Tour de Manhattan

As if winning the Tour de France bicycle race seven times wasn't enough, 35-year-old Lance Armstrong is trying his hand (his feet?) at marathon running. He made his 26.2-mile debut Sunday in the New York City Marathon, finishing in 2 hours, 59 minutes, 36 seconds. His goal was to finish in less than three hours. Looks like he made that one, if only by 24 seconds.

From the AP report:

"I think I bit off more than I could chew, I thought the marathon would be easier. "(My shins) started to hurt in the second half, especially the right one. I could barely walk up here, because the calves are completely knotted up."

He called the race "the hardest physical thing I have ever done" — even more grueling than his worst days on the Tour.

Will he do it again? Maybe if "bromance" partner Matthew McConaughey runs alongside him.