’ve overcome, preparation is still important. Respect should not be lost at any distance.”
Source: La Verdad
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