Second half marathon - Cheshire at Capesthorne Hall

[Dendev75]

This rainy morning my friends and I ran the Cheshire half marathon with a few of our running club - it was our second race at this distance and I was so nervous because I absolutely hated my first one at Liverpool in March.

A few things I did differently; fuelled properly leading up to it two days before (carb loading), had porridge for breakfast (too nervous to eat anything but a banana last time) and a banana on the way there. Had a wee before the race started (had to stop at toilets early on last time to find I didn’t even need a wee). Trained for longer leading up to it (trained up to 12 miles with many weekly long distance runs). All these things made this experience so much more enjoyable - I felt strong the whole way round and was looking to enjoy it (wasn’t bothered by time) but I still managed to knock 14 mins off my previous time so win, win!

I feel I can enter another half going forward and feel confident I can finish it and enjoy it! ☺️

[Oldfloss Administrator]

Blooming great!!!

Everything going right and everything falling into place... you did brilliantly, and.... you enjoyed it,. Sounds perfect to me!

[Dendev75 Half Marathon in reply to Oldfloss]

thanks OF, I learned a lot from last time ☺️

[SueAppleRun 10 Miles]

Flipping great, sounds like you really got that right this time

[Dendev75 Half Marathon in reply to SueAppleRun]

Thanks so much ☺️

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon]

I love it when a plan comes together!! Brilliant planning and execution Dendev! What a happy looking group too !! Perfect day 🙂

[Dendev75 Half Marathon in reply to Beachcomber66]

We got soaked through before we even started but we said that was a positive as I’d hate to be running in the hot sunshine 👍🏻

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon in reply to Dendev75]

Easier to keep rain out than heat that is for sure.

[Irishprincess Administrator Half Marathon]

Whoop whoop 🥳 well done! Such a great photo, everyone looks so happy 🤗

It’s amazing how so many little things make such a difference. Sounds as if you've cracked this now 👍

[Dendev75 Half Marathon in reply to Irishprincess]

Thank you, I hope so, I’ll have to another one to make sure 😉

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon]

Wow that's amazing, congratulations. You clearly learned so much from that first half and made the most of those lessons for your second. Fill number three with extra confidence and who knows what you can achieve 😊

[Dendev75 Half Marathon in reply to linda9389]

That’s a really good point; I’ll be looking for a HM number 3 😊👍🏻

[misswobble Marathon]

Great job! Well done 👏😀🏃‍♀️🏅👍

Sounds like everything came together perfectly! Feeling strong all the way too! 🤗💪👊✊

Here’s to the next one 🥂

[Dendev75 Half Marathon in reply to misswobble]

Thank you 😊

[RunWillie Marathon]

Well done Dendev75 Feeling strong is the best feeling 🤩

[Dexy5 10 Miles]

Well done on your HM Dendev75 , the weather looks extremely similar to what we had down south. But once you’re wet, you can’t get wetter.

The butterflies on the first race are immense and it just goes to show how much you experience you gained from it. . Wear your bling with pride.

[Dendev75 Half Marathon in reply to Dexy5]

Thanks Dexy5 ☺️ that’s what I said at the start; we’re already wet, let’s just enjoy it.

So many of my running pals really enjoyed their first half marathon experience and I just hated it so I’m glad I can put it behind me now. Thoroughly enjoyed it. ☺️