This was my very first half marathon in life:

I ran it on Oct 5, 2014. The Zhiguli aka Samara Bend marathon has a half marathon satellite run.

During the race, we enjoyed those beautiful autumnal views of the Samara Bend:

IIRC, this was my very first finisher medal, too:

His name is Dirk Vlierboom. He is a Hollander in Russia who encouraged me for the distance:

We recorded a video message inviting athletes to this run:

These photos, video, and prose are my own. Copyright (C) 2022 Valerian Kadyshev.

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