Months of training led up to race day on Sunday the 29th of September, breakfast had been eaten, nerves were rising and I was standing at the start line with thousands of other people ready to go! Everyone surged forwards slowly passing friends and family cheering them
The Journey So Far – Biscuits, Bananas, and Blisters
My training started seriously in June, having not run any further than 5km twice a week, my body was shocked by my running plan that started with four runs a week, each being roughly 5k and increasing rapidly! The increase in exercise was very challenging initially, but easy in comparison
The First Step – Why I’ve Decided to Run a Half Marathon
Hi I’m Gareth, a theology student at Spurgeon’s College who with the charity Dnipro Hope Mission (DHM) was able to visit Ukraine in early 2017, where I took part in and was deeply touched by their great humanitarian work. I’ve decided to run my first half marathon with insulin dependent