HM 💪🏻💪🏻🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

[Alexi_Spain]

And just like that, I ran my first Half Marathon yesterday!!! Whooop whooop.

The morning started with a checklist… headphones charged ✔️Phone charged ✔️ Water in the hydration vest ✔️ GU packs in the vest ✔️ And the amazing HM playlist on shuffle ✔️

Decided to run an out and back, which meant that I couldn’t chicken out of the distance, and the route, although fairly flat through the Spanish countryside, did include the requirement to run and and down (twice) over a nice steep hill road going over the A30 motorway.

I will admit, those last 5ks were tough, especially as it felt as if I was running headfirst into a gale…. (I wasn’t 🤣🤣).

Pretty happy with the splits (although that wasn’t a driver), picked up a 10k PB with 1:12:35, and completed the entire thing in 2:38:09 🏅🏅🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

To be honest, don’t think I shall run another one soon, but super happy to have accomplished this, especially as I only started running C25k last September.

I followed they NRC half marathon training plan, and enjoyed all of their guided runs, it really mixed up the training.

Tried to run a 3k this morning…. Legs felt like lead 🤣, looking forward to my Pilates class tomorrow, that will stretch some of the kinks out.

Time for the cava 🥂🥂🥂

[Stephen_UK Half Marathon]

Amazing! Well done, Alexi.

[Week7 Half Marathon]

Congratulations! Have you requested your badge yet?

[Alexi_Spain Half Marathon in reply to Week7]

I haven’t yet!! Oooh how nice to get a new shiny badge 🏅🏅

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Alexi_Spain]

There you go! One well deserved badge! Congratulations!!!

[Alexi_Spain Half Marathon in reply to linda9389]

Whoooo hooooo 🏅🏅🏅🥂🥂🥂thank you, and thanks again for that fabulous playlist 👍

[Comfortnotspeed Marathon]

Fantastic achievement! Well done! 👍

[cheekychipmunks Half Marathon]

Well done Alexi_Spain, what a great run. Enjoy the cava! 🥂

[Cmoi Marathon]

Well done Alexi_Spain !

[sparky66 Half Marathon]

Wow how Amazing Alexi..You really smashed that, and you only graduated October/November..

Very inspiring 🤩

Huge congratulations 👏👏👏

[HeavyFoot Half Marathon]

Really impressive splits, AS. ¡Felicitaciones!

[Irishprincess Administrator Half Marathon]

Congratulations and well done to you 🎈🎉👍💪 and for the 10K PB too!

I bet you really enjoyed that Cava 🥂

[Daroo Half Marathon]

Brilliant !!! Well done 👍🏻

[00marks Marathon]

Congratulations on completing your first HM!

[Smile23 Half Marathon]

Well done you👏fantastic feeling isnt it?

Enjoy your achievement 🏅🙌

[SkiMonday Ultramarathon]

Weyhey, just like that eh? Well done Alexi.

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Not surprised you had trouble running the day after that; you need some recovery time. Hope the Pilates went well.