The Paris marathon was the hardest. At 42km, some gradients stand out even reaching 18% and many favorite runners like Kipchoge and Bekele They suffered a lot. Another of those who suffered were the Spanish Tariku Novales. The Galician finished in 68th position out of 71 in total who crossed the finish line.
Despite the achievement of being at the Olympic Games, Novales was hard on himself after crossing the finish line almost in agony, completing the course in 2:25.50.
“I am far from any expectations, I don’t know how I will feel. I felt ashamed and disrespected by this institution, I was not up to par. I have a feeling that I don’t respect the greatness of the Games. Another stick I’m used to unfortunately, but also to get up. I have never enjoyed this environment or the villa and I get nothing positive from it. “It’s a complicated moment, I don’t know how to feel,” he said in statements to RTVE.
“I haven’t felt well since kilometer 10, when my adductor gave out and then my stomach felt like hell. At every aid station I stopped to try to recover, I couldn’t get the salt and every kilometer I had to stop to throw up. It weighed heavily on me, but something inside me compelled me to finish. “I don’t know if I’m proud or sorry.”
Source: La Verdad
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