This morning Facebook popped up with a memory for me from two years ago - 'Yesterday I started my Half Marathon training plan ..... mad as it sounds, I'm attempting to run a half marathon (yes really, not joking!) to raise funds for the amazing mental health charity Mind.'
Up until then, the words 'me' and 'Half Marathon' just did not belong together; nobody saw it coming; no one would have believed it possible!!!. Even at the time I wrote this Facebook post it still seemed very unlikely to me. But I'm stubborn. And actually a half marathon is very doable. And I got oodles and oodles of support from here.
My HU profile pic was taken immediately after London Landmarks 2019 - my first half marathon. I was one very happy bunny, it was worth every single minute of training 😊. So to any newbie harbouring one or two doubts, I say suspend your disbelief and enjoy!!!
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What a lovely thing to be reminded of and a great thing to share. I know I'm focused on completing 10 miles but I know hidden under a load of running socks there's a thought that a half marathon isn't that much further...
How brilliant Linda and you are getting back out there again after your injury spell. Well done you and thank you for all the support you have given those who followed behind. And you are speedy!
Congrats, thanks for the inspiration! I just completed my first 8K today and having already starting planning to train for a half marathon in the next 6 months, I’ve got the bug lol
Now there's a proud grin! Thanks for the encouragement. It's funny how you start as a non runner, and then there's 5k, and then 10k, and with each milestone there's a need for a new goal! HM is currently in my sights, and I'm slightly worried about where this might end, but so far I'm enjoying the journey!
I have to agree with you there. I wrote a post a while back along the lines of 'where will it all end? '. I've since jeffed a marathon and signed up for a 51k ultra, so consider yourself duly warned 😅
Indeed! But I love that idea ... 'running amok for eternity' 😊🙏
Love this!! Because it's so true. A really motivating piece here because self-doubt can really haunt us at times; especially at the beginning of our journey or when going for a goal.
If you ran that now you'd go 12k and not 11.93 😆😆😆😆
You're right there! Actually I think I had real problems with GPS on that run too 😀. Self doubts definitely still creep in; as you progress you have all those wins to look back on and garner confidence from and the support here is some very thick icing on the cake!
Goodness was it really two years ago? I shall never forget you meeting me at the start of my own half marathon, and how kind you were xxx
... your amazing half marathon in the pouring rain - and how is that over a year ago ?????? I still haven't run Oxford HM, maybe next year my deferred, deferred place will come good and it will be third time lucky 🤞
Me too!!! Although it was raining for almost all my VLM and the rain itself wasn't really as much of a problem as I'd imagined. So much nicer if you can hold your head up rather than be looking for puddles all the time tho 😅
I don’t know why oxford half was so miserable. A lot of other people said so too. It was windy and chilly and grey. I was so cold by the end that my fingers were white and numb
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Newbie/bad, bad run today :(
All signed up for my first HM!
