I ran my first half marathon ever!

I ran my first half marathon ever on Sunday!

I ran in the Bath half marathon with 11,000 other people and finished!

I never imagined I would run a half marathon purely to train for something bigger - but that is exactly what I did at the weekend. In preparation for the marathon in about 6 weeks, a half marathon was the ideal way to gauge how my training was going..........so how is it going?

Well; I finished in just under 2 and a half hours, which was exactly what I was aiming for, I ran the whole thing, I could still walk the next day and I did not do myself an injury....so it was a successful training run.

The last three miles were hard, but I beat my 10 mile personal best by 2 minutes compared to the Gt South, and I managed 11 minute miles till about mile 8. It was a mental issue rather than a physical one towards the end, and being a 2 lap race I was lapped at about 3.5 miles and had to watch the front runners go towards the finish when I still had another lap to do....both those factors were quite hard.

I now have to keep the training going to double that distance on the 17th April. That though scares me a little, but I also feel more prepared for what it to come, now I have managed to run half the distance under competitive conditions.

Enjoy the photos!