Haha well I really blew that. Made the mistake of forgoing spin to take some rest then sabotaged with an impromptu 16 mile walk in not the best shoes on Friday. Could barely walk on Saturday that showed on Sunday. Could have salvaged something but I was just looking for an excuse to stop on the seafront. TBH I have found the past few weeks trying to tie up work things a real challenge and the HHM landed at the wrong time, I felt quite ambivalent about it all. Onwards and upwards with nothing to get in the way after next Tuesday.
Firstly, well done for completing the half marathon. We should never underestimate that achievement, especially HHM. We both know you’re better than that time reflects, but obviously the build up wasn’t ideal (lesson learned I hope). And I know from just the communication and training complete in recent weeks it’s been a struggle for you to balance the running and work commitments. But take the positives going forward, you have an opportunity here to really make a difference and find a good balance in life and keep yourself in great shape. You’ve laid down some good foundations over the winter, which is often the tough part, so if you can kick on from here, there’s no reason you can’t find yourself running confidently over the next 6 months. One thing my injury has taught me lately is it doesn’t actually matter what your target is, so long as you work hard and try your best, that’s what matters and you can feel just as good running a half marathon 20 mins slower than you best, than you can running a PB.
Coach Simon 🍊
