So up until about a week ago I was training for a 10km in February, and I thought that was a long distance lol. My cousin convinced me to sign up (this will become a running theme on this blog I am sure), as there was a penguin party along the route (she loves penguins) and polar bear hugs at the end. I was on about week 2 of training for the 10km, when I got an email from the Stroke Association to say they had a space for me to run the London Marathon in 2018.
First of all I freaked out, as 26.2 miles is a long way and that is an understatement. Then I felt so honoured and lucky to have been offered a place when so many people applied. My cousin got a place too, which is great as she was the one that encouraged me to enter the ballots for the marathon - see I told you there was a theme!
So week 2 of 10km training quickly became week1 of marathon training. I was running 3 times a week and was running around 4-5km distances. I had a look at the training programmes on the London Marathon website and the intermediate one looked a bit too advance, there is no way at the moment that I could run 1.5 hrs without stopping. So my cousin and I are both following the beginners training guide, but we are adapting it slightly. It is great having a training buddy as we can check in with each other and spur each other on. We are planning to run the 10km race in Feb and then do a half marathon in March as part of our training for the marathon.
This blog has been sitting ideal for so long and I thought I would start to document my training for the London Marathon, more for myself really. I am fine if no one reads it, really I am lol!
A few facts about me - these will show you how much of a challenge this marathon is going to be for me:
I am really not a runner - I don't particularly enjoy running at the moment, but I am hoping that over time I will be bitten by the running bug.
I love a challenge (and cake and if that challenge helps me to eat more cake then I am very happy)
The longest distance I have run is 10km, I did a race about a year and a half ago in the summer, so it was crazy hot and the best part of the route were the showers they had set up for us to run through.
I started running outside a few weeks ago after just over a year of not running because my gym closed for refurbishment - I am thinking that this inconvenience will become a great blessing next year.
I work shifts, including night shifts, so training is going to be tricky trying to fit around the shifts.
Most importantly I am ready for this challenge - every year I watch the London Marathon on the TV and I have been down to cheer on a few friends in the past and I am always in awe of everyone that runs and wish I could be brave enough to even apply. As much as I may joke about it I am so glad my cousin pushed me and encouraged me to apply as I don't think I would have done it before hand and now I hopefully get to achievement something massive and tick something off my bucket list.
Here is to one of the biggest challenges I have ever taken on, wish us luck!
First of all I freaked out, as 26.2 miles is a long way and that is an understatement. Then I felt so honoured and lucky to have been offered a place when so many people applied. My cousin got a place too, which is great as she was the one that encouraged me to enter the ballots for the marathon - see I told you there was a theme!
So week 2 of 10km training quickly became week1 of marathon training. I was running 3 times a week and was running around 4-5km distances. I had a look at the training programmes on the London Marathon website and the intermediate one looked a bit too advance, there is no way at the moment that I could run 1.5 hrs without stopping. So my cousin and I are both following the beginners training guide, but we are adapting it slightly. It is great having a training buddy as we can check in with each other and spur each other on. We are planning to run the 10km race in Feb and then do a half marathon in March as part of our training for the marathon.
This blog has been sitting ideal for so long and I thought I would start to document my training for the London Marathon, more for myself really. I am fine if no one reads it, really I am lol!
A few facts about me - these will show you how much of a challenge this marathon is going to be for me:
I am really not a runner - I don't particularly enjoy running at the moment, but I am hoping that over time I will be bitten by the running bug.
I love a challenge (and cake and if that challenge helps me to eat more cake then I am very happy)
The longest distance I have run is 10km, I did a race about a year and a half ago in the summer, so it was crazy hot and the best part of the route were the showers they had set up for us to run through.
I started running outside a few weeks ago after just over a year of not running because my gym closed for refurbishment - I am thinking that this inconvenience will become a great blessing next year.
I work shifts, including night shifts, so training is going to be tricky trying to fit around the shifts.
Most importantly I am ready for this challenge - every year I watch the London Marathon on the TV and I have been down to cheer on a few friends in the past and I am always in awe of everyone that runs and wish I could be brave enough to even apply. As much as I may joke about it I am so glad my cousin pushed me and encouraged me to apply as I don't think I would have done it before hand and now I hopefully get to achievement something massive and tick something off my bucket list.
Here is to one of the biggest challenges I have ever taken on, wish us luck!
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