This Sunday, as part of my training, I completed the Coventry Half Marathon. It was probably the smallest race I've ever taken part in, with only around 4000 runners. It was advertised as a fairly flat route (all lies!), and was definitely easier than the Birmingham half marathon that I've completed twice now.
The race went well, up until just before mile 10. I'd ran the whole thing and kept a consistent pace and was feeling good. However, around mile 10 my injured knee started to really hurt, and so the last three miles were a real struggle, with a lot of walking. However, I crossed the line in a personal best time of 2:46:33, 15 minutes faster than my previous best.
I'm not sure how I'm ever going to complete twice that distance in one go. It still seems like a huge task! But I did recover very quickly from the race, with only very minor soreness the following day. So that's a positive. Hopefully, these last few weeks of training will be a success, and allow me to actually complete a whole marathon.
Oh and if you would sponsor me, I'd very much appreciate it! www.justgiving.com/abinichollsruns
Time to marathon: 5 weeks and 3 days
