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First Half Marathon!

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AndrewJR75Half Marathon
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Hi all,

I’ve done it. 13.1 miles in 2hrs 38 mins, no walking but some very slow running πŸ˜‚.

I had never gone beyond 10 miles before and was having a bit of a mental block to be honest, I’d done 10 miles 5 times. I decided to use a β€œspokes of a wheel β€œ approach i.e 3 x 3k out and back from a central point, followed by a 3.1k finish. I’d planned it so the finish was on the footpath I’d started my C25k journey on last May and it worked!

The RunGo app with all the lovely motivational tips and the great Spotify playlist helped amazingly. I hope the organisers realise what a truly wonderful job they do. Can’t wait to hear everyone else’s story. Happy running πŸ˜€

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Stephen_UKHalf Marathon

Congratulations, Andrew. That’s excellent news. Hope you’re having a good rest now.

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cheekychipmunksHalf Marathon

Well done Andrew! πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰

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Beatlesforever

Very well done, many congratulations! πŸ’ͺπŸŽ‰πŸ€Έβ€β™€οΈπŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

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IrishprincessAdministratorHalf Marathon

Well done and many congratulations to you. Enjoy your feeling of epicness πŸ’ͺ

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Dexy510 Miles

Whoop whoop. Very well done. And you can claim a new shiny badge.

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CBDB

Woohooo πŸ™ŒπŸ‘πŸŽ‰πŸ“£πŸ‘πŸ½ Well done!

Brilliant a great first HM congratulations πŸ₯³πŸ€—

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Fran6500Half Marathon

Very well done. first hm and in a good time. You should be pleased xx

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Over62Half Marathon

Congratulations on you 1st HM AndrewJR75 what a fantastic effort and literally thinking on your feet and planning alterations along the way - great flexibility. Oh the joy of a new badge too. Bask in the glory, you’ve earned it and have a rest now. πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸŽ‰πŸ…πŸ™ŒπŸƒβ€β™‚οΈ

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MagellanMarathon

There’s nothing like that feeling when you reach a new milestone! Well done and congratulations on a good time!

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dijep

Congratulations on your first HM πŸŽŠπŸ† Hope you've got your feet up now 😊

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CantstopmenowHalf Marathon

Congratulations on your first HM. It sounds like all your planning really paid off. Hope you've got your feet up now. πŸ‘πŸ†πŸ…πŸ₯³

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Peter4410 Miles

Congratulations on your first HM, massive achievement, i imagine you were pretty chuffed with that, one day, hope to get there, just not at the moment. πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

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Sandraj39Half Marathon

Well done Andrew - that first HM is very special! πŸ™‚πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ… Totally agree that Linda and Roseabi have done a great job in organising this. Rest up well now and bask in the glory!πŸ’ͺ😁

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linda9389AdministratorMarathon

Wow, congratulations on your first HM!!! A fantastic achievement and a great time. That's a big jump from 10 miles - amazing!!!

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