Almost nine thousand people went to the start of the Kazan Marathon this year. But not everyone came to the finish line. Even to run three kilometers, you need good physical fitness, and to overcome 10, 21 and 42 kilometers, you also need to have serious motivation. Wday talked to marathon runners who were among the first to overcome the declared distance and found out why they run and why they participate in the marathon.
Futsal athlete (team sport with the ball)
Sport is … running, and running is the foundation of a healthy lifestyle. Running is available to everyone, regardless of financial capabilities. After all, there are no financial investments in it.
Why I decided to run: running is the mother of all sports.
How I prepared for the marathon. I have sports training and do sports all the time, so I decided to test myself and my strength.
My goal: I have never run 10 kilometers at a speed before, because I have always taken only long distances.
Running instructor
Sport is … what the human body was created for.
Why I decided to run: Running is good for your health and toning. Running is the most accessible sport, because every physically healthy person can do it.
How I prepared for the marathon: I was preparing to overcome the marathon distance for the 7th time, in the end I ran only half (21 km). Because in the middle of training I was injured and dropped out of the training regime for a month.
My goal: In Kazan, I planned to run a marathon and see the beautiful city on the run. Did this!
Student, future power engineer
Sport is … what I love and what I am actively doing.
Why I decided to run: I have been doing track and field athletics for several years, so for the experience I decided to try to run.
My goal: lead a healthy lifestyle, so I love to attend mass competitions and want more of them. The more people come, the more fun it will be and the faster everyone will come to a healthy lifestyle.
I do field hockey professionally
Why I decided to run: Because I love to run. A marathon is an opportunity to participate in a serious action and draw the attention of a large number of people to social problems.
How I prepared for the marathon: Now the season is underway, and it is difficult to prepare for long distances between games, so I only chose the ten kilometer distance.
My goal: Achieve goals in sports and life, because life consists of goals.
Builder
Sport is … something that should always be done, because it helps to believe in yourself.
Why I decided to run: I am a former athlete and as far as I can remember, I have always loved running. And athletics and running inspire people with respect and desire to play sports.
How I prepared for the marathon: I hardly prepared myself. I just ran as usual.
My goal: Run, test yourself and feel the support of people.
I am engaged in functional all-around, cross-fit and weightlifting
Sport for me – this is a favorite gymnastics, athletics all taken together. What I love to do.
Why I decided to run: Because it contributes to a healthy lifestyle and keeping yourself in good physical shape.
How I prepared for the marathon: During the week I ran with friends, after which we all decided to get together and overcome the marathon distance.
My goal: Enjoy running and compete with your friends to see which one of us will be the first.
IT specialist
Sport is … what I always like to do. I do arm wrestling and love to run. You need to run to stay young.
Why I decided to run: Because I am always in favor of sports and I do not want to forget what marathons are, because I had to participate in them before.
How I prepared for the marathon: I just remembered how I ran in the “Cross of the Nation” when I was studying at the institute, and decided to do it again.
My goal: Participate in a mass event.
Photographer
Why I decided to run: Participation in a marathon is a great opportunity to set a goal for yourself and achieve it. The main thing is that this principle can be applied to everything else in life.
How I prepared for the marathon: I play football 2-3 times a week – that’s how I prepared. I didn’t have to participate in a marathon before.
My goal: Prepare for your summer run. After all, if last year it was possible to run ten kilometers only by July, then this year already by mid-May. Now I will prepare for the GXNUMX.
Wholesale businessman
Sport is … what love for which made me run three kilometers.
Why I decided to run: I came to the marathon for the company with my friends, and in the end I decided to try to overcome myself.
How I prepared for the marathon: I didn’t prepare at all, because I came as a support group with friends, so my participation is impromptu.
My goal: Today I wanted to run three kilometers, now I want to run ten. Now I will just run, because I like it, without any high goals.
Student, future design engineer
Sport is … what is good for all people to do. I love to run and popularize athletics.
Why I decided to run: The first time I ran a long distance of 10 kilometers. I confess that I did it to prove something to myself and to make my family proud of me.
How I prepared for the marathon: I devote all my free time to athletics and constantly run short and long distances.
My goal: Check yourself.
The author of the KVN team “Four Tatars”
Sport is … what I’ve been doing for five years, namely triathlon.
Why I decided to run: In a week I will have a similar marathon in Barcelona, so today I combined training with participation in the action. In addition, the coach set a task for me to run the distance in 40 minutes, and I was able to!
How I prepared for the marathon: I ran and ran and ran, and tonight I’ll also go cycling.
My goal: To run the distance in forty minutes – I was pleased with the result.
Lawyer
Sport is … health, love and positive emotions.
Why I decided to run: When you run, you clear your head of unnecessary thoughts and drive out all the negativity from yourself.
How I prepared for the marathon: I decided to run in preparation for another race and fulfilled my goal. This race is for me training.
My goal: The Kazan Marathon is timed to support AIDS patients. I decided to support the race and the action, which has an important social meaning.
Fitness trainer
Sports and running are … like meditation, which relieves the entire nervous system well. You immediately forget about your problems. Even what does not work out in life can be realized in running, overcoming various distances through overcoming oneself.
Why I decided to run: Each workout should have its own goal. It is her that you test at competitions. The ten-kilometer Kazan Marathon is a good help to start training outdoors after hibernation.
How I prepared for the marathon: We have our own team. We run and train in the forest every Sunday.
My goal: Test yourself, your stamina and willpower.
Assistant prosecutor
Sport is … a source of good mood, it boosts self-esteem.
Why I decided to run: I love running, because when we run with friends, we make new acquaintances, breathe fresh air and temper in nature.
How I prepared for the marathon: Every day we try to run our company through the forest and along the embankment. We run 10-13 km several times a week.
My goal: Check myself and my competitive spirit, as well as see how many people I can overtake, determine my strength and understand in which direction to develop further.
Plays football
Sport is … what each person should do for themselves.
Why I decided to run: Running is an aesthetic pleasure for oneself.
How I prepared for the marathon: Two days before the marathon, I ran ten kilometers on asphalt for the first time, as I am a football player and only run short distances in summer and winter for endurance. For the first marathon, ten kilometers will be enough, especially since now there is a desire to run a distance of twenty one kilometers.
My goal: Prove to myself that I can be bigger, higher and stronger. And most importantly, I wanted to run my distance in 50 minutes and did it.
Analyst Team Leader
Sport is … love of running. In my life, I have already run one marathon and three half marathons. Today I ran 10 km with my friends and ran especially slowly to support and entertain them.
Why I decided to run: Running is an important meditative process that leaves you alone with your body.
How I prepared for the marathon: I usually run near the house, in the park or in the gym on the track. Today I ran ten kilometers – this is less than I usually run, so it was not difficult.
My goal: to support friends who ran the top ten for the first time.
4th year student of the Volga Region Sports Academy
Sport is … athletics in summer and cross-country skiing in winter.
Why I decided to run: Because running and a healthy lifestyle strengthen the body and calm the nervous system. Happiness and joy are provided to those who run for half an hour every day.
How I prepared for the marathon: Every day I ran 15-18 kilometers for two hours.
My goal: Test your endurance, because this is my first half marathon and the most important task was just to run!
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