Sunday 17th April, the date of the London Marathon 2011. I started the day by having a relaxing breakfast in the sunshine with my sister, Katy and Molly. We then started to watch the footage of the marathon live on TV and I started to get really nervous about the half marathon - crazy as it's 5 months away!
Sat there with a mixed feeling of nerves, anxiety and guilt I toyed with the idea of going for a run. I felt inspired by those running the marathon and how easy they made it look and I came to realise that as long as I get round, and even if I do it at a snails pace, it'll be fine. I think that by setting that boundary for myself now I can start to menatlly train, relax and focus on it.
After about an hour of contemplating whether or not to go for a run Molly said the wise words of, 'Go and feel good for the rest of the day that you've done it, or decide not to go and settle with that.' I decided to go.
I ran the furthest outside yet (don't know actual distance), including 2 hills, a park, running along part of the river, through Bedminster and then back home. I run constantly and was out for 25 minutes. I made sure that I did a really easy pace so that I could keep going and it worked.
It was a great feeling and gave me real enthusiasm to keep going. It's also getting me used to the heat, as I did the run at midday and it was boiling! Another bonus - my ankles didn't hurt, hurray!!
Sat there with a mixed feeling of nerves, anxiety and guilt I toyed with the idea of going for a run. I felt inspired by those running the marathon and how easy they made it look and I came to realise that as long as I get round, and even if I do it at a snails pace, it'll be fine. I think that by setting that boundary for myself now I can start to menatlly train, relax and focus on it.
After about an hour of contemplating whether or not to go for a run Molly said the wise words of, 'Go and feel good for the rest of the day that you've done it, or decide not to go and settle with that.' I decided to go.
I ran the furthest outside yet (don't know actual distance), including 2 hills, a park, running along part of the river, through Bedminster and then back home. I run constantly and was out for 25 minutes. I made sure that I did a really easy pace so that I could keep going and it worked.
It was a great feeling and gave me real enthusiasm to keep going. It's also getting me used to the heat, as I did the run at midday and it was boiling! Another bonus - my ankles didn't hurt, hurray!!
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