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The Year of the Half Marathon!

by | 19 Jan 2017 | Running | 0 comments

half marathon

2017 is all about the half marathon!

half marathon - I don't always talk about running meme
 

My running goal for this year is to complete the Cardiff half marathon in under 2 hours. Yep you read that right, I’m going for a sub 2 hour half marathon!

The faster you run the sooner you're done quote
 
My last half marathon was Cardiff in October 2016 and took me 2 hours, 23 mins and 28 seconds so that means I need to knock about 24 minutes off my race time. Ok then…

 

Joey from friends gif
That about sums it up!
 
In order to achieve this I am going to have to push myself harder than I usually do. I’m going to have to get comfortable with being uncomfortable and with it hurting. When my brain says “WTF are you doing? Stop!” I’m going to have to find the strength to tell it to shut the f**k up and just keep going.

 

half marathon - i hate this gif
 

I know I can do this, I know I can push myself further. I’ve been smashing my PBs since last August, I’m getting stronger and faster so this is doable. I just need to face the fear and not let myself get intimidated or defeated before I give myself the chance to try.

be fearless in the pursuit of what sets your soul on fire.
 
I’m signing up to do 4 half marathons this year so I can keep an eye on how I’m doing as I go, the races are:
 
Newport on 5th March
Swansea on 4th June
Severn Bridge on 27th August
Cardiff on 1st October
 
 

I’m also going to try to blog more often as it’s a good way to keep myself accountable and on target. I should probably also draw up some sort of training plan then not really stick to it and end up drawing all over it when I don’t follow it. That sounds sensible.

Wish me luck!!

(Feature image by Thomas Dils on Unsplash)

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