#readinghalfmarathon

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On Sunday Rachel raised an amazing amount of money for @CLASPWokingham . Even though the #readinghalfmarathon couldn't go ahead, Rachel chose to run through #Wokingham anyway, for 13 miles in the snow! What an achievement for a very deserving cause.

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Reading Half Marathon March 2017 - My first half Marathon 

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Tonight was one of those nights where, once I got into my rhythm (and it took awhile), I felt like I could run forever. Reading half marathon training is well underway. 💪🏼🏃🏼‍♀️⏱ @nikerunning @reading_half #nikeplusrunning #readinghalfmarathon #tenminutemile #runrabbitrun #ilovewinterrunning #traintraintrain

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7.25 miler, 1hr 23mins

Here I am, Sunday afternoon, coffee in hand, and I thought I would update my blog with one of my runs. Having been bed-bound with the dreaded lurgy/flu for a week and a half my running regime has been somewhat stinted. With the Reading Half marathon looming and feeling slightly more human again I thought I would hit the ground running (pun intended) and set off on an ambitious 10.25 mile run from Clapham down towards Battersea park and along the Thames; there is something relaxing and calming about running along a river which almost encourages you to reminisce to allow you to completely forget you’re running. I found myself comparing my run to the running circuit I frequented in Budapest around Margit sziget (Margret Island) often at dusk; the sky an encapsulating melange of orange, pinks, purples and blues. Well, running along the Thames wasn’t quite as picturesque in March it being a gloomy, grumpy Saturday afternoon but come summer-time I can look forward to similar scenes. 

Being my first run in a couple of weeks after a bout of flu (which may have been exacerbated by an extravagantly wild weekend in Berlin, who’s to say? Might be possible?) I was still energy lacking, so a 10 mile run was indeed slightly ambitious, however I completed a 7.25 mile run which I was very happy with. Not my best time in the world, 1hr 23mins, however the good news is that my times can only get better. My legs are satisfyingly aching and I already feel energised and ready for the next run...