2019, what a year! When I started out jogging back in 2014, I never imagined that I would willingly enter myself into races, let alone marathons. This past year I've run more than ever before, pushing myself to achieve three goals that I set at the beginning of the year after a very unmotivated 2018. … Continue reading Goodbye 2019, hello 2020
On 17 November (2019), I took part in the Adidas City Runs Fulham 10k, where I ran as a pacer for the first time! Prior to the race, I was offered to pace 65 minutes, which I was happy to accept, as I wanted a time that I would be able to run comfortably for … Continue reading Fulham 10k: race recap and pacing debut
One week ago, on 13 October (2019), I ran Royal Parks Half Marathon—a popular race known for having a great route through London that I've wanted to run for some time! When I first got the place for this run (which you get either through a ballot or via a charity), I hadn't yet decided … Continue reading Royal Parks Half Marathon: race recap
On 15 September (2019), I ran Richmond Marathon, my second marathon following my first in Brighton earlier this year in April. Brighton Marathon—my first marathon, where I finished in 3:48:56. I'm absolutely exhausted here. For Brighton Marathon, I didn't train with a specific time in mind (though I was hoping for around 4 hours), so … Continue reading Richmond Marathon: race recap
Race week is finally here! I say finally, but it has actually come around very quickly and I feel a little underprepared in terms of training, which despite my initial optimism, hasn't gone as well as I'd hoped, mostly due to my struggle with summer training.This week, my marathon paranoia has of course been in … Continue reading Richmond Marathon training: race week!
Richmond Marathon: t minus less than 1 week! I have no idea how this has rolled around so quickly, but I'm not sure that I feel ready, or at least, I feel a lot less ready than I did for my April marathon. I think this is mostly because I'm not used to summer training … Continue reading Richmond Marathon training: weeks 14 and 15–taper
If I thought last week was busy than I was wrong–this week has been so much busier! I ended up taking three complete rest days this week, partly because I've had a lot on (I'm moving flat–so stressful) and partly because I've been trying to make a conscious effort to be kind to myself. I'm … Continue reading Richmond Marathon training: week 13
What a week! Work was quite busy, but I made a conscious effort to finish on time each day so I could fit in my sessions and get to the two group runs I'd planned on joining. I find that group runs really help motivate me to run, so I enjoy going to them when … Continue reading Richmond Marathon training: week 12
Overall, this week was so much better than last week and I finally managed to get a long run done, though I did find it incredibly tough! The week started off well and I felt happy and strong during my runs for the first time in several weeks. I ended up taking a rest day … Continue reading Richmond Marathon training: week 11
So, week 10 didn't quite go to plan and ended up being another light week as I missed my long run. Fitting in training around work, while trying to maintain some sort of social life is hard! The last couple of weeks I've had fairly low energy levels and my body has felt tired, so … Continue reading Richmond Marathon training: week 10
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