My first official half-marathon – done! I started running in June of last year and although I’ve done a number of training runs of 13.1 miles or greater, today’s Adidas Silverstone half-marathon was my first race at this distance.
When I started running I suspect it would have taken me over 3 hours to complete a half-marathon, if I’d managed to finish at all. Today I finished in 1 hour, 49 minutes and 53 seconds. A time I am very happy with for my first attempt. I was also quicker at the 10 mile point than my finishing time at last year’s Great South Run (10 miles).
Thanks to the Cystic Fibrosis Trust I was also lucky enough to get a quick sports massage at the end of the race.
There are now just 2 weeks until my next half-marathon at Warwick Castle!
2013 Miles in 2013
I am doing my 2013 miles in 2013 challenge in aid of the Cystic Fibrosis Trust as I have been surprised since I started fundraising for the CF Trust just how many people are unaware of this disease and so I hope my efforts will not just raise money, but also awareness of the UK’s most most common life-threatening inherited disease.
2013 Miles in 2013 – The rules
The rules for my 2013 miles in 2013 challenge are quite simple:
- All miles must be completely self powered (no motors, sails, etc)
- I must be able to evidence all miles, either via GPS or with a picture of any static gym equipment
To complete my 2013 miles I will be running, cycling, rowing and who knows, I might even try a few other self powered methods along the way.
