Hiruni Wijeyaratne finishes 11th in the Commonwealth Marathon

Sri Lanka long distance runner Hiruni Wijeyaratne finished 11th in the Women’s Marathon which concluded today (15th), the final day of the 21st Commonwealth Games.Hiruni finished the marathon clocking 2:49.38 and was 16.58mins behind Helalia Johannes of Namibia who won Gold finishing the race in 2:32.40 while Australians Lisa Weightman and Jesicca Trengove won Silver and Bronze respectively.

“Today wasnt my best, but I did my best. At mile 15 I knew I was dying, at mile 17 I knew I was dead. Miles 18-26 were the absolute hardest hour of my life. I was alone, my legs were sporadically seizing, I had 3 missing bottles, it was 90+ degrees. When my legs couldn’t go, I ran with my heart, tears rolling down my eyes, basically walking to the finish. But I had promised myself that I was going to cross that line, if I had to crawl to it. So I DID! 11th place, 2:49, the lone finisher from the continent of Asia.” stated Hiruni after the race.

She further said. ”  I’ll be back, stronger, wiser, hungrier. So incredibly thankful to everyone of you who have believed, supported, and cheered me on daily. Today was for YOU. Onwards & upwards 🇱🇰”.

“Marathons are difficult, not because the 26 miles (42km) from start to finish, but because having a good race is a rare, unguarenteed, & remarkable luxury…. If you think the marathon owes you a good day cuz you trained hard ➡ lol dont be silly…. The marathon owes you nothing, and it will take everything from you to guarantee a finish” she explained.

 

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