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I've finished! Thank goodness!

Sorry for not posting an update already, to be honest I’m not sure I would have had the energy to type Sunday or yesterday, but yes, I did finish the Bristol Half Marathon.

I was a bit disappointed with my time of 2 hours, 20 mins and 21 seconds, and I’m almost embarrassed to say that there were a few occasions during the last four miles when I did drop down to a walk. I’ll happily admit that it was harder than I expected. Despite running upto 9 miles in training, as I struggled through the last couple of miles I couldn’t help feeling under prepared; I know that in the last few weeks the intensity of my training has dropped off, and I don’t think its a coincidence that I have been struggling since the Dartmoor Trek. Maybe in hindsight I shouldn’t have been so foolhardy when it came to joining in with that fundraising event as well!

Still, I can officially say that I have finished my first half marathon, and despite thinking several times during the race (and for the first half an hour afterwards) that I would never do it again, I have tentatively set my sights on next years Bristol Half Marathon, as I am keen to complete all 13 miles without having to walk, and in under two hours. So you never know…..

It sounds like all 15 that took part on behalf of Secret World completed the event, in fact a number of them gave me a cheery wave as they overtook me, so now its just a case of collecting up the sponsor money.

I need to thank all of the runners who took part on behalf of Secret World, everyone who has sponsored any of us runners, and Lisa and Simon at Secret World for providing me with very willing training partners.

If anyone reading this has been inspired to take part in a fundraising event on behalf of Secret World, please do not hesitate to contact us!

Many thanks

Jamie

This Sunday (6th September) 15 people are running in the Bristol Half Marathon on behalf of Secret World Wildlife Rescue. All of them have been training hard and pestering family, friends and colleages for sponsorship.

This is the first time Secret World has bought a bulk number of places for a running event and really pleased with the interest shown, so keep an eye on this website for new events that you can take part in on behalf of the charity.

But for now, good luck to everyone running in Sunday’s Bristol Half Marathon on behalf of Secret World, we hope you manage to enjoy it!

So here we are then, in the next 48 hours, providing there has been no disasters, I will have finished the Bristol Half Marathon.

I’m going to admit that training wise the last couple of weeks have been very light. This was always going to be part of the plan, but was confirmed when a couple of niggles started to emerge in some short runs I was doing. So now its just a case of getting Sunday out of the way as well as I can, and then hanging my trainers up for a complete rest for a couple of weeks.

Unfortunately Lisa, our hardworking vet nurse and my training partner over the last few months, has had to withdraw from the half marathon due to illness. I know that she is gutted as she has trained so hard, but its the best decision as she really isn’t well enough at the moment.

Despite Lisa’s bad news, we do have 15 people taking part in the half marathon on behalf of Secret World, which considering this is the first time that we have bought bulk places for a running event, we are very pleased with.

So good luck to everyone who is taking part.

Anyone who wants to sponsor me can do so securely on line by clicking the button below.

So on my last entry I told you all how I’d volunteered to tag along on the Dartmoor Trek…. and boy was it an experience! The walking itself wasn’t too bad, although I think I’ve got my training to thank for that, but Dartmoor did do its best to make it a true challenge by throwing some pretty horrendous weather at us.

But I’m happy to report that everyone made it home safely, and we think around £3000 will have been raised for Secret World. Big thanks to Simon and Danni Perrot for organising it, and for the excellent support of Beryl, Bob and Simon.

Training for the half marathon has been kept light around the Dartmoor Trek, and this week I’m thinking a little 3 or 4 miles to get me back in the groove, and then a 9 or 10 miles on Thursday. After that I think it will be a case of tailing the training down to make sure I’m as fresh as possible for the 6th September….

Nope, that’s not a typing error; we’re up to 9 miles! After the success of the week before when the eight mile run went surprisingly smoothly, both Lisa and myself ticked off another couple of easy 3 mile runs with the intention of doing the eight again last week.

But sat in the office contemplating what route to run, and in all honesty, with me feeling a bit lazy and suggesting that five miles would be plenty, Lisa took the bull by the horns and suggested I stopped being a big girl and that we went straight up to 9 miles! Continue reading We’re up to 9 miles!