Hi! I'm Stef ๐Ÿ‘‹ Last September, I started running, aged 41, having not run since school. Things escalated! I'm now training for the London Marathon in October ๐Ÿ™€ Read the full story

1/26/2020, 8:08:22 AM โ€“ Run log

My first half marathon! ๐ŸŽ‰

21.29 km01:58:295:16 min/kmStrava

Did it! Iโ€™m super pleased. This morning I made a plan to run up to the Houses of Parliament and back, around an 18k route. My feet were feeling sore over Denmark Hill, and then suddenly I got a second wind.

Iโ€™m listening to Nemoneโ€™s Electric Ladyland on my long runs, and at just the right moment Ellen Allien came on with a seamless mix. So I just kept going!

For some reason this hasnโ€™t registered as a half marathon in Strava, but whatever.

I wasnโ€™t killing myself with the pace, stopped for a photo or two, and tried to run at about 5.30 throughout.

So now Iโ€™m feeling more confident I should be aiming at the under-four-hours training plan.

Great way to end the week. Thank you for all your encouragement and tips so far!

Oh, and Iโ€™ve hit about ยฃ650 of my fundraising target this week, which is super and also making me feel less stressed about that side of things.

Awesome. Have a good Sunday. ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™‚๏ธ

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