271 days, 21 hours,
39 minutes, 41 seconds until I take part in
my first half marathon, The Great Eastern Run in Peterborough.
Now let me tell you all a little bit about
myself. In school I was on every team going, I played netball, basketball, football,
cricket you name it. I loved sport, I was a keen dancer and trained multiple times
a week, and eventually I tried my hand (or should I say feet) at cross country.
I had always thought I wouldn’t be a runner, I wasn’t built for it, I wasn’t
tall and lean and every time I had tried in the past I used to cough and
splutter all over the place. But something was different, I enjoyed myself and
I enjoyed the buzz I got when I passed the finished line.
Then….university happened. I went out 4
times a week, I drank ridiculous amounts of alcohol and ate bad food and ended
up piling on the pounds. Last year I set myself the challenge of starting to
run again. I made quick progress and decided to entre myself into The Great
Eastern Run. Unfortunately in July 2012 I had an operation on my toe and was told
I would be out of action for at least 12 weeks, this threw out my plans of running
13 miles and I became disheartened and gave up.
Fast forward to 2013 and after received an
email from The Great Eastern Run team to let me know my place had been deferred,
I know feel motivated to complete this challenge.
This is going to be my little space on the
internet to share my thoughts and no doubt moaning’s along the way. If anyone
has any hints or tips please feel free to share them.
Rebecca .
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