Sometimes after a run you feel that nothing is beyond you.

[TJFlute]

I ran a route on Saturday which was very hilly (especially mile 3 and 4, it just went on and on up and up!)) and was 7.5 miles long in total. I have always thought this route would be beyond me, but I just felt strong enough to give it a go on Saturday morning. I did it! Don't know exact time because my garmin stopped after mile 6 (arrgh) but the mile lap times had been

mile 1:10.23

mile 2 10.05

mile 3 11.54

mile 4 12.32

mile 5 11.17

mile 6 11.38

mile 7 +......unknown

I usually do my mile time around the 10.15 mark so you can tell how much of an uphill course it was!

Well the success of conquering this run means that I have felt brave enough to enter the Tonbridge half marathon!

It takes place in September, giving me 3/4 months of preparation for it.

I can't even begin to tell you how I feel about this. Scared, excited, surprised at myself for being brave enough. I was physically shaking when I did it, and almost felt sick. Crazy I know, oddly it's not the running I'm scared of; it's the taking part.

I know this will be so good for me in so many ways.

[AliB1 Graduate]

I am impressed Teresa, know from previous comments /blogs how you feel about the thought of running with lots of others so good on you!!

[TJFlute in reply to AliB1]

Thanks Ali. I'll have to run a few things before to get used to the 'running with other people' thing. And thanks to you it will all start with that parkrun in June!!

[Minuette Graduate]

That's great, really impressive, particularly as it was up a challenging hilly route! Good luck with the half marathon training, I'm sure you'll be fantastic

[TJFlute in reply to Minuette]

Thanks Minuette. I'll definitely keep that route out of the training plan!

[Greg_M Graduate]

Alright! From not running in a race to a halfer!

September is going to be a big month obviously. You, Dee and me all following in Carole's admirable footsteps. Shame we are all doing different races

At least we have some company for the training, let me know how you are getting on.

[TJFlute in reply to Greg_M]

I will be doing a park run or two and then there is a 10k locally at the end of June which I will probably enter to get some experience. Oh gosh what HAVE I got myself into!

Looking forward to the training

[Bxster Graduate]

Really impressed, I'm sure the thought of it will be worse than actually being in it, you'll be fine really, mega boost of self confidence waiting on that finish line

[TJFlute in reply to Bxster]

I think you're right. Pressing that 'enter' key was the tough bit!

[sfb350 Graduate]

Wow ! That's brilliant !

[TJFlute]

Having a MAD bank holiday Monday. I've just signed up for a local 10k on June 24th!! Thought it might be a good chance to get some race experience in readiness for the half marathon!!

[Greg_M Graduate in reply to TJFlute]

I think you have tipped over the edge.......

XD

[lucylocket10 Graduate]

Wow! You are running so fast and so far and uphill too! Congratulations on entering for the half marathon - that's seriously impressive! I was going to enter a 5k Race for Life in a couple of weeks but I've found the last couple of runs tough - and they have been in the morning like the R4L, not the evening when I usually run - so I've lost a bit of confidence. Also I haven't been feeling the buzz from running that I had started to get with the longer runs.