Hey friends! Today I have some interesting (fun too) running facts for you. ;-)
1. It’s hard at first … some will tell you even “boring” but it gets easier (fun) with time. Just don’t give up after the first run and you will be on your way to be a rockstar too! That’s how I feel every single time I run a marathon. ;-)
2. After a few tries (runs), 5k seems like a lot but one day, you’ll surprise yourself telling to a friend “I only ran 5k today.” Yeah, you already kind of love it! …
The Düsseldorf Marathon deserves its place in my mind and heart as being my FIRST one, the beginning of a new life, the countdown to the next marathons, the look in my eyes when being asked about it, the turning point of this blog if you want.
As you can hopefully remember, on the 24th of April, I ran my first marathon, beat all my personal targets and have now caught the bug. The high of crossing the finish line, after 8 months of preparation, is a feeling I want to experience over and over again. Nevertheless trying to summarize a transformative experience like running your first marathon using words is almost as hard as running a marathon itself.
Here I go … 3 months later speaking from my heart….
Hooray! :-)) On Sunday I ran my first marathon. 42.195km (26.2 miles). It was, without a doubt, a HUGE success and my best race ever!!! I finished it strong, happy and in 03:48:36 placing myself 15th in my age group and 124 overall.
Don’t get me wrong, running a marathon is definitely very challenging and requires months of preparation. But if you’re willing to put in the time too, the results will follow. And they are SO worth it! Trust me on this….
Happy Monday, friends! As you know, I’ve been training for months for the BIG day
– my first marathon – Düsseldorf Marathon.
And here I am with only 6 days to go …. Oh boy! :)) Am I nervous? You bet!
I remember when I took up seriously running – only a year ago – I was obsessing over blogs, running magazines, running books, even asking every runner I’d meet – anything to quickly learn the right way to run and to avoid injuries at all costs….
Because with Royal Bay socks is always more FUN! ;-)
Happy Tuesday, friends! It seems that April is off to a FANTASTIC start –
racing again, running faster and more efficient, moving into another motivating (hopefully, successful too) running year. Yay!
Although I initially thought of my running break (almost 8 weeks) in the negative sense, it actually turned out to be the FORCE I needed so much to move me on to the next level….
