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My First Half Marathon

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johnm12Half Marathon
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I ran my first half marathon today. There I've said it! Thankyou all for your encouragement and support. Running has given me so, so much especially over the last year. I had the enormous fun of running virtually with two of our sons. Ed in Rotterdam, Will in London.

Frankly third place in this group was never in doubt! On the run itself I was joined by my wife at around 15km on her bike. Despite threatening to do so, she resisted the urge to shout " run fat boy run". Two other friends happened to be cycling past at around km 16 and all escorted me in a socially distanced way to the finish. Just wonderful. Thanks once again and..... can I have a badge please?

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Elliedot01 profile image
Elliedot01Half Marathon

Well done! At a good pace too.

dijep profile image
dijep10 Miles

Wow what a wonderful way to finish with a cycling escort 😊 and to be able to run virtually with your sons.Congratulations 🎊

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johnm12Half Marathonβ€’ in reply todijep

Yeah the support team was great!

AndrewJR75 profile image
AndrewJR75Half Marathon

Well done John. That’s a great pace too πŸ‘πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈπŸ‘

Irish-John profile image
Irish-JohnMarathon

You said it becauseYOU DID IT!

Well done Runner! :) πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ‘πŸ»

johnm12 profile image
johnm12Half Marathonβ€’ in reply toIrish-John

Yeah. still cant believe it. Couldnt run for a bus 4 years ago. Now I might just chase one down!

Irish-John profile image
Irish-JohnMarathonβ€’ in reply tojohnm12

I hear you! :)Five years ago, day one had me literally with a blue tinge in my face, bent double and trying to breatje through both ends of my body :)

Now 5k is a "happy trot" :)

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misswobbleMarathonβ€’ in reply toIrish-John

We’ve been re-invented πŸ˜„. All those years or booze and fags are behind us.

Irish-John profile image
Irish-JohnMarathonβ€’ in reply tomisswobble

Absolutely! ❀️

Sandraj39 profile image
Sandraj39Half Marathon

Brilliant! πŸ…Congratulations- and a very respectable pace too!πŸ™‚πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘ Love that your sons also ran virtually and that you managed to find your own course support for those last few tough km!!πŸ‘πŸ™‚

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johnm12Half Marathonβ€’ in reply toSandraj39

Indeed that was all very special

roseabi profile image
roseabiUltramarathon

Superstar!!!! Was that about 2 hours 13?

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johnm12Half Marathonβ€’ in reply toroseabi

Yes it was. 2hr 13 min. Just relaxing after a warm bath, nice lunch and a glass of wine. I dont post all that much but would just like to add that your positive attitude and fun posts always make me smile. WE are all so lucky to have running IMHO

roseabi profile image
roseabiUltramarathonβ€’ in reply tojohnm12

That sounds lovely! It's really easy to be positive amongst positive people - superstars!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes we are lucky 😊😊😊

Blackberrypie profile image
BlackberrypieHalf Marathon

Great work, the support here is something else isn't it! Glad you had local support too.

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johnm12Half Marathonβ€’ in reply toBlackberrypie

I agree, Its a beacon of the internet where people are unfailingly positive. and honest. Long may it continue

misswobble profile image
misswobbleMarathonβ€’ in reply tojohnm12

Yes it is. It’s lovely πŸ™‚

AlMorr profile image
AlMorrHalf Marathon

Congratulations to you on running your first Half Marathon, very good time as well, look out for the magic words HALF MARATHON next to your username 😊 πŸƒπŸΎ πŸŽ“.

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johnm12Half Marathonβ€’ in reply toAlMorr

Ooh I will do that

cheekychipmunks profile image
cheekychipmunksHalf Marathon

Woohoo John, what a great run! πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈπŸƒβ€β™‚οΈπŸ‘πŸ‘

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Stephen_UKHalf Marathon

Well done, John! Hope you are proud of your great achievement. Have a good rest now.

misswobble profile image
misswobbleMarathon

Well done. Congratulations πŸ₯³ πŸ˜ƒπŸ’ͺ✊πŸŒͺπŸ…πŸ’₯

Enjoy your post run rest and plan the next hurrah! πŸ˜ƒπŸ₯‚

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CowladyrunningMarathon

Congratulations!

Lavender1962 profile image
Lavender1962Half Marathon

Congratulations on your first half marathon!πŸ₯³πŸ‘Nice to have your sons running at the same time elsewhere and the cyclists at the finish!

johnm12 profile image
johnm12Half Marathonβ€’ in reply toLavender1962

Thankyou. Yes it was rather special.

CBDB profile image
CBDB

Woohooo πŸ‘πŸ™ŒπŸŽ‰πŸΎ Well done - well run! And with your own fan base! Nice! πŸŽ‰πŸŽŠπŸΎπŸ₯³

johnm12 profile image
johnm12Half Marathonβ€’ in reply toCBDB

Yes. I was very pleasantly surprised.

Cantstopmenow profile image
CantstopmenowHalf Marathon

Congratulations on your first HM. At that fantastic pace I'm sure it will be the first of many. Your family will need electric bikes to keep up! Well done πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ…πŸ†

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aliboo70Half Marathon

Sounds like you had great support;congratulations!! X

johnm12 profile image
johnm12Half Marathonβ€’ in reply toaliboo70

Thankyou. It was indeed special. I am a con firmed addict now!

Leosmit profile image
Leosmit

Congratulations! Super achievement. Great speed also.

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linda9389AdministratorMarathon

Huge congratulations! What a wonderful way to finish your first Half Marathon!!! Sorry it's taken so long to get your badge to you, but there it is and it looks very smart and suits you well!!!

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johnm12Half Marathonβ€’ in reply tolinda9389

Absolutely no need at all to apologise! You guys are fantastic. Thanks a lot. Arriving in the post today was my tee shirt for Richmond runfest HM in September so I'll need to keep up with the training. Cheers and thanks once again. John

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linda9389AdministratorMarathonβ€’ in reply tojohnm12

This coming September? I've signed up for Kew 10k again which is part of that I think

Lazyfrog profile image
LazyfrogHalf Marathon

A great run, well done! 😊😊😊It's lovely to hear you were running with your family β€οΈπŸƒβ€β™‚οΈπŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸŽ‰

Joster profile image
JosterHalf Marathon

What a great collaborative virtual/actual run and ride! Fantastic first HM by you!

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