I ran a marathon (The Penang Bridge International Marathon)

6 months ago I set out to accomplish the hardest physical challenge in my life: running a marathon in 3:30 or less. Even though I am a regular runner, I knew this was not going to be an easy goal to reach. And the challenge was compounded by many many hurdles I had to get over: 1- Running very early in the morning to beat the heat and make it to work on time; 2- Having to regularly run in the rain; 3- My training being interrupted because of work travel and getting sick.
But there was another thing. I ran my first marathon back in 2011, when I was 25 years old and I did it in 3:34. So, 11 years later, can I beat my younger self by at least 4 mins? Watch on to find out :)

Timeline
0:00 - Intro
0:50 - Context & training
3:14 - Running in KL
5:02 - Cross training & stretching
5:53 - Training disruptions
6:35 - Race package
7:05 - Race day
7:40 - Difficult start (getting stuck in the back)
8:31 - No pacer 3:30 pacer and finding my buddy John
9:03 - Mile 6 (side pain)
10:02 - On the Penang bridge
11:25 - On the top of the bridge
11:45 - Halfway (Mile 13.1)
13:19 - Mile 16.2 (10 miles/16km to go)
14:19 - Mile 20 (Boddy shutting down)
15:10 - Mile 21.4
16:55 - 500m to go
17:02 - Finish Line & finisher medal
18:50 - Official results & reflections