I’ve worked really hard over the past 8 months to get to this point, so thought I would share. As it’s become quite an important thing to me for various reasons.
Decided I was getting out of shape, with work trousers that were often uncomfortable to do up the top button, generally always feeling crappy and having no energy, so I started running. I’ve gone 5 or 6 days a week since July, and built up to 30 miles a week now.
Today I ran in my first race, 10k, that’s 6 miles in old money, and is just the right distance to hold my interest. I’d be interested in a half marathon at a push, just to say i’ve done it, but a full marathon sounds too much like pain and misery, and also a pretty dull way to spend 3 hours.
Despite the most terrible weather in weeks, it ■■■■■■ it down heavily all the way round (and even snowed towards the end 
) I really enjoyed myself, far more than expecting. It was a strange buzz to be running a race again, and completely different dynamic to going it alone for obvious reasons.
Out of 950 runners, I came 83rd with a time of 43.40. Pretty pleased with that, it puts me on the first page of results.
Will be entering more this year, with the hope of getting faster.
Any other runners here? (Yes, I guess I can call myself one of them, now, scary thought).
