On Sunday I ran in the Milton Keynes half marathon. The sun was shining, though it was fairly windy at times. I was nervous about completing the race as I was recovering from a cold I had that week. The course started and finished at the Open University, and there was a good atmosphere.I ran the first half quite comfortably and it took me an hour. It was at this point that I thought I could run the distance in 2 hours. This was my first half marathon so I didn’t have a time in mind – I just wanted to get through the course without stopping. I found the 9th and 10th mile quite hard and I was so happy to see the 12 mile marker. We were well supported by volunteers and onlookers which kept me going when I wanted to stop. I managed to run the whole course in 2 hours and 2 minutes which I am very proud of, but there is the competitive streak in me and I am already thinking about competing in this distance again – only I want to run it in less than two hours!
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