A year of running
The Edinburgh Marathon two weeks ago marked a year since my first marathon. I’ve been running a lot longer than a year (I started training for Edinburgh 2008 in July 2007), but I feel like I didn’t become a “proper” runner until I completed that, my first event.
Since then I’ve run three marathons, done the Leeds 10K and even completed the Yorkshire Three Peaks in under 12 hours. I think that’s quite an amazing achievement. However, this anniversary has gone by almost unmarked because that Three Peaks attempt left me with an injury which has stopped me from running for the last four weeks, which I’ve been really unhappy about.
It’s getting better now though, but I won’t be able to run Leeds this year (though I will be able to walk it – hopefully) and my plans to set a PB in this years’ Great North Run are also under threat.
I can’t wait to start running again and when I do, I’ll allow myself to reflect on my achievements. At the moment though, this part of my life is on hold.