RUNNING!
I discovered the joys of running in early 2009, and I think I’m proof that anyone can do it!! On my very first run, I puffed my way through 1 mile, being exhausted afterwards! Eventually, I managed 2miles, and OH MY GOSH, the feeling of achievement afterwards was incredible! However, I learnt my lesson (the hard way) that you should never train too much, too fast – I jumped from a 6mile run one week, to an 11mile the next week, and sure paid for it – a lovely foot injury. NOT GOOD. So I took some time off from it all, and picked it up again in September kind of time last year. I’ve taken training a bit slower now, so hopefully the injuries will be kept away…so far:
I’ve done one 10k run (54:45 – it was a tough race, soo much wind…wind is my RUNNING ENEMY!)
and I’m now entered for my first half marathon, on February 7th – I’m so excited!
I’ve now done three half marathons! The first one was inn one hour, forty three minutes, my best time yet.
I was SO thrilled! You can read my re-cap here.
My second half marathon was completed in 1hr50, and was hot and hilly! It was much harder than the first (read all about it here)…but I still want to do more 😀
My third half marathon was done in 1hr58, as part of my training programme for my fast-approaching marathon in October. It was much slower than my previous runs, mainly due to giant hills, which were NOT expected!!
In October last year, I ran my first marathon – the Marine Corps – in Washington DC. Quite the experience!!!
You can read recaps here – https://britchickruns.wordpress.com/2010/11/04/first-marathon-recapwashington-dc-part-two/
and here – https://britchickruns.wordpress.com/2010/11/10/first-marathonwashington-dc-recap-three/
Sorry for the lack of proper links…as I type this, WordPress is not being friendly or helpful (read: won’t let me link. Hmph.)!
Good luck on your half marathon. It’s just around the corner! Running = love.
– Hillary @ Nutrition Nut on the Run
http://www.nutritionnutontherun.com
Thankyou! I’m so excited, it’s so soon!! I’ve got my finger’s crossed for OK weather..! 🙂
oh my gosh, that is such a great time on your first half marathon!!!! wow!
if you ever want to come run a race in my area (North Carolina), we’d love to host you! 🙂
It was actually my second – I got 1hr 43 on my first :P! But thankyou!!!
And awh, I’d love to visit North Carolina, it sounds great there – full of fab bloggers 😀 I’m going to Washington DC in Oct to run a marathon, is that near NC lol!?
Hello, just found your blg via the nakd website as i was buying some products..yum!
anyway have read your page (and subscribed) as i think we have a lot in common!
and descided to form my own blog. I started running a year and half ago and have done 2 half marathons and 2 full marathons…:)
at the moment i feel like i have lost motivation..have put on over a stone (after all my hard work) and apparantly (according to the doctor) am suffering frmo depression..
so i feel blogging will improve my motivation with runningand eating!
loving the recipies by the way 🙂
amy
Wow, 2 marathons in a year and a half! THAT is very inspirational!!
Blogging should definetly help- I’ll be sure to check it out 🙂
And thankyou for commenting 🙂
hey hey~~ new reader! just found your blog through Kath’s blog. I live in DC too and just started running, I’m doing a 10k next week and first half marathon next month! 😀
Ooh good luck with it!!
Best of luck to you on your marathon! I’m from the DC area, but I’m going to be back in Wisconsin for school, so I won’t be able to see you run 😦
Awh thank you 🙂
Really enjoying your blog…lurked for awhile. I was a long time horse person but moving with the military dampened that…my career was in livestock nutrition, thus I got to play a lot!
Is the marathon you’re running MCM? If so, you’ll LOVE it! It was my first, and 2nd, in 07 and 08. Amazing experience…best of luck to you!
I love hearing from fellow horse people, even if it was a past thing! Maybe you’ll pick it back up one day?
Yep it’s the MCM!! Can’t wait, and I’m so glad you told me it’s good! I’m way more excited now 😀
Thanks for de-lurking!
Love your blog!
I really want to run a half/full marathon someday, but I don’t know how to train for it so I am trying to find out various people’s methods. Did you follow a specific program or did you do your own thing? If you did your own training, what did you do?
hey! just found ur blog – it’s fab! I did London Marathon last year 🙂 The training gets a bit mad in the later stages but you’ll love it! i’ll be back 😉
Hey! Ah I think I need to update the page,,the marathon was done and dusted last year 🙂 what you said about training was spot on!