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TIFU running a half-marathon barefoot and tackling a girl at the finish line

This Saturday I ran the Gothenburg half-marathon "Göteborgsvarvet" in Sweden. Being a big lord of the rings fan, I ran it barefoot as an homage to Frodo and his gang. (I once tried walking across New Zealand barefoot but realized I had to put on shoes after some 140 km, still I walked big parts of the adventure hobbit-style. Point is I have toughened feet, or maybe I'm too stupid to feel pain correctly)

It was great fun - I got so much encouragement from the other runners and people watching! While I popped a real bad blood blister after some 14 km/9 miles, my feet held up pretty ok. When I after 1 hour and 47 minutes reached the home stretch, I had a wicked runner's high, and sped up.

"I can't let a damn barefoot guy beat me!" another runner said, and me being a person who acts before he thinks, started running as fast as I could towards the finish line - and straight into the back of another runner, basically just tackling her right at the finish line.

She was not happy about it, and I'll admit it made me feel almost as stupid as I am. The other guy said it was partly his fault, but you know.. it's not that hard to look ahead.

I had almost forgotten about it, until another runner sent me this picture of me running into her.

My feet are a-ok, but I'm still cringing about it.

 

TL:DR; Another runner didn't want a barefoot guy to beat him to the finish line at a half-marathon, we raced it out, I tackled a girl.

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