{"id":23140,"date":"2017-02-21T09:18:47","date_gmt":"2017-02-21T08:18:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/?p=23140"},"modified":"2021-09-18T17:06:34","modified_gmt":"2021-09-18T16:06:34","slug":"half-marathon-training-relaxing-week-and-first-10k-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/blog\/2017\/02\/21\/half-marathon-training-relaxing-week-and-first-10k-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Half Marathon Training Relaxing Week and First 10K Race"},"content":{"rendered":"

Half Marathon Training Relaxing Week<\/u><\/h2>\n

My rest week mostly consisted of mainly slept and eating things that I shouldn\u2019t have! At running club I went back down to Amber group. I didn\u2019t go for a run on my own at all that week and I just complete relaxed – which I surprisingly found really hard (the not running bit I never struggle with sleeping!)<\/p>\n

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I even marshalled at Park run – where we had a bit of snow. I felt so depressed but that may also be a result of my poor diet too. I started getting desperate to go out and had to hold back. It was made worse when I saw that someone doing the same race was running further. Reminding myself that it didn\u2019t matter, that I had plenty of time – not to rush it. And to stay on the plan (an extra mile a week and a rest every four). But then the day before my final rest day I saw that someone had dropped out of a 10k and so there was a space. I thought – why not I can do 10K and it meant the other lady (Sue) wasn\u2019t on her own.<\/p>\n

My First 10K Race<\/u><\/h3>\n

It was an early start as I needed to drive over to Sue\u2019s house and she was going to take us to the venue. Turned out it wasn\u2019t as far away as first thought and we were the first ones there. Time soon flew away though as we were chatting. I was even recognised from my local Park Run (unfortunately for having to encourage my stroppy 7 year old around!) It was soon time for the race to start and I completely forgot to write any emergency contact details on the back of my number or to warm up! As soon as the race begun so many people just went flying past me and Sue told me not to not worry about them. I started to lose Sue and went to wait for her (she wasn\u2019t that far behind) but she urged me just to carry on. In fact I did the first 5K faster than any of my recent Park Runs and so was looking at well under an hour for the whole race. But I wasn\u2019t prepared for the hills – mentally or physically. It felt so lonely too as girls in pairs ran up the hill besides me. Trying to tell myself over and over that I could do it – determined to keep running and not walking. I knew I had selected the wrong trainers (I have some for road running and some for on muddy grounds) and I was trying not to focus on this. As Sue came along side me powering up the hill I just couldn\u2019t do it any more. My legs hurt and so did my ankle. I realised I hadn\u2019t brought an inhaler with me and Sue thought I was going to pass out!<\/p>\n

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Photo Credit: Barry Cornelius<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

<\/u>Running – Keeping Going with Support<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Sue was amazing. She would not leave me behind and she certainly wasn\u2019t going to let me give up! She told me we were going to walk for 20 and then jog for 20. I kept having to stop and walk but Sue still never gave up. Telling me to swing my arms even when walking, encouraging me just to walk a little faster. Getting me to look out for the mile markers. Not once taking me up on my offer to just carry on without me. Telling me to look up (but omg then I could really see the hills ahead). When we came to a flat bit Sue said – it\u2019s flat now and you\u2019re good at that. I felt such a burden, a let-down and a failure. I had no idea why I had signed up for a half marathon when I couldn\u2019t even complete 10K. Thinking maybe I had run before I could walk so to speak – that I would have been better off joining the beginners group at running club. Then assuming we were last as what we assumed were two tail runners came behind us, encouraging us that last mile – made me feel even worse. At the end another 2 other runners appeared and over took us. Turns out that our finishing time was 1 hour 3 minutes and thirty-one seconds – so not really that bad at all (especially if you saw some of the hills!). And not that it matters where we came but we weren\u2019t last at all.<\/p>\n

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Photo Credit: Barry Cornelius<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Things to consider for my future Half Marathon Training<\/u><\/h3>\n

After talking to Sue it is clear that I need to go and find out more about the route I am actually running the half-marathon so I can prepare myself mentally and physically (especially now I have been told there\u2019s a hill involved!). I also need to seriously think about my diet – maybe looking into it when I have more time on my next rest phase. I still haven\u2019t incorporated any other strengthening exercises into my routine – but am soon going to be cycling. The wonderful people at The Family Fund have awarded us a grant to buy The Sensory Seeker a bicycle and one for myself so I can keep him safe. This means that once we have taught him to successfully ride we can go out as a family.<\/p>\n

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