My first half marathon done and dusted
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Well done Steve! I'm very proud of you. It has been a real treat for me to follow your progress and watch you work away at your goal.
The fact that you enjoyed the race is the most important thing. and that little walk near the end is just about perfect. That mean you pt all your effort into it. You went hard, and got a good result.
Your time and placings are useful to measure progress (not so much to massage your ego). They let you see how you are improving against other runners. for example - I did an ultra last year and was two and a half hours behind a woman I met at registration. My last ultra I was 26 minutes behind her. So no matter what my time and place was I know I'm improving - especially since i felt really good during and after the last ultra.
So, you have done a good thing yesterday. You completed your challenge to yourself and you did it well. Yes you will be sore for a few days, but that will pass. A light, sort run finishing with an even shorter full on sprint (100 metres) will help with that.
And then you can do the other races that you wanted to do knowing that you have the distance sorted - this is a short race for you.
I'm glad things went well for you, and I'm looking forward to badgering you about stepping up to the next level ;-) (but not today. Today is about celebrating what you have achieved)
Well done. That man deserves a beer ;-)
Cheers. You have been one of my inspirations. I did have a beer last night.
Well done Steve, what a weekend! I'm surprised you did a 5k the day before but seems to have worked out well. Congrats on getting it done and in a good time… onwards to the next challenge!
Good job and great photos Steve.
Congrats 🍾🎉🎈. Good for you! @swt3df1
It's good to know you still go out for sports. I hardly have time for stuffs like this. Juat once in a month
Well done, I bet you feel amazing after achieving your first half, I know I did xx
It's great to have finally done it, but I'm suffering a little. One of my legs is all tight. I'll rest it for a few days
Well done Steve. Quite an achievement.
Cheers. I just wish I'd started this running lark when I was a bit younger, but I'm enjoying it now anyway. Not enjoying the leg pains I'm suffering now though :)
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This is a great result, Steve! Sincere congratulations!!!
Excellent! Congratulations and respect, Steve. You did just great.
And you don't look tired at all. I am certain that you could run some more :)
As for your next goals. Take it easy and make the distances up to a half marathon your comfort zone. Then it will be time to step out of this zone and to the next big goal. It just might be a marathon run, why not.
Bravo!
I felt pretty good at the end, but then I did put in all that training. My legs are still sore, but I'm looking to do more 5k and 10k events soon. I'm not sure I'd want to do the longer distance too often, but maybe I can get out to do them gently now and again.