Hm done!

[Mormor1]

Hard to believe I'm actually posting this but this morning I did my very first half marathon. Unbelievable 21 months since graduation. I now can't imagine my life without running regularly being a part of it. I hadn't planned to do it today. I did my second 10 miles last Saturday and thought I'd consolidate a little but the temperature was just perfect as I can't run in heat! So I just kept going. Luckily I had two chocolate biscuits with me tho no fluid...it did rain a little and I made very sure of my conversational pace!after 2.5 hours my phone battery died, it was fully charged to start with. How do you manage to get a phone to stay charged for the whole run? It was a beautiful early morning cool and bright. I met very few people till towards the end, and I really enjoyed exploring different paths over the heath and woods. I probably wouldn't have ever thought about doing it if it hadn't been for reading different stories and experience on here. Thank you all.

[Vragtes]

@Mormor1- congratulations. Really well done and a great motivation for me to keep going. I too really miss when I can’t go running for whatever reason. Have a great Sunday and recharge. 👍

[Mormor1 Half Marathon in reply to Vragtes]

Thank you so much. Amazing that increments work.

[Doris8]

Very well done. Half marathon 👏👏 . I would be worried about my watch running out of battery. Be blooming awful and no time. . Congratulations 🎉

[Mormor1 Half Marathon in reply to Doris8]

Watch was at 100% too, so I knew how much I had done, would have been devastating otherwise and would have stopped running fast!

[Doris8 in reply to Mormor1]

God yes. Well done 👏👏

[Catho78 10 Miles]

Congratulations, awesome achievement 🏅💐

[Mormor1 Half Marathon in reply to Catho78]

Thanks Catholic, so weird to see those magic words after my name. It will take getting used to.

[Mormor1 Half Marathon in reply to Mormor1]

Sorry about your name change Catho!

[SueAppleRun 10 Miles]

Oh my word! How exciting! Congratulations on your half marathon that’s wonderful

[Mormor1 Half Marathon in reply to SueAppleRun]

It still hasn't really sunk in and I've run out of people to text! So good to share it on this forum.

[SueAppleRun 10 Miles in reply to Mormor1]

He he about the texts, I bought a new sax and likewise, after all not all my friends care if i got a new sax lol

[Mormor1 Half Marathon in reply to SueAppleRun]

Exactly!

[GailXrunning 10 Miles]

Wow! 🙌🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🙌 Congratulations. That’s amazing. I bet you’re buzzing, even if the phone’s not!

[Mormor1 Half Marathon in reply to GailXrunning]

Haha, I didn't panic as much as I might have done as it did it on my 10 miles last week. Don't know how to boost the battery tho. And I am still glowing! 😄

[Comfortnotspeed Marathon]

Brilliant 🤩 Lovely to read your write up! Congratulations 🎉

[Mormor1 Half Marathon in reply to Comfortnotspeed]

Thank you, and comfort not speed was exactly what I did....talking pace the whole way!

[sTrongFuse Half Marathon 10 Miles]

Welcome to club HM. May it be te first of many

[Mormor1 Half Marathon in reply to sTrongFuse]

Not so sure about that but I did enjoy it despite the uncertainty of not being absolutely sure I'd done it till I could add the two bits together when my phone was charging again.

[sparky66 Half Marathon]

Awe Mormor1 👏🏃‍♀️🎊I'm so pleased for you!

Huge congratulations 🎉

You must be thrilled 🙂

Love your shiny new badge ❣️

So well deserved 🏃‍♀️👏🏃‍♀️👏🏃‍♀️

Brilliant 👍⭐🥇

[Mormor1 Half Marathon in reply to sparky66]

I definitely love those magical words ' half marathon ' after my name. Can't get my head round that I did it yet! 🤣

[sparky66 Half Marathon in reply to Mormor1]

I'm sure your legs are reminding you 😅

[Mormor1 Half Marathon in reply to sparky66]

They are surprisingly OK. That must reflect my speed!

[cheekychipmunks Half Marathon]

That’s incredible Mormor, really well done! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 It’s a long, but doable, way I find. I hope you get to do more (maybe even enter a race? 😀)

As for watch batteries, well my Vivoactive 3 has shocking battery life, but it gets me through HMs ok, including playing music etc. (and I’m not fast). Is yours an older model watch? Maybe the battery is on its way out? 🤷‍♀️

[Mormor1 Half Marathon]

No problem with my watch battery, vivoactive 4 tho I don't have music on it. For that and podcasts, I rely on my phone, and it's that battery which only holds a charge for 2.5 hrs. Love your sense of humour but I will not be racing! I'm a plodder me.

[Frenc Half Marathon]

Yeah Mormor1 ! How fantastic is that 😁. It sounds like such a nice run too. Super well done on your first HM, and I hope you have many more. Sorry your phone ran out of juice though, that tech can be very naughty 🤣. Hurrah! ⭐️⭐️⭐️

[Mormor1 Half Marathon in reply to Frenc]

It came out of the blue Frenc, but I k ew that was the way it would happen... I didn't want to plan it, too much pressure then.

[Frenc Half Marathon in reply to Mormor1]

Lol I know what you mean! Go with the flow and great things can happen 😁. Well done again!

[Mormor1 Half Marathon in reply to Frenc]

Exactement!

[Instructor57]

Yay ! Well done 😁👍Fantastic run for you 🎉🎉🎉

[Mormor1 Half Marathon in reply to Instructor57]

Thanks instructor57.... And not a sandal in sight.

[over61andstilltrying 10 Miles]

Well done you! Enjoy after glow! I wonder how long the glow will last. Fantastic achievement! 🏃‍♀️👏🎉🏅 Half Marathon! Whoopee!

[Mormor1 Half Marathon in reply to over61andstilltrying]

A few days at least I hope. Grandson arrives tomorrow so I knew running would be disrupted so just took the opportunity. 😀

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon]

Well done Mormor1 👏👏👏👏👏👏🏆🥇. I am sure that you won’t stop at one HM! You seem to have enjoyed it. My first HM just happened; I was out on a long run, felt ok and just kept going. When the mood takes you ……you will be typing another HM report. Great effort. 👍

[Mormor1 Half Marathon in reply to Beachcomber66]

So glad it wasn't planned. I probably should have done a few more long runs first but the running gods were with me....

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon in reply to Mormor1]

Carpe diem and all that 🙂

[Mormor1 Half Marathon in reply to Beachcomber66]

Precisely Beachcomber66.

[misswobble Marathon]

Congratulations 👏. Great work 😀💪✊👊

[Mormor1 Half Marathon in reply to misswobble]

Thank you misswobble. Still glowing!

[misswobble Marathon]

My phone battery is puny so my husband got me a power pack. The phone slides into it 🙂

[Mormor1 Half Marathon in reply to misswobble]

That is something I shall investigate for sure.

[misswobble Marathon]

Mine looks like this one

amazon.co.uk/dp/B08226596L?...

[Mormor1 Half Marathon in reply to misswobble]

I don't have an iPhone but will research for Android. Thanks misswobble.

[Mudita11 Half Marathon]

Congratulations Mormor1 . What an achievement!

[Mormor1 Half Marathon in reply to Mudita11]

Thanks Mudita, feels great!

[AlMorr Half Marathon]

Congratulations to you Mormor1 on running your first Half Marathon, sorry about your phone but unfortunately those things sometimes happen, it happened to me last year on my first London Virtual 10,000, it meant that I had to run it two times, well done again, now celebrate your wonderful achievement.

[Mormor1 Half Marathon in reply to AlMorr]

Thanks Almorr, thank goodness for Gaming whose battery kept going. I'm investigating battery power packs.

[Mormor1 Half Marathon in reply to Mormor1]

Garmin!

[Comte]

Congratulations. Great achievement. Can you explain in more detail what increments you used from finishing the C25K to the half marathon? I finished the C25K a few weeks ago and am struggling to achieve 5K continuous running (can do 4,5km without too much problem) but even 10K is far beyond me. I aim to do increments of 10% if and when I think it is appropriate.

[Mormor1 Half Marathon in reply to Comte]

I did the 10% increments to get to 10k and then to 10miles last summer. I thought I'd peaked then and just did 5KS 3 times a week all winter. After that I did jujus magic plan to get up to 10k again in April this year. That grew to 10miles by adding 1k onto my long run each week. That was last Saturday when I did 10miles. I'd read somewhere that you don't have to build up to a hm incrementally but you should consolidate the 10miles. Needless to say I didn't get round time that but just went for it yesterday.. I will do those consolidation runs now!

[Comte in reply to Mormor1]

Thank you very much for your informative explanation.

[Mormor1 Half Marathon in reply to Comte]

I did find a Ten k app too.

[Cmoi Marathon in reply to Comte]

Hi Comte , if you're interested in getting to 10K or in extending your running time to 60 minutes, then why not look at the Magic Plan (or more accurately plans) over on the Bridge forum? healthunlocked.com/bridgeto...

Also, remember that you don't have to do 5k every time you go for a run. There's absolutely nothing wrong with doing less! Try varying distance and effort over runs as well.

[Hedgehogs123 Metric Marathon]

That is absolutely fantastic, well done!🏃‍♀️👏

[Mormor1 Half Marathon in reply to Hedgehogs123]

Thanks hedgehogs... It does feel fantastic to realize 'i Did It'!

[Freecloud Marathon]

Congrats on your first HM Mormor1, that's some achievement! Your phone battery will only get worse I'm afraid as it is not holding its charge anymore. You can either take it to a repair shop to get the battery replaced or replace the it. Unfortunately a lot of batteries from the repair shops would most probably be cheap ones from China and may not last as long as the original.

[Mormor1 Half Marathon in reply to Freecloud]

Thanks Itchi.....I need to do some research....

[Cmoi Marathon]

Congratulations on your first HM Mormor1 ! I particularly like the "So I just kept going" bit - that's how I got to metric marathon, so much less stressful than training!

[Mormor1 Half Marathon in reply to Cmoi]

Thank you and yes, it was alot less stressful then planning The Day.

[GoGo_JoJo Ultramarathon]

Fabulous, well done 👏🏻 👍🏻😁

Sadly I think a phone upgrade might be due, sounds like the battery has had its day!

[Mormor1 Half Marathon in reply to GoGo_JoJo]

Unlike me who is feeling like a spring chicken! Thanks Ggjj

[GoGo_JoJo Ultramarathon in reply to Mormor1]

Tech eh!? Just shows once again we're better than the tech!

[Mormor1 Half Marathon in reply to GoGo_JoJo]

Too right 😂

[Oldfloss Administrator]

I missed this !!! HUGE well done you! You did really, really well and unexpected too! What a result!Here is to your next one!

[Mormor1 Half Marathon in reply to Oldfloss]

Thanks Of, it is amazing how much of the 'can I, can't I?' is a head issue for me, not a physical one. Last year I told myself ' no way any further than 10miles'.... Here we are a year later and I'm thinking... ' I can do it!' and I can even visualize doing it again! Thank you for your enthusiastic response 😄🍾🏃