The Half

I signed up for my 1st ever half marathon. The level of excitement was indescribable since I had run my final year of BayBridge run. By the end of holidays, I was still in awe. But Fall arrives and that spark of “Miracle” happend. “Her” (my PT, DM for the tea!) work allowed me to find that strength to believe in myself.

I started running for 1 hr atleast once a week while keeping up with Crossfit at my old/new box. You might be wondering why?

Stigma.

You are the only person who knows your body.

Most people that I knew ran marathons or halfs underwent training program. I genuinely tried for few weeks. I realized quickly it wasn’t for me. I decided to block all noise and focus on running.

Day 1–30

The goal was simple run for 1 hr dont worry about distance. I was able to accomplish on average ~5–6 miles.

Day 31–60

Now it was time to test your endurance. I started focusing on running farther.

In my neighborhood, there is a loop with nature where you are not challenged, but humbled. The loop was perfect size for my pace. Wanna know why loop size matters? DM on instagram if you are in States, I’d help you find out why.

Day 61–90

I was accounting consistency over quality.

That means you don’t track distance but the speed. Even the fastest animal in the wild can only run fast for some distance, and thats why Hippos are still considered one of the fastest animals.

Day 91–92

This is where I achieved my ideal pace of “averaging” 13 min/mile at the end of 12th mile.

That day felt like 100 Fahrenheit and the unexpected happens… I ran out of muscle fuel “water” but the job wasn't finished quoting one of the Greats, #MambaMentalityForever. The last run felt as close as rescuing myself from a refugee camp (#2025Read, Things We cannot say by Kelly Rimmer)

Author’s BayBridge Run

The Judgement Day

I ran the “Half” beating my own record time!!!

Be the best version of yourself!

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