I'm running my first half marathon today!!

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Nothing official but for a charity work thing. I've not been running for that long and I'm feeling really nervous about it!!!

Why did I sign up for this?? Does anyone have any tips?? Going out for lunch after and I'm going to have as much food and drinks as I want.. going to focus on that to keep me going!

You can do it! You will be brilliant. Try to relax and enjoy the experience. Well done you, you are brilliant xx

Aww thanks @clpsmum that just made me cry!! I'm just feeling really stressed and emotional these last couple of days!! I'm hoping I'll be able to relax after today!

You will be fine , just remember how daunting your first 10k felt then when you did it , it wasn't bad at all. Every time you step the distance up the daunting feeling returns but actually you realise after it's not that bad.

You will breeze it

Good luck

Thanks @Indoctro, I know if I keep it steady I will be able to keep going. I really don't want to walk! But then I don't want to be really slow either!

Go girl! You’ll finish even if you walk it. Brilliant to be out there getting on with it!

@SonEtLumiere gentle hills, nothing too intense but definitely not flat.

Forget about a time, it's your first , just enjoy it and set a bench mark then you can think about improving on it another time. don't look at your watch just run on effort and enjoy it x

Good luck, you've done the hard bit the training, just enjoy the run!

Smashed it!

Nice work!!

Wow! Faster than my road race times!
Awesome work

Well done.

Amazing OP! That's a great time too! How do you feel now? After every half I've done I've been on such a high after that I've sought out and booked my next one in!

I'm on cloud 9! ❤️ it wasn't even that hard I think I just had my brain in gear and I just did it. I could have gone faster I think. I'm just so proud of myself. This is ME doing something for ME.

Well done - brilliant pace!

FYI your name is on strava x

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Congratulations!!!!

What did you have for lunch??

Well done OP.

Well done Op, that's brilliant!

Well done op