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Original Photo Credit: OSB Events / Saucony Cambridge Half FB Page

We travelled down the day before race day, just in case we got delayed in traffic and stayed over Phillips Mums. Roads were completely clear, no delays at all and went really smoothly.

The Morning Of..
I rolled off a blow up bed at 7AM, I've been Intermittent Fasting, so decided not to have breakfast but didn't want to completely go without, so took a small banana to have an hour before the race. The 4 of us(Me, Phillip, Phillips Mum and her friend Tony) left the house at 7:30 and arrived at Milton Park & Ride just after 8AM.

We didn't want to make the same mistake as last time and go too early, so this was the perfect time. It wasn't busy in the slightest and we walked straight onto the bus with no queues. We didn't arrive too early at the race village too early either, so we weren't standing in the cold too long.

First stop was to drop off the bags, which we were sort of dreading based off last year but it was an absolute breeze, no queues at all. Thank god they sorted that out - if you read my race recap from last year, it was a mess.
We grabbed some foil blankets on the way over to our second stop - these were much appreciated for the wait after we ditched out bags and there were plenty to go around. I took the time to have my banana too.

Second stop was the toilets.. which wasn't quite a breeze! The queues were long, but they went went quickly.. however, upon getting to the front of the queue.. I heard many people saying there was no toilet roll, which is NOT good for those with race nerves.. Im sure you know what I mean. A lovely lady let me have a tissue and luckily.. I didn't need to go(but subsequently was then freaking out that I would need to mid race).

After the toilet stop, it was just in time to start getting into the starting pens, there were 4 of them, so it wasn't massively busy and each pen started in a wave that led out onto the main road. Some people did ditch their throw away layers and foil blankets right in the middle of the pens instead of putting them out to the side.. so that was a bit inconsiderate and a bit of a hazard.

The Race..
The race started well, a little busy to begin with but it always is when you first start and then it thins out. The course is a one lap loop with some parts of the route being in reverse for the way back. The race starts on Victoria Avenue with Midsummer Common as the race hub.

Photo Credit: OSB Events / Saucony Cambridge Half FB Page

The course heads through the center of Cambridge, past Kings College(which if you haven't seen before, it's stunning!) past Fitzwilliam Museum and out of the city along Trumpington Road, through Grantchester and then heading back into the city along Barton Road and The Backs before heading back through the city to the finish line, which was the start line.

Running through the city during this race is my favourite part and you get to experience it twice! The architecture in Cambridge is just stunning, there's parts of the route that look out over the river too which is really lovely. Part of the route does have traffic on the opposite side, so roads aren't completely closed and which means you can't wear headphones unless they're bone conduction.

I must say, the support on this race is by far one of, if not the best I've experienced. The people of Cambridge really do know how to show their support. The course in the city center was packed full of supporters with complete strangers shouting out your name. Even the more rural areas were still amazing with for support and there was music blasting out, kids holding up 'power' signs and giving high fives.
My race started well. If you've been following my training both on here and my social media, you'll know that I was running this race with Phillip for support to try and get me my goal time of 2 hrs 10 minutes. He reminded me as we started not to go out too fast. I didn't want to pay too much attention to my watch, so just ran with what was comfortable and keeping Phillip in my sights(or rather him keeping an eye on me).

The temperature was not what was expected and it was quite a bit warmer. By about 2 miles, I was rolling up my long sleeves and passing Phillip my gloves and ear warmer. I was boiling! Thankfully, there were 4 drink stations(and gels) on the route at 2.3 miles, 5.1, 8 and 10.8 and the cold water was SO refreshing. I was so hot that I was pouring the water over my head. Anyone would have thought we were in summer!

I was feeling good up until about 6 miles, where I felt like I was slowing, but turns out, it must've been in my head as my pace was still perfectly fine and spot on for the time I wanted to finish in. At around 9 miles, we clocked Tony, who seemed to be doing well(it was his first half). It was around this point that I felt like I had a blister coming on just below my big toe.

My legs were starting to fatigue but I kept pushing on. The support back in the city was absolutely incredible and made me feel so emotional! My legs were dying by mile 12 going into 13 and there's a horrible hill we crossed at the beginning that we had to get back over - whilst it doesn't seem like much, on 12 mile legs, its brutal! Mile 13 was my slowest mile coming in at 10:08, surprisingly, I'd managed sub 10 min/mi for the rest of the 12!
It was then just a case of getting to the finish. Phillip tried to grab my hand at around 500m from the finish to pick up the pace, the eager beaver. I told him I couldn't go that early. I picked up the pace ever so slightly at 100m to go, just because I wanted it to be over!
Crossing the finish line with a sigh of relief, my legs seized almost immediately after stopping and as usual I started to cry, even more so after seeing my time on my watch.

I'd done 2:10.. and gone a bit further getting myself a time of 2:08:17! Woop Woop! I'd bloody done it! :D That's a 7 minute PB and I was super stoked!
Overall Thoughts..
The race, was again, fantastic from start to finish. The race was very well organised, I really can't fault them with that one.

Only minor quarms to mention: No toilet roll which I mentioned earlier and the fact that there were no mats or anything at the end in the mudbath that was midsummer common. I'd be very surprised if a runner hadn't slipped over, it was awful, especially on tired legs.

What to commend OSB For? Listening to the feedback about the sh*tstorm of a baggage area from last year. They completely re-did it this year and nailed it. No queues whatsoever getting out bags, we literally just had to wave at a volunteer at the baggage tent as we were heading to get bags and they already had them! Thankfully, no standing in the cold for ages this time round! Good Job guys!

Medal as always is beautiful. I love it when a medal incorporates the city into it. The goodie bag was great too - containing a foil blanket, bottle of water, chocolate milk, quavers, nut/seed bar and protein balls - they also had optional Alcohol Free Beer and Razors(I'm not sure what they were thinking with this one..xD).
Value for Money: I figured I'd bring this up since it is important when it comes to races. Entry was £38, which is quite steep. Add to this £4 per person for Park & Ride and £2 each for Posting Race Packs out if you couldn't get to the city the day before to pick it up.

Ends up being £46 including everything.. which is quite expensive for a race entry. There was no merch included in the entry. You could buy a Cambridge Half T-Shirt(or they had other items available too).

This year did include free race photos. Any photos that were captured on race day, you could share to your FB page and then download - if you wanted higher res photos, they're £14 from SportsCam. I actually loved this. I never buy race photos as they're ridiculously priced, but it was a nice touch to get them for free.

However, whilst I totally get that there are fees for the organisers, the entry fee is very steep for what you get. I've ran shorter races that have fully closed roads, goodie bag, tshirt and a decent medal and free race pack postage for cheaper than this.

That being said, I would do it again because I like the race so much. I'd just be nice if it was a bit better value for money!

Question: Have you ever visited Cambridge Before? What races have you got coming up? How much are you willing to pay for a Half Marathon?

OK.. so I kinda failed all 3. I hate to say 'failed'. I didn't join the leisure center.. and whilst we're on that topic, I was talking to someone on twitter the other day and was curious how long it's actually been since I last went swimming. Turns out.. it's been almost 5 months. I'm so ashamed! Getting back into swimming is gonna be super hard! I think we want to get this half marathon out of the way and we will start up again. We wanted to do the Great North Swim again this year and there's no chance if we don't get back to the pool... not to mention that OWS will probably start at the end of next month. Need to get my butt into gear!

I didn't cross train every week.. BUT as I mentioned, I did start doing some 30 day challenges about 12 or so days into Feb and was doing them every other day - so I suppose that one isn't a total fail!

Lastly was to lose 4 lbs.. and I knew I might fail that one but given my results with my measurements, I literally don't care about the weight!

So, What's in store for next month?

• Continue with the 30 day challenges - try to stay on track with 1 per day.
• Complete a month of IF.
• GET BACK IN THE DAMN POOL!

I'm hoping the 30 day challenges become more of a habit and hopefully as I build some strength(which I've noticed already! Hello successful full pushups!) I can incorporate some weights into the challenges and get back into my kettlebell workouts. I'd really like to focus on gaining some strength and muscle now that half marathon training is coming to an end.

I want to complete at least a month of Intermittent Fasting. That will take me to mid way through March. I'll re-evaluate at that point to decide whether or not I will continue or not - thus far, I'm pretty sure I'll continue with it, but that could change.

And finally.. the darn pool. I really need to get back in there. 5 months without swimming is not good. Especially when I want to do GNS and more triathlons this year.. plus I'm sure it will help with the cross training/weight loss too.. so I need to stop making excuses and get down there.

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That's it! A good month for me and I'm super happy with how it went. I'm not putting any pressure on the weightloss this month, I want to see if the continuation of IF and challenges this month will help. We will see, whatever will be, will be!

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We're into taper week. I was excited for the race and taper week but the weather has taken a horrible turn for the worse and now I'm really not excited! I was SO looking forward to giving the race a proper bash at beating my PB.. but if the weather continues as it is, that chance gets further away! Hopefully, it brightens up towards the end of the week!

WEEK FOURTEEN TRAINING
MONDAY, WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY
Activity: Run | Distance: Bike Commute - Distance 2 miles each way
WEDNESDAY
Activity: Run | Distance: 1.49 miles | Time: 13:10 | Pace: 8:50 min/mi
Activity: Run | Distance: 0.39 miles | Time: 3:58 | Pace: 10:04 min/mi
Activity: Run | Distance: 1.48 miles | Time: 15:55 | Pace: 10:46 min/mi
I did do the extra .4 I usually do on a run commute, however, I forgot to charge my watch and rather than not track the longer portion, I just turned it off whilst at work to conserve battery. I got another route PB on the way to the station in the morning which I was pleased to see. The way home was horrendous, not only was it pouring down, it was also really windy with gusts of wind, so I had to take a few walking breaks.

FRIDAY
Activity: Run | Distance: 1.67 miles | Time: 14:39 | Pace: 8:46 min/mi
Activity: Run | Distance: 0.41 miles | Time: 4:17 | Pace: 10:27 min/mi
Activity: Run | Distance: 1.45 miles | Time: 15:20 | Pace: 10:36 min/mi
Activity: Run | Distance: 0.36 miles | Time: 3:43 | Pace: 10:13 min/mi
Another fail this morning. I don't typically travel to work on a friday and I work from home, however, I was needed in the office, so had to travel in. Turns out Friday morning commutes are not fun. I got half way down the road before doubting whether I locked the door.. so I had to run back to the house to double check.

It was locked, but it made me a little late - ended up with yet another PB surprisingly, despite running back to the house, waiting to cross roads AND having time to take a selfie, haha!

The run home was epically sucky like the last run commute and I had to walk several times again. The temperature dropped and it was pretty harsh on my lungs.

SUNDAY
Activity: Run | Distance: 6.21 miles | Time: 58:42 | Pace: 9:27 min/mi
I had initially planned on doing the run with Phillip on Saturday but changed our minds. Phillip then got caught up at work and I had to do my first long run by myself which was sort of weird when you've had someone run with you every week! What was supposed to be a fairly chilled 6 miles, turned out to be a pretty quick one! Watch reported both a 5KM and 10KM PB at the end. They're not official PBs but they're very close to which was a confidence boost!

Whilst I don't think I could maintain a 9:27 min/mi pace for another 7 miles, I'm definitely ahead of schedule to get the 2:10 I'm after at Cambridge this week.


CHALLENGES
Activity: 30 day challenge exercises

Did 4 days worth of the challenges this week, now that I'm doing the challenges a bit more frequently and not stupidly doing 4+ days in a row, I don't suffer so much with DOMS. I'm definitely noticing an improvement in my strength and I was able to do a couple of full pushups for the first time ever which I'm super happy with! It might not be alot to some.. but it's a lot to me!
The sessions are knackering though! I've been doing 2 days worth every other day and it's been taking me around 25 minutes to complete all 4 of the challenges which is more like a workout than a challenge. I suppose I can't really complain. I'm definitely going to continue with the challenges in March and hopefully start doing Kettlebell workouts too now that I've got a bit of strength back!

Question: How many training runs do you do per year? What do you find is the best way to increase your speed?

Just two weeks to go! We're into the last week of proper training before I start to taper. I can't hide my disappointment in only doing 2 runs again this week.. but I guess it's better than one.. or none! and I did atleast get in some extra activity this week.

WEEK THIRTEEN TRAINING
MONDAY & THURSDAY
Activity: Run | Distance: Bike Commute - Distance 2 miles each way
WEDNESDAY
Activity: Run | Distance: 1.45 miles | Time: 13:27 | Pace: 9:16 min/mi
Activity: Run | Distance: 0.38 miles | Time: 3:55 | Pace: 10:25 min/mi
Activity: Run | Distance: 1.50 miles | Time: 15:39 | Pace: 10:26 min/mi
Activity: Run | Distance: 0.37 miles | Time: 3:47 | Pace: 10:15 min/mi

To be fair.. I almost didn't do this run commute as I wasn't feeling it. I'm glad I did now or I'd have been down to one run for the week. With the DOMS left over from my challenges, I had intended on just running it slower as a recovery and it turns out I don't know how to run slow.. though I've heard from many people that its hard to slow down your pace. Ended up with close to 9 min/mi despite it being fairly slippery out on the paths too.
SUNDAY
Activity: Run | Distance: 10 miles | Time: 1:41:40 | Pace: 10:10 min/mi

This run was far better than last week but not my best and ended with a bit of a hissy fit in the middle of the street. Thankfully, no DOMS this week which was a good start.. and it wasn't as windy out this week as it was last week. The intention was to do 11 but we decided an out to to the top of monster mile hill and then turn around, whatever the distance was, that's what it would be.. at the end of the day, I didn't need to do 11 miles as I'd done it last week.

The out was fairly straight forward and actually good in terms of pace, I was comfortably maintaining under under 9:45 for the first 4 miles which would ideally be my race pace. Then we hit the incline for the mile hill, which I obviously know will slow my pace. I'm yet to get up the hill without stopping. I did almost manage it but I stopped to walk for about 10 seconds so no banana!

I'm smiling on the outside and dying on the inside... and sprinting home for the loo! ;)

We turned around at the top and headed downhill, oddly, considering we were going back downhill, my pace was actually slower. I kinda stayed around 10:30-ish pace after that. I got stomach cramps and needed the loo at 8 miles, managed to carry on and got under 10 for mile 9 due to panic running and wanting to get home. Final mile is another brutal uphill and was close to 11. I got to almost the top and could not catch my breath! Ended up getting severely annoyed with myself for bailing on all the hills and was shouting at myself at being a sh*t runner and saying I was gonna quit running after the half xD

Phillip says I get anxious coming up to a hill and my breathing changes and I panic - he's obviously right but i don't know how to control it. i literally just feel like I cant get my breath on the hill and panic that I'm not getting enough air.

I need to get a hang of this, cause it's super annoying.

CHALLENGES
Activity: 30 day challenge exercises

I wanna say I did my challenges on 3 days of the week.. but I haven't been recording them on my watch or anything so I'm not 100% sure. On each of the days, I've been doing 2 days worth of the challenges in order to try and catch up with the days that I missed and let me tell you, it's bloody hard work! 2 days worth of challenges with 4 challenges to complete is taking me about 25 minutes, so its like a full on workout!

I can tell you that my core is extremely weak.. so much so that I had to forego some of the ab challenges as I feel like i've pulled an ab muscle which isn't great, so I'm letting it recover a bit before trying again. I need to be more consistent with core work as its a joke how weak I actually am!

That said, I am enjoying the challenges and I definitely want to continue doing them next month too.. hopefully follow them properly and do them daily!

Question: How do you control your breathing on hills? How many times do you run per week?

And just like that.. a few good runs can turn into a really bad one! I made some silly decisions this week which put a serious downer on the end of the week. Though, some positives did come of it, so I suppose it can't be all bad.

WEEK TWELVE TRAINING
MONDAY, TUESDAY & THURSDAY
Activity: Run | Distance: Bike Commute - Distance 2 miles each way
Brompton is back to normal, no horrible squeaking. As I mentioned last week, it went in for a service and they found nothing wrong and it's been working fine since. One other plus side.. is that it's getting lighter and lighter everyday and last week I rode home in almost total light outside(spoiler, I rode home in TOTAL light this eve and it was bliss!).

WEDNESDAY
Activity: Run | Distance: 1.47 miles | Time: 13:14 | Pace: 9:02 min/mi
Activity: Run | Distance: 0.40 miles | Time: 3:53 | Pace: 9:36 min/mi
Activity: Run | Distance: 1.46 miles | Time: 14:37 | Pace: 10:02 min/mi
Activity: Run | Distance: 0.37 miles | Time: 3:36 | Pace: 19:48 min/mi

Wednesday is turning into my usual run commute day, there's definitely a trend, I'd hoped to run commute twice a week sometimes.. but my long runs are making me a little achy and I just dont fancy it, esp when it's super cold in the morning!

I did have a bit of a confidence boost for mid week. First off was that I tried on a pair of long SKINS tights that I've had tucked away for the longest time as I felt like I was a sausage casing - they actually fit really well so I was pleased - then the actual run went well too. I managed under 9 min/mi for my run commute and felt really comfortable which was surprising! I'm definitely noticing some positive changes during my training!

FRIDAY & SATURDAY
Activity: 30 day challenge exercises
I've had better ideas than starting some body weight exercises two days before a long run. Everyone knows that if you're gonna get DOMS, they'll be worse on the second day. I was a little late to the game on this, ideally you start 30 day challenges at the beginning of the month. I had the fun idea of starting it mid-way through the week.. and to try and catch up over a few days.

On Friday, I did 4 days worth of the multiple 30 day challenges that I started. By god I was like jello afterwards. I was pretty sore on Saturday and knew I was in for the worst treat on Sunday, right in time for my long run, good job Laura!

I woke Sunday, barely able to sit up in bed. DOH! I suppose the only positive I can take from this is that I've actually FINALLY started some sort of strength training!

SUNDAY
Activity: Run | Distance: 11 miles | Time: 1:58:31 | Pace: 10:46 min/mi

The plan was to run this a little slower than I did the previous week and have more time on my feet. I was aiming for 2 hours on feet and got just under.. but the run itself was horrendous! It was cold, it was windy and the DOMS from the previous day were ridiculous, my inner thighs and abs were SO sore and I spent almost the entire time whining.
I had to dash into a wooded area around 4 miles into the run for a pee and then it was hard to get started again. The only positive I took from the situation was the fact that my determination was on point! Despite struggling almost the entire time, there was no way i was going to give up. At the end of the day, anything can happen on race day and I have to be prepared to maybe have to push through some discomfort.

Question: Have you ever had a really bad run? How do you pick yourself back up again for the next week ahead?

A bit of a naff week in terms of quantity with running this week but in terms of quality, the two runs I did do this week were pretty good. I need to make sure I get in that third run during the week, I'm definitely fitting in a run commute and my long run but would ideally like another mid-run 3 mile run as an in between.

WEEK ELEVEN TRAINING
MONDAY, TUESDAY & THURSDAY
Activity: Run | Distance: Bike Commute - Distance 2 miles each way

I totally messed up on Monday. I cleaned by Brompton over the weekend to get all the sh*t off the chain and stupidly didn't take it for a ride to make sure everything was OK. Turns out I either knocked the brakes or got some lubricant on the rim of the wheel because, upon braking on the downhill on the way to the station, my bike was making the most horrendous squealing noise!
I had to take it slow so I didn't have to use my brakes as much, totally embarrassing! I did give my rims a wipe down once I got to work and checked over the brakes and luckily it wasn't too bad on the way home. Still the occasional squeak when I pull hard on the brakes after a week.. but I'm not sure what else to do about that! Fingers crossed it just goes away. It went in for a service this weekend and they didn't find any problems.

WEDNESDAY
Activity: Run | Distance: 1.49 miles | Time: 13:10 | Pace: 8:52 min/mi
Activity: Run | Distance: 0.38miles | Time: 3:50 | Pace: 10:11 min/mi
Activity: Run | Distance: 1.45 miles | Time: 15:25 | Pace: 10:38 min/mi
Activity: Run | Distance: 0.37 miles | Time: 4:11 | Pace: 11:23 min/mi

Run commute day and got myself a new route PB. Typically, I've only ever gotten a PB on my run commute route if i've been running late for the train and had to practically sprint. This time, there was no rushing, I felt fairly comfortable and arrived at the station to find that I'd ran my fastest mile and my fastest time for that route according to Strava.
My run home was almost all in the light which is amazing! I'm SO SO happy about it finally getting lighter, I'm absolutely sick of the darkness and it might help me fit in another run during the week if I have the option to run in the evening.

SUNDAY
Activity: Run | Distance: 10.31 miles | Time: 1:42:18 | Pace: 9:56 min/mi

We ran the route from last weeks long run in reverse thinking that the nasty uphill we had would be a wonderful downhill, however, we totally forgot about a looooong downhill section towards the end of last week that ended up being our brutal uphill for this week.

I had a stitch at the start of my run which seemed to last a few miles, but despite that, I was happy to be maintaining under 10 min/mi for most of my splits - ended up with a new watch PB for 10k completing a 10k in literally just over an hour.. a little gutted not to get under but hey ho!

Pace stayed around or under 10 min miles from the 10k mark, ended up also getting a new 15k PB of 1:31:59.
My hips and groin were really sore and achy at around 8 miles and we had a final uphill to tackle which I usually always have to walk up at some point. Phillip wanted me to try and run up the whole thing but I was too busy focusing on the soreness that I started crying, which then meant my breathing went off completely, which then followed by Phillip dragging me up the final bit with me bawling my eyes out! xD

The final mile was a little painful(I say painful.. but I dont think its injury, just soreness and a want to stop ;) ) and I struggled to pick up my legs.

I finished off with an extra .3 before stopping and ended up with a 10mile PB of 1:39:21. I had a little waddle of a cooldown back to the house.. and then subsequently a struggle to stretch and then step into the bath for a shower ;)

Question: What is your longest run prior to a half marathon? At what point do you start tapering?

A slightly better week than last week, 3 runs, would have preferred 4.. but I'll take the 3. The runs I did were fairly good and I did my first double digit run of half marathon training and of this year! Only 5 weeks left of training too!

WEEK TEN TRAINING
MONDAY
Activity: Run | Distance: 1.50 miles | Time: 13:23 | Pace: 8:57 min/mi
Activity: Run | Distance: 0.37 miles | Time: 3:57 | Pace: 10:47 min/mi
Activity: Run | Distance: 1.17 miles | Time: 12:09 | Pace: 10:23 min/mi
Activity: Run | Distance: 0.37 miles | Time: 3:48 | Pace: 10:10 min/mi

Got a thing for leaving things a little too late recently which means queue a huge panic to get out of the door and to the station.. On the one hand... it is pretty.. handy, in that I can kinda class this as a speed session as it entails a lot of sprints followed by some jogs where I'm incredibly out of breath ;)
It does make it sort of fun too. On the other hand though.. it's really annoying when I actually do miss the train as its a wait in the cold! Thankfully, I made this one on time!

The run commute back kinda sucked and i stopped early to walk, I just wasn't feeling it.

TUESDAY & THURSDAY
WEDNESDAY
Activity: Run | Distance: 1.52 miles | Time: 14:29 | Pace: 9:32 min/mi
Activity: Run | Distance: 0.35 miles | Time: 3:55 | Pace: 11:10 min/mi
Activity: Run | Distance: 1.47 miles | Time: 15:47 | Pace: 10:43 min/mi
Activity: Run | Distance: 0.39 miles | Time: 3:58 | Pace: 10:11 min/mi
Another not so speedy run commute because of the wind! I actually almost missed the train this time round. Luckily there was a lovely conductor lady who let me through the driver section after the doors close.

Note to self: Get your sh*t together and set off a bit later.. you can still sprint.. but don't leave it too late to the point where you miss the train.

The run commute home sucked big time. I reckon Im packing too much into my run commute bag and the weight is really making me struggle.. I need to consider leaving a change of clothes at work the day before on my cycle commute so I dont have the extra weight.

SUNDAY
Activity: Run | Distance: 10 miles | Time: 1:41:10 | Pace: 10:07 min/mi

The plan was double digits and that's exactly what I did! We planned to do the route we planned 2 weeks ago that got smushed due to road closure.. turns out it's quite a good route. Unfortunately, the first half of the run was in some horrible wind out on open roads which was horrible and felt like it was zapping all my energy.. just when I thought we got rid of the wind.. came the beastly hill that I'd been told about on this route. Beastly is not the word I would call it it was absolutely horrendous and I needed to stop for a breather twice to get to the top. It was about .6 mile long.. but probably more like a mile with the slight incline beforehand.
After we got to the top, it was fairly flat followed by some downhill back towards stamford.. it was also unseasonably hot out! I had a long sleeved top and shorts and I was boiling! I'd have been more than happy with a t-shirt!

Pace was great.. I definitely need to learn to slow down for my long runs but its very hard when I have Phillip running with me as he is running extra slow to keep at my pace. With that said.. my pace is not too far off what I'd like for the half marathon so I was pleased with how it went and was feeling relatively OK when I got back to the house. In in all a great run and I'd definitely do that route again.. maybe I'll make it an aim to run up the monster of a hill without stopping!

Question: Is the lighter evenings making you excited or do you not mind the dark?