Half
Marathon, done! I am so happy and proud
of myself.
I have done
it my first ever half marathon. I was
told that I would love it and that the atmosphere would be amazing and they
were right. I really loved it all.
We set off
nice and early on a bus organised by the running club.
Before Selfie waiting for the bus |
We got there
in plenty of time.
Anyone need a wee? This is Natalie my running friend |
Pre -race fun |
We went to
our start point and although were far back and had to wait for a good 30
minutes to get over the start line it was fab.
I was running with a friend from the running club. We had plans on how we would get each other
through if we hit the wall and a bag full of jelly beans!
We started
off and it was amazing, there were people all around shouting and
cheering. Going over the Tyne bridge was
great and then we were at the under passes and everyone was shouting uggie,
uggie, uggie – oi, oi, oi. I was told it
was one of the best parts and it truly was.
It was amazing. The weather was not great for running as it was so hot but we took water and got more at each station.
I wish I
could do a milage break down but I can’t as they flew by so fast. Before we
knew it we were over half way and approaching 8 miles. I knew that mile 10 – 12 was hard bur we were
fine. In fact we didn’t even see the 11 mile marker and was soon going over top
of the hill and seeing the sea. The
downhill section was very hard on my knees but we then turned onto the sea
front and crowds of people hit us.
I can
honestly say that I felt very emotional and overwhelmed. I had only 800m to go and I had done it. I honestly didn’t think I had the mental
ability to do it. I knew I had put the
miles in and trained hard but my doubts where overwhelming. Everyone kept telling me I could do it and I
did. I have never been very confident
about my ability and it has helped my confidence no end. I had a time in my head that I wanted to try
and do it in and I managed to finish in 2:34:50
I am so happy.
post run selfie, Can't believe i didn't get a post run pic. |
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