i can see from posts on another thread that some of you have been wondering whether i made it round my 1st half-marathon in one piece so i am glad to reports that rumours of my demise have been greatly exaggerated.
I have to be honest and say that although i never expected to break the 2hr mark i was a litle bit disappointed to only manage 2hr 24m. still, it gives me plenty of room for imporovement in the future i suppose and i am pleased that i never actually walked at any point unlike so many others round about me.
as i expected i made it round the first 8 or so miles fairly comfortably but i did struggle both mentally and physically through the 9-11 section. i then got a bit of a second wind and the last couple of miles weren't as painful as i expected them to be.
overall i enjoyed the day and feel quite chuffed that i now have a half marathon under my belt even if it was a slow time. i wondered if my enthusiasm for getting out training would diminish a bit once the big day was over but i actually find the opposite to be the case so thats all good too.
how did the other scottish runners find it?
I have to be honest and say that although i never expected to break the 2hr mark i was a litle bit disappointed to only manage 2hr 24m. still, it gives me plenty of room for imporovement in the future i suppose and i am pleased that i never actually walked at any point unlike so many others round about me.
as i expected i made it round the first 8 or so miles fairly comfortably but i did struggle both mentally and physically through the 9-11 section. i then got a bit of a second wind and the last couple of miles weren't as painful as i expected them to be.
overall i enjoyed the day and feel quite chuffed that i now have a half marathon under my belt even if it was a slow time. i wondered if my enthusiasm for getting out training would diminish a bit once the big day was over but i actually find the opposite to be the case so thats all good too.
how did the other scottish runners find it?