Having debated heavily when I made my list of putting down to run a marathon, I knew from experience that a half marathon really is my limit in terms of ability to commit to a training schedule and so amended it to running a half marathon faster than my first. My first, the Reading half marathon was run in March 2011 and I'd followed a training plan to the tee and managed to complete the distance in 2hrs 21 mins which I was over the moon with.
On Sunday 28th October 2012 (my 29th birthday) I ran the Nike Run to the Beat half marathon. It was the first weekend in London that the weather had turned pretty damn cold so I was positive that I'd be in a good position to get a good time (running in the cold is much easier than running in the heat). After freezing my butt off at the starting line, I had a good start.....final result was that I completed the race in 2hrs 9 mins - a full 12 mins faster than the last one.
I'd been wearing one of these clever watches that measures the distance and speed you run at...it clocked up 14.5 miles (over a mile longer than the half marathon distance) so I'm not quite sure how I got the extra distance (maybe the weaving in and out of people) so I'm not quite sure exactly what I ran or how fast I ran but either way I was very happy with my time......do I do another half marathon....never say never I guess!
13 down, 17 to go! Nearly half way!
On Sunday 28th October 2012 (my 29th birthday) I ran the Nike Run to the Beat half marathon. It was the first weekend in London that the weather had turned pretty damn cold so I was positive that I'd be in a good position to get a good time (running in the cold is much easier than running in the heat). After freezing my butt off at the starting line, I had a good start.....final result was that I completed the race in 2hrs 9 mins - a full 12 mins faster than the last one.
I'd been wearing one of these clever watches that measures the distance and speed you run at...it clocked up 14.5 miles (over a mile longer than the half marathon distance) so I'm not quite sure how I got the extra distance (maybe the weaving in and out of people) so I'm not quite sure exactly what I ran or how fast I ran but either way I was very happy with my time......do I do another half marathon....never say never I guess!
13 down, 17 to go! Nearly half way!
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