Anglesey half marathon

[Iestynp]

I’m pleased to say I managed to finish in yesterday’s Anglesey half, my first race. I caught a cold after Christmas which put a dent in my training plan, then had a niggly knee which had me down to one run a week, but I managed to shave a minute off my (only) previous 21.2k time to come in with a net time of 2:40:59.

Best of all I’m already thinking “what next?”, and hopeful I can shave off the minutes as the weeks and months go by.

[AlMorr Half Marathon]

Nice photo lestynp, well done on completing The Angelsey Half Marathon in a good time of 2.40.59, glad you enjoyed your run.

[Irish-John Marathon]

That smile says it all Well done Sir, well done indeed!

[Lavender1962 Half Marathon]

Congratulations on you HM race and pb! Nice, happy photo! 😊

[O505k Half Marathon]

Congratulations, very well done. Looks like pretty miserable ☹️ conditions.

[Iestynp Half Marathon in reply to O505k]

Thanks, everyone. It was certainly a bit damp for the last hour or so. The biggest surprise was the climb after Beaumaris Castle; I wasn’t expecting that!

[Windoze Half Marathon]

Fantastic stuff Lestynp! Well done and great photo 😎

[Whatsapp Half Marathon]

Well done to you. You first race a HM - you don't do things the easy way! Not to mention the lousy weather.

Your first is your toughest. You will know what to expect next time and I'm sure you will make more great gains on, your already, great time.

[roseabi Ultramarathon]

Awesome - well done!!!

Ooh, what next? 😊😊😊

[Iestynp Half Marathon in reply to roseabi]

I’m toying with the Cardiff Half Marathon in October. I’ve got family nearby so maybe make a weekend of it. Also looking forward to running just for fun, and my wife and I are both thinking about doing some Parkrun tourism; maybe even starting this weekend, if the running gear is feeling better by then. Still a bit stiff today...

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to Iestynp]

Excellent plans!!

I apologise, by the way. I mentioned you in our cheers post on Friday, but I couldn't tag you cos I misspelled your name - doh!

healthunlocked.com/marathon...

[Iestynp Half Marathon in reply to roseabi]

No worries, I’ve seen many variations over the years!

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to Iestynp]

😊😊😊

[misswobble Marathon]

Lovely! What a place to run hilly mind 😳

Well done 😃👍🏅. Yeah, what’s next 😁. You can’t keep a good man down 💪

I’ve only been to Anglesey once and I wasn’t a runner then I aim to return 😃🏃‍♀️

[Iestynp Half Marathon in reply to misswobble]

It’s a lovely course, with some beautiful views. None more beautiful than Bangor pier on the way back—then you know there’s only a couple of miles to go.

[misswobble Marathon]

What a glorious sight that must be Home stretch 😃👍

[Iestynp Half Marathon in reply to misswobble]

Beautiful. And belatedly (sorry!) I must thank the legions of marshalls all along the route for their encouragement, and all the well-wishing spectators. It took me a while to work out how come so many people knew my name (durrr!).

[Decker Ultramarathon]

Awesome race, way to go!!! You look very happy in that pic 👍🏼🏆👏👏

[pianoteacher Marathon Half Marathon]

Very well done! Great picture too xx

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon]

Congratulations. Maybe the sun will shine for your next one

[AncientMum Half Marathon]

Great photo- you look so proud (and rightly so!) I believe Anglesey is quite a tough course and you tackled it for your first race - Fantastic!

[herbie1966 Half Marathon]

Well done iestynp and good time that hill from beaumaris was a really tough one it drains the legs but you carried on well done again hope to see you on start line again next year.

[Sqkr Half Marathon]

Brilliant job! You look super happy, as well you should. That 'what's next' voice is impossible to ignore...

[Sandraj39 Half Marathon]

Fantastic! I have only done one HM myself so far, but the buzz I felt on finishing, lasted all week! Well done for completing it despite your niggly knee....and I will look out for hearing that you have entered the next one!👍🏃🏻🏅😀