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HoagyMHalf Marathon
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Just read Steve Kendrick’s (aka Berksrover) intro post on this forum and thought it was a great idea and I should do the same. Have made a few replies/comments on here over the last few weeks, but never actually introduced myself - albeit I know some of you from the C25k and B10k forums of course!

Steve is one of my VRB’s (“Virtual Running Buddies”) 😀 and my story is very similar to his, albeit he is a bit younger, fitter and faster than me 😉

So here goes...

I retired at the end of last year and decided to get fitter. Playing golf 3 times a week, and doing some hiking, and decided I should also try running. So in mid-April bought myself a treadmill and started C25K.

Ventured off the treadmill and into the great outdoors in May, graduated at the beginning of June, did my first 5k (on the Isle of Skye) a few days later. Then started ju-ju’s “10 is the Magic Number”, quickly racing through the gears to reach 10k. Yesterday was my fifth 10k run, and this time managed 12.5k in total.

While the distances are improving steadily, I have yet to do a 5k in 30mins (current PB is 32min, so 2 more minutes to shave off), but expect that just to come naturally as I continue with my focus of running longer distances and steadily improving strength and speed. Routine is typically one weekly long run, plus two shorter/faster runs.

Signed up for Cardiff 10k in September with my two “proper runner” sisters, after that (assuming I enjoy that race experience) I may take the plunge and sign up for a HM, to give myself a new goal/challenge.

Like Steve and my other VRB’s, you’ll find me on Strava (Ian Wallace).

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roseabi profile image
roseabiUltramarathon

Fabulous, thank you for posting, it's great to get to know you!!

Yep, that sub-30 will soon be yours!!!

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misswobbleMarathon in reply to roseabi

Hello 😃

Sqkr profile image
SqkrHalf Marathon

Brill, loads of new people! This is great. Hello!

Tasha99 profile image
Tasha99Marathon

Hello 👋🏽

You’re very similar to me!

aliboo70 profile image
aliboo70Half Marathon

Hi Ian

You sound like you are doing great! Enjoy your 10k with your sisters (ps you are a proper runner too you know!!)😊

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HoagyMHalf Marathon in reply to aliboo70

D'you think? Well maybe... ;)

Anniemurph profile image
AnniemurphHalf Marathon

Hi Ian, you are doing brilliantly. Keep up the great work and keep posting to let us know how you get on!

HoagyM profile image
HoagyMHalf Marathon

Thanks Annie...

...and you see, this is how it all starts - I used to be rather proud of my “10k graduate badge” on here, but now I am now looking at your post and the one before, and your half marathon graduate badges, and thinking: “Ooh, shiny new thing! Want one!” 😄

Think I’m a hopeless case 😊😉

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SqkrHalf Marathon in reply to HoagyM

We are all hopeless cases! 😁 It wasn't that long ago I posted for the first time, the jist of which was 'what on earth do I do with this gel I got free with my socks' and now I'm all tooled up and bashing out 20ks. It's a mad, addictive pursuit. But would you have it any other way? ☺️

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